Conte Humberto I di Savoya, 'Albimanus'

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• Name	Humberto I di Savoya
  Prefix	Conte
  Suffix	'Albimanus'
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Jul 1048-1056
  Person ID	I11076	Geneagraphie | Voorouders HW, Ahnen BvS
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2010

  
  

  Father	Humbert di Savoya   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Auxilia (Ancelie) von Lenzburg   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1023
  Children	+ 1. Conte Amedeo I di Savoya, "the Tail"   d. Aft 1057 + 2. Marchese Oddone di Savoya,   b. Abt 1010   d. 22 May 1060 (Age 50 years)   3. Bourcard II di Savoya   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Aimone di Savoya   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2010

  
  

• Notes

  "The Whitehanded" Conte di Aosta, Marienne e Savoia Albimanus, aus dem Clan der Umbertiden, 1003 Graf, 1018 Graf v.Nyon, 1024 Graf v.Aosta, 1032 Graf v.Sabaudia, 1038 Graf v.Maurienne, Graf v.Sermorens The origins of the progenitor of the House of Savoy are unknown. Umberto (Humbert) may have been Germanic or Burgundian, or his roots may have been Alpine or Savoyard. He was born around 980 and died circa 1047. Umberto is considered the first Count of Savoy, a title he is not known for certain to have used in his lifetime, though he is referred to as such in certain acts of feudal land transfer and ecclesiastical donation issued not long after his death. The title "Comes" would have been appropriate, for he was a loyal Companion of the Holy Roman Emperor, whose rights he defended. He rose to power around 1003 as defender of several important Alpine passes in the Aosta region, and is mentioned in some early documents as Count of Aosta. He married a certain Ancilia, about whom virtually nothing is known, and fathered at least four sons, namely Amedeo, who succeeded him, Aimone, who became Bishop of Sion, Otto (Oddone), who succeeded Amedeo, and Burcardo (Burkhardt), who became Bishop of Lyon. Umberto's nickname, ascribed to him long after his death, is a misnomer resulting from a simple mistranslation of a Latin document that describes the walls of his castle, not his hands, as "white stone." Some historians assert that he died 1 July 1048 and is buried in the Cathedral of Saint John at Moriana, but this is not known with any degree of certainty. The tomb in question is of more recent construction.