Father Aymon I of Geneva Name Amadeus of Children William I of Geneva | Mother Ida Faucigny Parents Aymon I of Geneva Great-grandparents Gerold I, Count of Geneva | |
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Grandchildren William II of Geneva, Margaret of Geneva Grandparents Gerold II, Count of Geneva Great grandchildren Beatrice of Savoy, Peter II, Count of Savoy | ||
Amadeus I of Geneva (1098–1178) was count of Geneva. He succeeded his father in the county's government in 1128, 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 Faucigny.
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Biography
During his lifetime Amadeus I added the city of Annecy to his territories, thereby increasing the power of his County.
He also sought the protection of the House of Zahringen, after losing the rights to the dioceses of Sion, Lausanne and Geneva. Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1156 granted the rights to Berthold IV of Zahringen instead. However, Pope Alexander III took the bishop of Lausanne under his protection and superseded all claims to Lausanne, thereby reducing the power of the Duke of Zahringen. 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-Cret.
In 1178 Amadeus donated cannons to the capital of the St. Pierre Cathedral in Geneva, and the vineyards and tithes collected in Bossey.
Family
Amadeus was the son of Aymon I of Geneva (f. 1128) and Ida Faucigny, daughter of Sir Luis I of Faucigny. For two years Amadeus was married to the Lady Matilde of Cuiseaux, daughter of Hugo I of Cuiseaux, with whom he had:
- William I of Geneva (1132–1196) was married to Margaret Beatriz of Faucigny with whom he had three children.
In a second marriage (1137), with Lady Beatriz de Domene, daughter of Pierre Ainar of Domene, he had:
- Sir Amedee of Gex.
- Beatrice of Geneva, married to Henry I of Faucigny, baron de Faucigny.
- Lady Margaret of Geneva (fl. 1160), countess of Geneva, and married to Henry I of Faucigny (1155–1197), baron of Faucigny.