Humbert II, Count of Savoy

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Umberto II
Count of Savoy
c. 1080-1103
Predecessor Amadeus II
Successor Amadeus III
Spouse(s) Gisela of Burgundy
Noble family House of Savoy
Father Amadeus II of Savoy
Mother Joan of Geneva
Born 1065
Carignano
Died 14 October 1103(1103-10-14)

Umberto II, nicknamed the Fat (1065, Carignano, Piedmont – 19 October 1103,[1]), 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,[1] daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy, and had 7 children:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C.W. Previte-Orton, The Early History of the House of Savoy, (Cambridge University Press, 1912), 276-277.


Umberto II the Fat
Born: 1065 Died: 14 October 1103
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Amadeus II
Count of Savoy
c. 1080–1103
Succeeded by
Amadeus III
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