William I of Geneva ( – 25 July 1195) was

Count of Geneva The County of Geneva, largely corresponding to the later Genevois province, originated in the tenth century, in the Burgundian Kingdom of Arles (Arelat) which fell to the Holy Roman Empire in 1032. History Several nobles had held the title of a ...

from 1178 to 1195, in succession to his father, Count

Amadeus I of Geneva Amadeus I of Geneva (1098–1178) was count of Geneva. He succeeded his father in the county's government in 1128,Articl« Le paradoxe religieux d'une commune coupée en deux »de Dominique Ernst, paru dans Le Dauphiné libéré du 1er avril 2008 ...

. William's mother was Amadeus' wife, Matilda de Cuiseaux. *His first wife was Marguerite Beatrice de Faucigny, by whom he had three children: **

Humbert of Geneva Humbert, Umbert or Humberto (Latinized ''Humbertus'') is a Germanic given name, from ''hun'' "warrior" and ''beraht'' "bright". It also came into use as a surname. Given name ;Royalty and Middle Ages * Emebert (died 710) * Humbert of Maroilles ...

Marguerite of Geneva Margaret of Geneva (1180?–1252), was a countess of Savoy by marriage to Thomas I of Savoy.Eugene L. Cox, The Eagles of Savoy : The House of Savoy in Thirteenth-Century Europe, Princeton University Press, 2015 (réimpr. 2015) (1re éd. 1974), 5 ...

, wife of

Thomas I of Savoy Thomas Ι (''Tommaso I''; c. 1178 – 1 March 1233) was Count of Savoy from 1189 to 1233. He is sometimes numbered "Thomas I" to distinguish him from his son of the same name. His long reign marked a decisive period in the history of Savoy. Bi ...

In 1195 William was escorting his daughter Marguerite to France for her intended wedding to King

Philip II Philip II may refer to: * Philip II of Macedon (382–336 BC) * Philip II (emperor) (238–249), Roman emperor * Philip II, Prince of Taranto (1329–1374) * Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (1342–1404) * Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438-1497) * Philip ...

. Thomas of Savoy ambushed the party, carried off Marguerite and married her himself, producing some eight sons and six daughters. **

William II of Geneva William II (''floruit'' 1208–1252) was the Count of Geneva, originally a usurper, from 1225 until his death. He fought a long series of wars with the House of Savoy and lost control of all of his county outside of the traditional Genevois and sa ...

*His second wife was Agnes of Savoy, daughter of

Amadeus III 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 da ...

, by whom he had one daughter: ** Beatrice of Geneva *His third marriage, to Beatrice de Vaupergue, was childless. He died at the Château de Novel in

Annecy Annecy ( , ; frp, Èneci or ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, south of Geneva, Switzerland. Nickname ...

, France.

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* Counts of Geneva House of Geneva 12th-century nobility 1130s births 1195 deaths Year of birth uncertain {{Switzerland-bio-stub