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Birth:          ABT  970 
Death:          ABT 1045 

Notes
d 1048/1050
m bef 1020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humbert_I,_Count_of_Savoy
Humbert I (Italian: Umberto I; c.?980 – 1042 or 1047 x 1048), better known as Humbert 
the White-Handed (French: Humbert aux blanches-mains) or Humbert Whitehand 
(Italian: Umberto Biancamano)[2] was the founder of the House of Savoy. Of obscure 
origins, his service to the German emperors Henry II and Conrad II was rewarded with 
the counties of Maurienne and Aosta and lands in Valais, all at the expense of local 
bishops and archbishops; a territory which came to be known as the county of Savoy.
Biography[edit]

Family[edit]

Humbert was the son of Amadeus, who may or may not have preceded him as count of 
Maurienne.[3] His brother was Bishop Otto of Belley. Humbert is the progenitor of the 
dynasty known as the House of Savoy. The origins of this dynasty are unknown, but 
Humbert's ancestors are variously said to have come from Saxony,[4] Burgundy or 
Provence. Given Humbert's close connections with Rudolf III of Burgundy,[5] it is 
likely that his family were Burgundian, and were descended either from the dukes of 
Vienne,[6] or from a Burgundian aristocratic family (such as the Guigonids, ancestors 
of the counts of Albon).[7]

Humbert initially held lands around Belley and in the county of Sermorens,[8] before 
gaining lands in Aosta and Valais.[9]

Humbert and empire[edit]

After Rudolf III’s death (1032), Humbert I swore fealty to Emperor Conrad II.[10] He 
supported Conrad II in his campaigns against Odo II, Count of Blois and Archbishop 
Aribert of Milan.[11] In return, Conrad II appointed Humbert count of Savoy and 
granted him Maurienne, Chablais and perhaps Tarentaise.[12] These imperial grants to 
a loyal supporter secured key passes through the Alps, controlling trade between Italy 
and the rest of Europe, which would be the core of Savoy power for centuries.[13]

Marriage and children[edit]

Humbert married Ancilla (Auxilia or Ancilia). She may have been Ancilla of Lenzburg, 
the daughter of the master of ceremonies of Burgundy. Alternatively, Ancilla may have 
been a daughter of Anselm and Aldiud, and thus a member of a northern Italian 
dynasty known as the Anselmids.[14] With his wife, Humbert had at least four sons:
1.Amadeus I (died 1056), Count of Savoy, successor
2.Aymon (died 1054 or 1055), Bishop of Sion
3.Burchard (died 1068 or 1069), Archbishop of Lyon
4.Otto (died ca. 1057), Count of Savoy, successor of his brother

Some authors believe that he had additional sons.

Death[edit]

Humbert is often said to have died c.1047/8 at Hermillon, a town in the Maurienne 
region of present-day Savoie, France.[15] More recently, it has been suggested that 
he died by 1042.[16] Humbert was buried in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Cathedral.

Parents
____ Humbert (Hubert) (Umberto) (ABT  935 - ABT  978)
----- ----- (ABT  940 - BEF Oct  993)

Siblings
____ Humbert (Umberto) I "Bianca Mano" (ABT  970 - ABT 1045)

Marriage To ____ Auxilia (ABT  975 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
____ Anselm II (ABT  950 - )
____ Adelaide (ABT  950 - )

Children by ____ Auxilia ABT  975 - 
OF SAVOY Amadeo I (ABT 1000 - ABT 1052)
OF SAVOY Otto (Odo) (Eudes) I (ABT 1020 - 19 Jan 1058)

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