Humbert I, Count of Savoy

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Humbert I, Count of Savoy was an early 11th-century nobleman who became the first Count of Savoy and established the dynasty that would later rule parts of Italy and France.

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Count of Savoy 7
Humbert I, Count of Savoy canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Savoy
founder of dynasty
historical figure
medieval nobleman
allegiance Holy Roman Empire
Burgundian Kingdom (early phase)
surface form: Kingdom of Burgundy
associatedDynasty House of Savoy
surface form: Savoyard dynasty
associatedWith Alpine passes between Italy and France
burialPlace Savoy
child Amadeus I, Count of Savoy
Aymon, Bishop of Sion
Burchard, Bishop of Aosta
Otto, Count of Savoy
countryOfOrigin Burgundian Kingdom (early phase)
surface form: Kingdom of Burgundy
dateOfDeath c. 1047
dynasticLegacy ancestor of the kings of Italy
ancestor of the kings of Sardinia
endTimeOfReign c. 1047
era High Middle Ages
givenName Humbert
governanceType feudal lordship
historicalSignificance laid foundations for Savoyard expansion into Italy and France
languageOfName French
Latin
nobleFamily House of Savoy
notableFor being the first Count of Savoy
establishing a dynasty that later ruled parts of Italy and France
founding the House of Savoy
otherName Humbert the White-Handed
placeOfDeath Savoy
politicalRole regional power broker between Italy and Burgundy
positionHeld Count in the Kingdom of Burgundy
Humbert I, Count of Savoy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Count of Savoy
predecessor title newly created
region Alps
Savoy
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
ruledTerritory Aosta Valley
Savoy
parts of Piedmont
sexOrGender male
sourceOfPower imperial grants from the Holy Roman Emperor
spouse Ancelina of Lenzburg
startTimeOfReign c. 1003
successor Amadeus I, Count of Savoy
timePeriod early 11th century
titleCreation creation of the County of Savoy as a hereditary fief

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House of Savoy foundedBy Humbert I, Count of Savoy
House of Savoy hasTitle Humbert I, Count of Savoy
this entity surface form: Count of Savoy
House of Savoy member Humbert I, Count of Savoy
of Savoy nobleTitleHeld Humbert I, Count of Savoy
subject surface form: House of Savoy
this entity surface form: Count of Savoy
Humbert I, Count of Savoy positionHeld Humbert I, Count of Savoy self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Count of Savoy
Duke of Savoy follows Humbert I, Count of Savoy
this entity surface form: Count of Savoy
Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy positionHeld Humbert I, Count of Savoy
this entity surface form: Count of Savoy
Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy nobleTitle Humbert I, Count of Savoy
this entity surface form: Count of Savoy
Peter II, Count of Savoy nobleTitle Humbert I, Count of Savoy
this entity surface form: Count of Savoy