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Hayes & Dand Ancestors and related families - House of Savoy (Kings, Dukes & Counts)
House of Savoy - Kings, Dukes & Counts
The founder of the House of Savoy - Humbert I (died c.1047/51) - was ancestor of the Counts of Savoy (to 1416), Dukes of Savoy (1416-1718), Kings of Sardinia (1718-1861) and Kings of Italy (1861-1946).
The County and Duchy of Savoy - were a State within the Holy Roman Empire (to 1718) - and grew to include about two-thirds of modern French speaking Switzerland (until 1536), Savoy, Nice, Aosta Valley, Piedmont and Turin.
From 1718 - the Kingdom of Sardinia grew to include Savoy, Nice, Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Turin, Sardinia, Liguria and Genoa.
In 1860 Savoy and Nice were ceded to France and in 1861 the rest of the Kingdom of Sardinia became part of Italy.
House of Savoy - and Cathedral of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (in Savoie, France)
The first recorded ancestor of the House of Savoy is Humbert I “aux Blanches-Mains”, 1st Count of Savoy (d.c.1047/51).
Both Humbert I and Amedee II, Count of Savoy, Margrave of Susa/Turin (d.1080) (Grandson of Humbert I) - are buried in the Cathedral of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.
House of Savoy - and Town of Susa (50km West of Turin, Italy)
Susa Castle (Castle of the Countess Adelaida)
Susa Castle was a residence of the Marcheses of Susa [House of Arduinici]. The Castle passed to the House of Savoy - when Oddon (Otto) Count of Maurienne and Chablais [House of Savoy] (died 1060) married Adelaida de Susa (Countess Adelaida) (1020-1091) [House of Arduinici]. Countess Adelaida is believed to have raised her children in the castle.
Countess Adelaida’s father - Manfredo Udalrico Marchese of Susa and Turin (992-1034) [House of Arduinici] - founded Susa Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Giusto, or Duomo di Susa) c.1029.
House of Savoy - and Avigliana Castle (25km West of Turin, Italy)
Avigliana Castle passed to the House of Savoy - when Oddon (Otto) Count of Maurienne and Chablais [House of Savoy] (died 1060) married Adelaida de Susa (1020-1091) [House of Arduinici].
The Castle was built in the early 10th Century by Adelaida de Susa’s Great-Grandfather - Arduin Glaber (Ardoino) Count of Auriate and Marchese of Turin (died after 976) [House of Arduinici].
The Castle is said to have been the favourite residence of Amedee III, Count of Savoy (died 1148) when he resided in the Piedmont region of Italy. Count Amedee III’s son - Humbert III, Count of Savoy (1136-1189) - was born in the Castle.
House of Savoy - and Turin Cathedral (Italy)
Oddon (Otto) Count of Maurienne and Chablais [House of Savoy] (died 1060) and his wife Adelaida de Susa (Countess Adelaida) (1020-1091) were buried in the Cathedral of Turin. Countess Adelaida’s father - Manfredo Udalrico Marchese of Susa and Turin (992-1034) [House of Arduinici] was also buried in the Cathedral.
In 1836 the remains of twenty-four of Count Oddon (Otto) & Countess Adelaida’s House of Savoy descendants (died 16th to 18th Century) originally buried in Turin Cathedral - were transferred and reinterred in Sacra di San Michele.
House of Savoy - and Hautecombe Abbey (in Savoie, France)
Amedee III, Count of Savoy, Lay-Abbot of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune (d.1148) founded Hautecombe Abbey in 1125.
There are numerous House of Savoy tombs and cenotaphs in Hautecombe Abbey - including:
Tomb of Humbert III, Count of Savoy (d.1189) (son of Amedee III)
Cenotaph of Thomas I, Count of Savoy (d.1233) (buried in Sacra di San Michele) (son of Humbert III)
Grave of Marguerite of Geneva (d.1257) (wife of Thomas I)
Tomb of Beatrix of Savoy (d.1267) (daughter of Thomas I & Marguerite - and wife of Raymond Berengar IV, Count of Provence) - and other House of Savoy descendants of Amedee III.
House of Savoy - and Chateau de Chillon
From as early as 1150 until 1536 - the Chateau de Chillon (Vaud, Switzerland) was controlled by the Counts of Savoy and their descendants the Dukes of Savoy.
Thomas I, Count of Savoy (d.1233) significantly enlarged Chateau de Chillon in the early 13th Century - and his 6th son - Peter II “le Petit Charlemagne”, Count of Savoy (d.1268) further built up the Castle.
House of Savoy - Grand Saint Bernard Mountain Pass & Hospice
For much of the period from the 13th Century until the early 16th Century - the North-South trade route over the Grand St. Bernard Mountain Pass - was controlled by the Counts of Savoy and their descendants the Dukes of Savoy.
House of Savoy - and Castle of Moncalieri (8km South of Turin, Italy)
Thomas I, Count of Savoy (1178-1232) built the initial Castle of Moncalieri (Castello di Moncalieri) in the 12th Century. The Castle was enlarged and used by House of Savoy descendants through to the 20th Century.
The Castle of Moncalieri is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site - Residences of the Royal House of Savoy.
House of Savoy - and Sacra di San Michele (30km West of Turin, Italy)
Thomas I, Count of Savoy (1178-1232) was buried in Sacra di San Michele. In 1836 the remains of twenty-four of Count Thomas I’s House of Savoy descendants (died 16th to 18th Century) were transferred from Turin Cathedral and reinterred in Sacra di San Michele.
The Sacra di San Michele is on the Saint Michael’s Line from Ireland to Mount Carmel (Israel) - other Abbeys on Saint Michael’s Line include St Michael's Mount (U.K.) and Mont Saint Michel (France).
Notable Descendant of the early Counts of Savoy:
Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy - House of Savoy - 1st King of modern Unified Italy
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