Amadeus I of Geneva (1098–1178) was
count of Geneva. He succeeded his father in the
county's government in 1128,
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de Dominique Ernst, paru dans Le Dauphiné libéré du 1er avril 2008 and remained count of Geneva until his death in 1178. Amadeus was the son of
Aymon I of Geneva (the preceding count) and of Ida de Faucigny.
Biography
During his lifetime Amadeus I added the city of
Annecy
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to his territories, thereby increasing the power of his County.
He also sought the protection of the
House of Zähringen
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, after losing the rights to the
dioceses of
Sion,
Lausanne and
Geneva. Emperor
Frederick Barbarossa
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in 1156 granted the rights to
Berthold IV of Zähringen instead. However,
Pope Alexander III
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took the bishop of Lausanne under his protection and superseded all claims to Lausanne, thereby reducing the power of the
Duke of Zähringen
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. The three bishops of the dioceses in question, however, wanted to maintain autonomy from all parties concerned.
In 1162, Amadeus permitted the use of the land of
Vaud, and the
forests that belonged to him, by the
Abbot of
Haut-Crêt.
In 1178 Amadeus donated the
vineyards and tithes collected in
Bossey to the
canons of the chapter of
St. Pierre Cathedral
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It is known as the adopted home church of John Calvin, one ...
in Geneva.
Family
Amadeus was the son of Aymon I of Geneva (f. 1128) and Ida of Faucigny, daughter of
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See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis ( ...
.
Counts of Geneva May 2012
/ref> For two years Amadeus was married to the Matilde of Cuiseaux
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, daughter of Hugo I of Cuiseaux
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, with whom he had:
# William I of Geneva (1132–1196) was married to Marguerite Beatrice of Faucigny with whom he had three children.
In a second marriage (1137), with Beatrice de Domène
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, daughter of Pierre Ainar of Domène, he had:
# Amedée, Lord of Gex.
# Beatrice of Geneva, married to Ebald IV de Grandson, parents of the future Bishop of Geneva, Aymon de Grandson
# Margaret of Geneva (fl. 1160), countess of Geneva, and married to Henry I of Faucigny (1155–1197), baron of Faucigny.
See also
* County of Geneva
* List of Counts of Geneva
References
External links
geneall.net
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Counts of Geneva
House of Geneva
12th-century nobility
1098 births
1178 deaths