Umberto II | |
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Count of Savoy | |
Reign | c. 1080–1103 |
Predecessor | Amadeus II |
Successor | Amadeus III |
Born | c. 1065 |
Died | (1103-10-19)19 October 1103 |
Noble family | Savoy |
Spouse(s) | Gisela of Burgundy |
Issue | Amadeus III of Savoy William Adelaide, Queen of France Agnes Umberto Reginald Guy |
Father | Amadeus II of Savoy |
Mother | Joan of Geneva |
Humbert II (Italian: Umberto II), nicknamed the Gat (c. 1065 – 19 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 seven children:
- Amadeus III of Savoy (1095-1148)
- William, Bishop of Liège
- Adelaide, (d. 1154), married to Louis VI of France
- Agnes, nicknamed the Horn (d. 1127), married to Archimbald VI, lord of Bourbon
- Umberto
- Reginald, nicknamed the Tower
- Guy, nicknamed the Huge, abbey of Namur
References
- ^ C.W. Previte-Orton, The Early History of the House of Savoy, (Cambridge University Press, 1912), 276–277.
Umberto II the FatHouse of SavoyBorn: 1065 Died: 19 October 1103 | ||
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Preceded byAmadeus II | Count of Savoy c. 1080–1103 |
Succeeded byAmadeus III |
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