Humbert II, Count of Savoy

Umberto II

Count of Savoy
Reign	c. 1080-1103
Predecessor	Amadeus II
Successor	Amadeus III

Born	1065 Carignano
Died	14 October 1103(1103-10-14)
Noble family	House of Savoy
Spouse(s)	Gisela of Burgundy
Issue Amadeus III of Savoy William Adelaide Agnes Umberto Reginald Guy
Father	Amadeus II of Savoy
Mother	Joan of Geneva

Umberto II, nicknamed the Fat (1065, Carignano, Piedmont – 19 October 1103,^[1]), was Count of Savoy from 1080 until his death in 1103. He was the son of Amadeus II of Savoy.

He was married to Gisela of Burgundy,^[1] daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy, and had 7 children:

Amadeus III of Savoy^[1]
William, Bishop of Liège^[1]
Adelaide, (d. 1154), married to Louis VI of France^[1]
Agnes, (d. 1127), married to Archimbald VI, lord of Bourbon^[1]
Umberto^[1]
Reginald^[1]
Guy, abbey of Namur

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C.W. Previte-Orton, The Early History of the House of Savoy, (Cambridge University Press, 1912), 276-277.

Regnal titles
Umberto II the Fat House of Savoy Born: 1065 Died: 14 October 1103
Preceded by Amadeus II	Count of Savoy c. 1080–1103	Succeeded by Amadeus III

Counts of Savoy
Umberto I (1003–1047/48) Amadeus I (1048–1051/56) Otto (1051/56–1060) Peter I (1060–1078) Amadeus II (1060–1080) Umberto II (1080–1103) Amadeus III (1103–1148) Umberto III (1148–1189) Thomas (1189–1233) Amadeus IV (1233–1253) Boniface (1253–1263) Peter II (1263–1268) Philip I (1268–1285) Amadeus V (1285–1323) Edward (1323–1329) Aimone (1329–1343) Amadeus VI (1343–1383) Amadeus VII (1383–1391) Amadeus VIII (1391–1416)

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