Humbert III. (Savoy)
Humbert III. "The saint" (* August 1, 1136 , † May 4, 1188 in Veillane or March 4, 1189 in Chambéry in France) was Count of Savoy and the eldest son of Amadeus III. and his wife Mathilde von Albon.
Life
Humbert was married four times: The first marriage to Faidiva (daughter of Alfons Jordan von Toulouse ) had a daughter Agneta, Alice or Adelheid, who died in 1174 and was a bride of Johann Ohneland . Then Humbert was married to Clementia , formerly the wife of Heinrich the Lion or Germana or Anna von Zähringen, a daughter of Konrad and sister or daughter of Berthold von Zähringen . This was followed by a marriage with Beatrice of Burgundy, daughter of Count Gerhard I of Macon-Vienne, with whom he had two children. His only son and successor was Thomasof Savoy, Piedmont and Maurienne, whose sister Eleanor was first married to Count Guido von Vintimiglia in 1189 and then to Boniface von Montferrat and died in 1215. The last wife was Gertrud von Flanders.
Humbert III. was in deep friendship with the English King Heinrich II . The House of Plantagenet needed Humbert as an important ally, since the possessions of Savoy in Italy were threatened by Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa . In addition, the emperor put on the Burgundian royal crown in Saint-Trophime d'Arles in 1178 and subordinated the dioceses of Turin, Belley and Tarentaise directly to the Holy Roman Empire.
Humbert was probably a very pious person, so he encouraged the church organizations to practice charity and care for the poor parts of the population in Savoy and Piedmont. In need of an heir, he married four times. In 1838 Pope Gregory XVI ordered that he was beatified as Umberto III of Savoy and that March 4th, the day of his death, should be celebrated as a feast day.
literature
- Marie José: The House of Savoy. From the origins to the red count. Pro Castellione Foundation, Niedergesteln 1994.
- Charles W. Previt-Orton: The early History of the House of Savoy. (1000-1233). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1912, p. 316 .
Web links
- HUMBERT III Comte de Maurienne. on the website of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Johann Heinrich Zedler, Carl Günther Ludovici: Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts which bisshero were invented and improved by human understanding and wit. Volume 34. Zedler, Halle / Leipzig 1742, OCLC 73751240 , p. 399. ( books.google.de )
- ^ Joseph F. Damberger: Fürstenbuch to the Princely Table of European State History. 2. Pustet, Regensburg 1831, OCLC 634926255 , p. 29. ( books.google.de )
- ↑ Humbert III. of Savoy. In: Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints.
- ↑ a b History: Beginnings: The Early Counts of Savoy (1003-1323). (No longer available online.) Savoydelegation-usa.org, archived from the original on February 6, 2012 ; accessed on November 21, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c Johannes-Franciscus Buddeus: General historical lexicon, in which the life and deeds of their patriarchs, prophets, apostles, ... finally the descriptions of their kayseriums, kingdoms, ... are presented. Thomas Fritschen's blessed heirs, 1732, p. 316. ( books.google.com )
- ↑ Johann Gottfried Eichhorn: Prehistory of the illustrious house of the Guelphs. Hahn brothers, Hanover 1816, p. 129, panel III. ( books.google.de )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Amadeus III. |
Count of Savoy 1148–1189 |
Thomas I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Humbert III. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Humbert the saint |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Savoy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1136 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Veillane |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 1188 or March 4, 1189 |
| Place of death | Chambery |