Count Palatine of Burgundy Renaud I of Burgundy

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• Name: Renaud I De 1st Comte De Bourgogne Bourgogne
• Reference Number: 2029

Renaud — Alice of Normandy. Alice (daughter of Richard II of Normandy and Judith of Brittany) was born Abt 1003; died 27 Jul 1037. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Guillaume I De Comte De Bourgogne Bourgogne
• Reference Number: 2028

William — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 2027

Gisela — Umberto II of Savoy. Umberto (son of Amadeus II of Savoy) was born 1065, Carignano, Torino, Piemonte, Italy; died 14 Oct 1103. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 9205

Adelaide — Louis VI of France. Louis (son of Philip I of France and Bertha De Hollande, son of Philip I of France) was born 1 Dec 1081, Paris, France; died 1 Aug 1137; was buried , Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 37435

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Amadeus III of Savoy (1095, Carignano, Piedmont - 1148) was Count of Savoy and Maurienne from 1103 until his death. He was also known as the Crusader.

He was the son of Humbert II of Savoy and Gisela of Burgundy, the daughter of William I of Burgundy. He succeeded as count of Savoy upon the death of his father. Amadeus had a tendency to exaggerate his titles, and also claimed to be Duke of Lombardy, Duke of Burgundy, Duke of Chablais, and vicar of the Holy Roman Empire, the latter of which had been given to his father by Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

He helped restore the Abbey of St. Maurice of Agaune, in which the former kings of Burgundy had been crowned, and of which he himself was abbot until 1147. He also founded the Abbey of St. Sulpicius in Bugey, Tamié Abbey in the Bauges, and Hautecombe Abbey on the Lac du Bourget.

In 1128, Amadeus extended his realm, known as the "Old Chablais", by adding to it the region extending from the Arve to the Dranse d'Abondance, which came to be called the "New Chablais" with its capital at St. Moritz. Despite his marriage to Mahaut, he still fought against his brother-in-law Guy, who was killed at the Battle of Montmeillan. Following this, King Louis VI of France, married to Amadeus' sister Adélaide de Maurienne, attempted to confiscate Savoy. Amadeus was saved by the intercession of Peter the Hermit, and by his promise to participate in Louis' planned crusade.

In 1147, he accompanied his nephew Louis VII of France and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine on the Second Crusade. He financed his expedition with help from a loan from the Abbey of St. Maurice. In his retinue were many barons from Savoy, including the lords of Faucigny, Seyssel, La Chambre, Miolans, Montbel, Thoire, Montmayeur, Vienne, Viry, La Palude, Blonay, Chevron-Villette, Chignin, and Châtillon. Amadeus travelled south through Italy to Brindisi, where he crossed over to Durazzo, and marched east along the Via Egnatia to meet Louis at Constantinople in late 1147. After crossing into Anatolia, Amadeus, who was leading the vanguard, became separated from Louis near Laodicea, and Louis' forces were almost entirely destroyed.

Marching on to Adalia, Louis, Amadeus, and other barons decided to continue to Antioch by ship. On the journey, Amadeus fell ill on Cyprus, and died at Nicosia in April of 1148. He was buried in the Church of St. Croix in Nicosia. In Savoy, his son Humbert III succeeded him, under the regency of bishop Amadeus of Lausanne.


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Church of St. Croix

Amadeus — Mahaut of Albon. [Group Sheet]