Peter I (Savoy)

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Coin ( Denaro Segusino ) of Peter I.

Peter I of Savoy (* around 1048 , † 1078 ) was Count of Savoy and Margrave of Turin .

He was the eldest son of Count Otto of Savoy .

He was strongly influenced by his mother Adelheid von Turin and married Agnes von Poitou († 1089), probably daughter of William VII of Aquitaine and widow of Ramiro I of Aragón .

This marriage had two children:

After his death in 1078, his younger brother Amadeus became Count of Savoy.

literature

  • Marie José: The House of Savoy. From the origins to the red count. Pro Castellione Foundation, Niedergesteln 1994.
predecessor Office successor
Otto Count of Savoy
1060-1078
Amadeus II