Thomas I, count of Savoy

Also known as Thomas de Maurienne.

Count of Maurienne

Count of Savoy

Events

Date of Birth: 1178, after 26 June.

Place of Birth: Château de Carbonara.

The date and place are given by Cawley.

Date of Death: 1 March 1233.

(possible) Place of Death: Moncalieri.

The date and place are given by Cawley. Cox (p. 31) :"The chronicles of Savoy affirm that he had gathered a great army for an attack against Turin, and that while engaged in a siege of Moncalieri, he was struck down by a 'moult griefve maladie.' However this may be, Thomas was very likely in Italy and very likely at war again when he died, on 1 March 1233."

Place of Burial: Saint-Michel de la Cluse.

The place is given by Cawley.

Relationships

Father: Humbert III, count of Maurienne and of Savoy.

This relationship is given by Cokayne (p. 95), by Previté-Orton (p. 352), by Demotz, and by Palluel-Guillard.

Mother: Béatrix de Vienne.

This relationship is given by Cokayne (p. 95), by Previté-Orton (p. 352), by Demotz, and by Palluel-Guillard.

Spouse: Marguerite de Genève.

This relationship is given by Cokayne (p. 95), by Previté-Orton (p. 358), by Demotz, by Palluel-Guillard, and by Cox.

Children:

(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.)

Amadeus IV (1197 - 13 July 1253), count of Savoy, married (1) Marguerite de Bourgogne; married (2) Cécile des Baux.

Humbert (about 1198 - 1223).

Aymon (about 1200 - 1242).

Guillaume (about 1201 - 1 November 1239), bishop of Valence, bishop of Liège.

Thomas II (about 1202 - 7 February 1259), count of Savoy, married (1) Jeanne, countess of Flanders and Hainaut; married (2) Beatrice Fieschi.

Pierre II (about 1203 - about 14 May 1268), count of Savoy, married Agnès de Faucigny.

Béatrice (about 1205 - December 1266 or 4 January 1267) married Raimond-Bérenger IV, count of Provence.

Boniface (about 1206 - 14 July 1270), archbishop of Canterbury.

Philippe (about 1207 - 16 August 1285), count of Savoy, married Alix, countess palatine of Burgundy.

Marguerite (about 1212 - 1270 or 1273) married Hartmann III, count of Kiburg.

other daughters

References

Cawley, Charles. “THOMAS I Comte de Maurienne” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Cokayne, G.E., and G.W. Watson. The Seize Quartiers of the Kings and Queens of England. (1896).

Cox, Eugene L. The Eagles of Savoy: The House of Savoy in Thirteenth Century Europe. (Princeton University Press, 1974).

Demotz, B. Savoyen genealogical table in volume 9 of Lexikon des Mittelalters. Munich: LexMA-Verlag, 1980-1998.

Palluel-Guillard, André. “THOMAS I, «L’AMI DES COMMUNES».” 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).