Amadeus II of Savoy

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus_II,_Count_of_Savoy

His life is obscure and few documents mention him. During his reign he was overshadowed by his mother. The second son of Otto, Count of Savoy, and Adelaide, Margravine of Turin, Amadeus II was probably born around 1050.

According to the much later Chronicles of Savoy, Amadeus married Joan, daughter of "Girard, Count of Burgundy", who scholars have surmised to have been Count Gerold of Geneva. If she were Genevan, it would explain how the House of Savoy came so early to possess a large portion of the Genevois, which at that time included the the Aosta Valley in Italy and western portions of Switzerland.

He swore an oath on the tomb of Saint Peter in Rome to defend the Church against the Seljuk Turks. Early in 1077 Amadeus, with his mother and brother Peter, then Count of Savoy, hosted his sister Bertha, and his brother-in-law, Bertha's husband, the Emperor Henry IV. Amadeus and Adelaide then escorted the imperial couple to Canossa so the excommunicated emperor could reconcile with the pope.

On 9 August 1078 Peter died and Amadeus succeeded him as Count of Savoy, but in the March of Turin, where Peter had co-ruled with their mother, Amadeus was never margrave [hereditary title of princes of the Holy Roman empire], although the reason for this is unclear.

Amadeus died in Turin on 26 January 1080, according to the death records of the church of Saint Andrew. This date must be at least approximately correct, since Adelaide made a monastic donation for the benefit of the souls of her sons Margrave Peter and Count Amadeus on 8 March.

In the immediate aftermath of Amadeus's death, Adelaide took control of all the Savoyard lands on both sides of the Alps. Eventually Amadeus son,Umberto II, became Count of Savoy.

Amadeus married Joan of Geneva. Joan was born ca 1040, Switerland; died 1095, County of Savoy. [Group Sheet]

1. Umberto II of Savoy, the Fat was born 1065, County of Savoy; died 19 Oct 1103, County of Savoy.