47277574. Count Tommaso of Savoy & 47277575. Countessa Margaret of Geneva
3/20/1177, Thomas born in Savoy, s/o 94555148. Humbert
III of Savoy & 94555149. Beatrice
of Viennois.
~1180, Margaret [aka Beatrix in Savoi] born in Geneva, Savoy,
d/o §Count William I of Geneva & Countessa Béatrix de Faucigny.
3/4/1189, Tommaso succeeded his father as a minor; left in
the wardship of Boniface, marquis of Montferrat.
6/10/1190, Emperor
Frederick I died; succeeded by his son Henry VI.
6/12/1189, ‘Thomas … Mauriannensis comes et marchio Italiæ’
confirmed the donations made by ‘pater meus … [et] domini comitis Humberti …
abavi mei’ to the canons of Saint-Jean de Maurienne, with the advice of ‘B.
matris mee et … tutore meo Bonifacio marchione Montisferrati.’ (S) FMG.
8/1191, Tommaso of age.
1192, Thomas drove back the invading forces of Asti [a town
in Piedmont.]
[––Thomas & Margaret––]
1195, Tommaso kidnapped Margaret of Geneva while she was
traveling to Paris to become the wife of King Philip II of France. He married
Margaret himself. [King Philip was already married, but wanted to repudiate the
marriage.]
1196, Tommaso married Margaret.
5/1197, Count Thomas of Savoy in residence at Rivalta.
9/28/1197, Emperor
Henry VI died [his son Frederick II was only 4]; succeeded by Philip of
Swabia [brother of Henry], who was opposed in succession [until 1206] by Otto
IV [who succeeded after Philip’s death, but was replaced by Frederick II by
instance of Pope Innocent III].
1197, On the death of Emperor Henry, Thomas allied himself
with a north-western group against Boniface, bishop of Turin [his prevouis
guardian.]
1/1198, Thomas in residence at Susa [where he confirmed his
grandfather’s charters to the town.]
2/25/1198, Thomæ comitis et marchionis … et … Nichola filia
comitis Gebennarum’ granted privileges to the citizen of Susa. (S) FMG.
3/1198, Thomas in residence at Miradolo [where he granted a
fixed tax instead of tallage].
1198, Pope Innocent III succeeded Celestine III. [The Savoys
were aligned with the papal interests.]
10/1198, Thomas was in residence in the Commune of Ivrea.
3/5/1200, Thomas was in the Alps where he issued a document
dealing with lands in Burgundy: ‘Thomas comes Sabaud. et Amedeus eius filius’
granted rights to the abbey of San Marco. (S) FMG.
6/1200, Thomas marched an army south against Saluzzo, reaching
S. Ambrogio in the Val de Susa. [Thomas’ father had compelled Manfred, marquis
of Saluzzo to acknowledge himself as a vassal of Savoy.]
1200, Thomas marched on the Stura di Demonte, but retreated
after a concession of money.
1203, Berthold V of Zahringen invaded Geneva taking Thomas’
castle of Blonay. Count Thomas defeated Berthold at Chillon in a battle between
the mountains and a lake; capturing Berthold. Thomas then invaded Berthold’s lands
to the north capturing the town of Moudon in Vaud. The bishop of Lausanne, who
had supported Berthold, lost two castles.
By 1/1205, Thomas had made peace agreements with Berthold
and the bishop.
5/28/1207, Thomas, count of Savoy, attending King Philip of
Swabia [King of the Romans] at Basel, witnessed 2nd after Berthold V
a document of King Philip.
6/1/1207, Thomas comes Sabaudiae, attending King Philip of
Swabia at Basel, received large land grants [restoration of former lands] in
Piedmont, and the towns of Moudon in Vaud, and Chieri and Testona in Lombardy.
1208, Thomas decided to join the Albigensian crusade with
his brother-in-law William of Geneva. [Crusading in southern France against the
Cathars.]
6/1208, King Philip of Swabia was murdered; succeeded by
Otto IV [who secretly gave authority to the archbishop of Turin to attack the
Vaudois valley of Thomas.]
1208, Thomas returned from crusading because of the outbreak
of war after the death of Philip.
1210, Count Thomas joined Emperor Otto IV at Ferrara and
accompanied him to Turin.
1211, Thomas I of Savoy entered into a pact with the bishop
of Geneva. Thomas raised an army and marched against the count of Geneva,
capturing towns and castles. Thomas advanced to the walls of Geneva, demanding
money to compensate his costs. [Eventually the citizens re-aligned themselves
with the count of Geneva.] The count of Geneva, attacking Thomas, lost to
Thomas in battle; who then captured Geneva, killing many of the citizens. (S)
Eight Volumes of Letters, Marana, 1754, P181.
1211, Berthold V of Zahringen again invaded Geneva. Count
Thomas defeated Berthold at Ulrichen, near the Grimsel Pass.
10/19/1211, At Hautcret abbey, Count Thomas and Berthold V
made a peace treaty; Berthold ceding Moudon and Romont to Thomas.
1212, The town of Pinerolo voluntarily transferred their
allegiance to Thomas [because of his charters with his towns giving popular
liberties.]
1215, Count Thomas marched forces
south into Italy in support of Otto IV. He attacked the territories of the Ghibeline
marquises of Montferrat and Saluzzo, destroying St. Evasio. [During this
war Manfred II of Saluzzo died and his wife Alasia attempted unsuccessfully to
carry on the war.]
1216, Pope Honorius III succeeded Innocent III.
11/8/1217, ‘Thomas Maurianensis comes et marchio’ donated
property to the abbey of Saint-Maurice, with the consent of ‘filiis suis Amedeo
et Humberto.’ (S) FMG.
5/19/1218, Emperor
Otto IV died; succeeded by his son Frederick II.
1218, On the death of Berthold, duke of Zahringen, Frederick
II divided up his lands, some going to the Count of Savoy. (S) History of
Frederick II, Kington-Oliphant, 1862, P167.
1220, All of Piedmont ceded to Thomas, count of Savoy.
1220, Thomas rewarded the town of Pinerolo with a free
charter of liberties.
1220, Thomas, count of Savoy, threatened anyone showing
hospitality to the Waldenses [considered heretics because they translated the
bible into common language and lived outside of the Catholic church] with
fines. (S) History of the Christian Church, V5, Pt1, 1907, P499.
1222, Monfred II’s son, Manfred III of Saluzzo, allied
himself with Turin and went to war with Thomas, count of Savoy.
3/4/1223, To end the wars with Saluzzo, Thomas arranged for 2
daughters of his eldest son Amadeus to marry. Beatrice was to marry Manfred III
of Saluzzo, and Margaret was to marry Boniface IV of Montferrat [married
3/4/1223].
1224, An agreement between ‘Thomæ com. Sabaud’ and the
bishop of Sion, witnessed by ‘ipse Thomas comes, Amedeus primogenitus illius,
Comitissa uxor Thomæ, eorum quatuor filii clerici … Willelmus, Thomas, Petrus
et Bonifacius.’ (S) FMG.
1225, Thomas sent 120 Burgundian [Savoyard] lances to aid
Genoa in war against Vercelli.
1226, Thomas, count of Savoy, granted by treaty of Emperor
Frederick to the commonalty of Marseilles, the privilege of establishing
consuls at Acre, Syria, Sicily and Pouille, and given jurisdiction over those
lands. Thomas also named Vicar of Lombardy and the March of Treviso [Turin]. (S)
Origin, Nature, Progress and Influence of Consular Establishments, Warden,
1813, P56. [Turin refused allegiance.]
1226, Thomas sent his son Amadeus to govern the cities of
Albenga and Savona, which had withdrawn themselves from Genoa.
12/1227, ‘M. comitissa Maurian. uxor Thomæ comitis
Maurianensis et marchionis Italiæ’ donated property, with the consent of ‘Thomas
com. Maurianæ et filii mei Amedeus (94559114) et Aymo’. (S) FMG.
7/13/1228, By a pact, Turin, Testona, and Pinerolo alligned
themselves with Andrew, dauphin of Vienne, against Thomas, count of Savoy.
1230, Milan and Guelph allies attacked Monfterrat, Asti, and
Saluzzo, and then entered Savoy. They were defeated in battle by Thomas and
their leader Uberto de Osino was killed.
2/26/1231, ‘M. comitissa Sabaudie et marchisa in Ytalia et …
Amedeus, Aymo, W. electus Valentinus, Thomas, Petrus, Bonifacius et Philippus
filii Thome Comitis Sab. et marchionis in Ytalia’ confirmed donations to
Hautecombe abbey. (S) FMG.
1231, Milian again attacked Savoy and was again defeated by
Thomas and their leader Ardighetto Marcellino was killed.
1231, Honorius III began the Inquisition in Italy.
1232, Thomas captured Moncaliere, and unsuccessfully laid
seige to Turin, during which time he became ill.
1232, Thomas bought Chambery [now in France, 46 miles
southwest of Geneva] for 32,000 sols of Susa. (S) Encyclopedia Britannica, V5,
1902, P381. [Which eventually replaced Aiguebelle as the family residence.]
1232, ‘Beatrix uxor comitis Thomæ, Amadeus primogenitus et
Aymo filii eius’ confirmed the purchase of Chambéry by ‘Thoma comite’, with the
seal of ‘Beatricis comitisse Sabaudie’.
(S) FMG.
1/22/1233, Thomas, count of Savoy & marquis of Italy,
died; buried at the abbey of St. Michael della Chiusa.
[––Margaret––]
2/24/1240, ‘Amedeus comes Sabaudie et in Italie
marchio’ granted "villam S.
Mauritii de Chablaisio’ to ‘soror
illorum Margareta comitissa de Kiborch’. (S) FMG.
4/8/1257, Margaret of Geneva died, leaving her daughter all
her possessions in the Alps. She founded a hospital at Les Echelles for the
knights of St. John of Jerusalem to care for the poor and left money to
almshouses and hospitals and for the repair of roads and bridges as well as to
retainers and relatives.
(S) Early History of the House of Savoy. (S) History of
Piedmont, V2, Gallenga, 1855. (S) Hist. of Piedmont, V2, Gallenga, P76ff.
Family notes:
·
The sons were influential as uncles of the
daughters of Beatrice, all 4 of whom became queens of England, France, Germany,
and Sicily.
·
Historic Savoy overlapped parts of modern day
France, Italy and Switzerland, where the 3 come together.
Children of Thomas and Margaret:
i. Amadeus IV de Savoia (94559114), born 1197 in Savoy,
Italy.
ii. William de Savoia, born 1201 in Savoy.
1236, William went to England with his neice who was to
marry King Henry III.
1238, William elected bishop of Liege.
1239, William died.
iii. Boniface de Savoia, born ? in Savoy.
1241, Boniface elected as archbishop of Canterbury.
7/18/1270, Boniface died. (S) Major Saints Ancestry, Starr,
2010, P204.
[1839, Boniface beatified.]
v. Thomas de Savoia, born 1203 in Savoy.
1237, Thomas married Joan of Flanders and Hainault, becoming
count of Flanders.
Thomas, count of Piedmont.
1259, Thomas died.
vi. Beatrice
of Savoia (23638787), born 1206-07 in Savoy.
vii. Peter de Savoia, born 1208 in Savoy.
2/1234, Peter married his cousin Agnes, heiress & d/o
Aymon, count of Faucigny.
1237, Peter captured in battle by William, count of Geneva.
1240, Peter, count of Romont, went to England [and served
King Henry III for many years].
1263, Peter, count of Savoy on the death of his nephew
Boniface.
1268, Peter died.
viii. Philip de Savoia, born aft. 1209 in Savoy.
Philip, bishop of Valence [succeeding his brother.]
Philip, archbishop of Lyon.
1268, Philip, count of Savoy [succeeding his brother Peter.]
1285, Philip died, succeeded by Amadeus V, s/o his brother
Thomas.
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