Humbert II, Count of Savoy

Humbert II, called the Strong ( * around 1060 in Carignano, † October 14, 1103 in Nicosia, Sicily) was Count of Savoy and the only son of Amadeus II.

Family

He married Gisèle of Burgundy, daughter of William I of Burgundy. From this marriage sprang seven children:

  • Amadeus (* 1092 or 1095; † August 30, 1148 in Cyprus), who took his father's successor
  • Wilhelm ( † 1130) was Bishop of Liège
  • Renaud was superior of the monastery of St. Maurice in the Valais
  • Humbert († 1131 )
  • Adelheid ∞ I Louis VI. King of France (master list of the Capetian ). ∞ II Mathieu I de Montmorency, † 1160, Constable of France (master list of Montmorency )
  • Agnes ∞ Archambault VII, Sire de Bourbon.

Humbert's policy of alliances was directed to France, where he could marry his daughter to the king - this also in order to defend the interests of the House of Savoy in Italy can.

Swell

  • Marie José: La maison de Savoive. Michel, Paris, 1962 ( 2 vols ) The house Sayoven. From the origins to the red count. Foundation Pro Castellione, Darmstadt 1994.
  • Graf ( Savoy)
  • House of Savoy
  • Born in the 11th century
  • Man
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