
Amadeus of Savoy, Count Of Savoy And Maurienne , III

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Name Amadeus of Savoy Title Count Of Savoy And Maurienne Suffix III Birth 1092 Rhône-Alpes, France Gender Male Death 1 Apr 1148 Nicosia, Cyprus Burial Aft Apr 1148 Nicosia, Cyprus Person ID I7620 footsteps | Ancestors, Beaufort Last Modified 26 Apr 2025
Father Humbert De Savoie, II, b. 1062, Rhône-Alpes, France d. 17 Oct 1103, Savoie, France
(Age 41 years)
Mother Gisela Of Burgundy, Countess Of Savoy , b. 1060, Picardie, France d. 1133, Rhône-Alpes, France
(Age 73 years)
Marriage 1090 Savoie, France Family ID F4547 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Maud Albon, Countess , b. 1116, Rhône-Alpes, France d. 1145, Rhône-Alpes, France
(Age 29 years)
Marriage Abt 1130 Rhône-Alpes, France Children + 1. Humbert De Savoie, Count Of Savoy , b. 1 Aug 1136, Rhône-Alpes, France d. 4 Mar 1189, Savoie, France
(Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F4548 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Event Map Birth - 1092 - Rhône-Alpes, France Marriage - Abt 1130 - Rhône-Alpes, France Death - 1 Apr 1148 - Nicosia, Cyprus Burial - Aft Apr 1148 - Nicosia, Cyprus = Link to Google Earth
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Amadeus III of Savoy (1095-1148) was Count of Savoy and Maurienne from1 1 0 3 u n t i l his death. He was the son of Humbert II of Savoy and Gisela o f B u r g u ndy, daughter of William I of Burgundy, and succeeded as count o n t h e d e a th of his father. Amadeus had a tendency to exaggerate his tit le s , a n d a lso claimed to be Duke of Lombardy, Duke of Burgundy, Duke of C h a b l a is, and vicar of the Holy Roman Empire, the latter of which had be e n g i v e n to his father by Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. He helped resto r e t h e A b bey of St. Maurice of Augane, in which the former kings of Bur g u n d y h ad been crowned, and of which he himself was abbott until 1147. H e a l s o f o unded the Abbey of St. Sulpicius in Bugey, the Abbey of Tamiâ e i n t h e B a u ges, and the Abbey of Hautecombe on the Lacdu Bourget.