Humbert III, count of Savoy
Count of Maurienne
Count of Savoy
Events
Date of Birth: 4 August 1136.
Place of Birth: Avigliana.
The date and place are given by Cawley
Date of Death: 4 March 1189.
Place of Death: Chambéry.
The date and place are given by Cawley.
Place of Burial: Abbaye de Hautecombe.
The place is given by Cawley.
Relationships
Father: Amédée III, count of Savoy.
This relationship is given by Cokayne (p. 95), by Previté-Orton (p. 313), by Demotz, and by Cognasso.
Mother: Mathilde d’Albon.
This relationship is given by Cokayne (p. 95), by Previté-Orton (p. 313), by Demotz, and by Cognasso.
Spouse: Faydive. Married by January 1152.
This relationship is given by Previté-Orton (p. 318), by Palluel-Guillard, and by Demotz.
Spouse: Gertrude de Flandre. Married about 1155, divorced before 1162.
This relationship is given by Previté-Orton (p. 319), by Palluel-Guillard, and by Demotz.
Spouse: Klementia von Zähringen. Married 1164.
This relationship is given by Previté-Orton (p. 329), by Palluel-Guillard, and by Demotz.
Spouse: Béatrix de Vienne. Married about 1175.
This relationship is given by Previté-Orton (p. 345), by Palluel-Guillard, and by Demotz.
Children (by Klementia):
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Cawley.)
Alix (about 1166 - 1174).
Sophie (Éléonore) (died 3 December 1202) married Azzo VI d’Este.
Children (by Béatrix):
Thomas I (1178 - 1 March 1233), count of Savoy, married Marguerite de Genève.
References
Cawley, Charles. “HUMBERT III Comte de Maurienne” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
Cognasso, Francesco. “Amedeo III, conte di Savoia” in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Volume 2 (1960).
Cokayne, G.E., and G.W. Watson. The Seize Quartiers of the Kings and Queens of England. (1896).
Demotz, B. Savoyen genealogical table in volume 9 of Lexikon des Mittelalters. Munich: LexMA-Verlag, 1980-1998.
Palluel-Guillard, André. “HUMBERT III (LE SAINT OU LE BIENHEUREUX)” in La Maison de Savoie at sabaudia.org.
Previté-Orton, Charles William. The Early History of the House of Savoy (1000 - 1233). (Cambridge University Press: 1912).