Amadeus III of Geneva

Amadeus III. (* 1311; ? † 1367 ) was a Count of Geneva. He was a son of Count William III. († 1320) and his wife, Agnes of Savoy. When Count of Geneva, he ruled the province of Genevois, but not over the city of Geneva. Because the city of Geneva was under not the counts, but the Bishop of Geneva. His reign was closely related to the House of Savoy, which was descended from his mother.

Conflict with Savoy

At the beginning of the long reign of Amadeus III. Geneva there were two tragic events. 1320, the seat of the counts of Geneva became the Annecy castle and the town destroyed by fire. In November of the same year his father died. Amadeus moved his household for two years after La Roche- sur -Foron, where had previously namely 1033-1219 resides the Counts of Geneva and returned in 1322 to Annecy zurück.1325 Amadeus fought with the ruler of the Dauphiné Guigues VIII ( Viennois ) at the Battle of Varey against Edward of Savoy. 1326 a balance between the two counts was achieved because Charles sought the support of both nobleman for his battles in Flanders by the French king Charles IV. For the final peace with Savoy Amadeus came with Aymon of Savoy called the Peaceful, who succeeded his brother Edward after his death in 1329 when Count.

Connection to the Empire

From 1360 sparked Emperor Charles IV, the counties of Geneva and Savoy from the Kingdom of Burgundy and integrated them directly to the Holy Roman Empire. The Emperor authorized Amadeus to contact them in litigation directly at him. Amadeus was also the first and only Count of Geneva, who was granted the right to mint its own coins.

Progeny

1334 Amadeus married Matilda or Mahaut d' Auvergne, which was also called " de Boulogne ." They had 12 children, only five sons followed his father in succession after the Counts of Geneva.

  • Aymon (1334 - 1367), as Count Aymon III. (1367-1367)
  • Amadeus ( -1369 ), IV as Count Amadeus ( 1367-1369 )
  • January ( -1370 ) as count Jan ( 1369-1370 )
  • Peter ( -1392 ), as Count Peter ( 1370-1392 )
  • Robert ( 1342-1394 ). , As Graf ( 1392-1394 ), first Bishop of Therouanne ( 1353-1368 ), afterwards Bishop of Cambrai ( 1368-1378 ), was Cardinal in June 1371 by Pope Gregory XI, then of Clement VII. than anti-pope in Avignon ( 20/09/1378-16/09/1394 ).
  • Marie ( -1396 ), married in 1361 Jean II de Chalon- Arlay ( - 1362 ), later his second wife in 1366, Humbert VII de Thoire that follows as Count of Geneva 1394.
  • Jeanne ( -1389 ), married in 1358 Raimund V des Baux, Prince of Orange.
  • Yolande married ( vermutlich. 1358/1359 ) Aymeri VI, Viscount of Narbonne
  • Blanche ( -1420 ), Lady of Frontenay, 1363 married Hugues II de Chalon- Arlay.
  • Catherine ( -1407 ), married on September 22, 1380, Amadeus of Piedmont. your daughter Matilda of Savoy (1390-1438), married in 1417, Ludwig III. ( Palatinate) ( 1378-1436 )
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