Humbert II of Savoy
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Umberto II, surnamed the Fat (1065, Carignano
, Piedmont
- 14 October 1103), was Count of Savoy
from 1080 until his death in 1103. He was the son of Amadeus II of Savoy
.
He was married to Gisela of Burgundy
, daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy
, and had 7 children:
Carignano
Carignano is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km south of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,777 and an area of 50.2 km².-Geography:...
, Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
- 14 October 1103), was Count of Savoy
Savoy
Savoy is a region of France. It comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps situated between Lake Geneva in the north and Monaco and the Mediterranean coast in the south....
from 1080 until his death in 1103. He was the son of Amadeus II of Savoy
Amadeus II of Savoy
Amadeus II was the Count of Savoy from 1078 to 1080. His life is obscure and few documents mention him. During his reign he was overshadowed by his mother, but he had good relations with the Papacy and, for a time, the Holy Roman Emperor.-Before his countship:The second son of Otto, Count of...
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He was married to Gisela of Burgundy
Gisela of Burgundy, Countess of Savoy
Gisela of Burgundy , was a Countess consort of Savoy and a Marchioness consort of Montferrat. She was the spouse of Humbert II Count of Savoy and later of Rainier I of Montferrat whom she married in 1105...
, daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy
William I, Count of Burgundy
William I , called the Great , was Count of Burgundy and Mâcon from 1057 to 1087. He was a son of Renaud I and Alice of Normandy, daughter of Richard II, Duke of Normandy...
, and had 7 children:
- Amadeus III of SavoyAmadeus III of SavoyAmadeus III of Savoy was Count of Savoy and Maurienne from 1103 until his death. He was also known as the Crusader....
- William, Bishop of LiègeBishopric of LiègeThe Bishopric of Liège or Prince-Bishopric of Liège was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries in present Belgium. It acquired its status as a prince-bishopric between 980 and 985 when Bishop Notger, who had been the bishop of Liege since 972, acquired the status of Prince-Bishop...
- AdelaideAdélaide de MaurienneAdelaide of Savoy was the second spouse but first Queen consort of Louis VI of France.-Biography:...
, (d. 1154), married to Louis VI of FranceLouis VI of FranceLouis VI , called the Fat , was King of France from 1108 until his death . Chronicles called him "roi de Saint-Denis".-Reign:... - Agnes, (d. 1127), married to Archimbald VI, lord of BourbonHouse of BourbonThe House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
- Umberto
- Reginald
- Guy, abbey of NamurNamur (city)Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia....