Mahaut of Albon (1112–1148), was a Countess Consort of

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by marriage to

Amadeus III, Count of Savoy Amadeus III of Savoy (1095 – April 1148) was Count of Savoy and Maurienne from 1103 until his death. He was also known as a crusader. Biography He was born in Carignano, Piedmont, the son of Humbert II of Savoy and Gisela of Burgundy, the daug ...

Life

She was the eldest daughter of

Guigues III of Albon Guigues the Old, called Guigues III (born 1050/1060; died 21 December 1133), was a Count of Albon from 1079, when the County of Vienne, then in the possession of the Archdiocese of Vienne, was divided between him and Humbert I of Savoy, who rec ...

and Matilda of Hauteville. The marriage was arranged as an alliance with the counts of Geneva and her own family. Amadeus III had no heir after his first spouse, who died in 1134. The wedding took place in 1135. She is noted as the countess of Savoy when she acted as a donor to the convent in Ripalta on 9 January 1137. She made donations to other convents, such as the convent of San Maurizio d'Agauno in 1143. When she gave birth to an heir in 1136, Savoy was spared a succession crisis. Because of her marriage alliance, her father assisted her spouse in the military expedition in Grésivaudan in 1140, and died in battle in 1142. Mahaut died prior to the departure of her spouse in the Second crusade.

Legacy

According to tradition, she was the founder of the charity establishment ''Pain de mai'', which provided food to people during famine.Jean-Paul Bergeri, Histoire de Moûtiers. Capitale de la Tarentaise, Les Marches, La Fontaine de Siloé, coll. « Les Savoisiennes », 2007, 503 p. (ISBN 978-2-84206-341-2

Issue

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(1125–1158), married king

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:# Agnes of Savoy (1125–1172), married

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:# Humbert III (1136–1188) :# John of Savoy :# Peter of Savoy :# William of Savoy :# Margaret of Savoy (died 1157) :# Isabella of Savoy :# Juliana of Savoy (died 1194), abbess of St. André-le-Haut

References

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