Amadeus I of Geneva
Amadeus I of Geneva | |
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Count of Geneva | |
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Full name
Amadeus I of Geneva | |
Born | 1098 |
Died | 1178 | (aged 80)
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Mother |
Amadeus I of Geneva (1098–1178) was count of Geneva. He succeeded his father in the county's government in 1128,[2][3] and remained count of Geneva until his death in 1178. Amadeus was the son of (the preceding count) and of Ida Faucigny.
Biography[]
During his lifetime Amadeus I added the city of Annecy to his territories, thereby increasing the power of his County.
He also sought the protection of the House of Zähringen, after losing the rights to the dioceses of Sion, Lausanne and Geneva. Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1156 granted the rights to Berthold IV of Zähringen instead.[4] However, Pope Alexander III took the bishop of Lausanne under his protection and superseded all claims to Lausanne, thereby reducing the power of the Duke of Zähringen. The three bishops of the dioceses in question, however, wanted to maintain autonomy from all parties concerned.
In 1162, Amadeus permitted the use of the land of Vaud, and the forests that belonged to him, by the Abbot of .
In 1178 Amadeus donated the vineyards and tithes collected in Bossey to the canons of the chapter of St. Pierre Cathedral in Geneva.[3]
Family[]
Amadeus was the son of Aymon I of Geneva (f. 1128) and Ida Faucigny, daughter of Sir .[5] For two years Amadeus was married to the Lady , daughter of , with whom he had:
- William I of Geneva (1132–1196) was married to Margaret Beatriz of Faucigny with whom he had three children.
In a second marriage (1137), with Lady , daughter of , he had:
- Sir .
- Beatrice of Geneva, married to Ebald IV de Grandson, parents of the future Bishop of Geneva, Aymon de Grandson
- Lady (fl. 1160), countess of Geneva, and married to (1155–1197), baron of Faucigny.
See also[]
- County of Geneva
- List of Counts of Geneva
References[]
- ^ Armorial Genevois de J.B. BLAVIGNAC - Vitrail de l'abside de l'église du monastère royal de Brou (01 - Bourg en Bresse) - Armorial général, J.B. Rietstap. tome 1 page 759 (Comtes de Genevois)
- ^ Armorial Genevois de J.B. BLAVIGNAC - Vitrail de l'abside de l'église du monastère royal de Brou (01 - Bourg en Bresse) - Armorial général, J.B. Rietstap. Tome 1 page 759 (Comtes de Genevois), cité sur le site Sur le site de FranceGenWeb. Brasão utilizado até
- ^ a b Article « Le paradoxe religieux d'une commune coupée en deux »[permanent dead link] de Dominique Ernst, paru dans Le Dauphiné libéré du 1er avril 2008
- ^ Armorial Genevois de J.B. BLAVIGNAC - Vitrail de l'abside de l'église du monastère royal de Brou (01 - Bourg en Bresse) - Armorial général, J.B. Rietstap. Tome 1 page 759 (Comtes de Genevois), cité sur le site Sur le site de FranceGenWeb. Ce blason est utilisé jusqu'au règne de .
- ^ Counts of Generva May 2012
External links[]
- Counts of Geneva
- House of Geneva
- Medieval Swiss nobility
- 1098 births
- 1178 deaths
- 12th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire