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Otto of Savoy
Otto of Savoy

Otto or Oddone in Italian, (1010 or 1020 – c. 1057) was Count of Savoy from 1051 (or 1056) until his death. He ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother, Amedeo. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 413 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (500 × 726 pixel, file size: 300 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Otto of Savoy ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 413 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (500 × 726 pixel, file size: 300 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Otto of Savoy ... The House of Savoy was a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy, a region between Piedmont, Italy, France and French-speaking Switzerland. ... Amadeus I Coda Amadeus I Coda (d. ...


He married Adelaide, heiress of Turin and Susa, and had five children. Adelaide of Susa (also Adelheid, Adelais, or Adeline; 1016 – 19 December 1091[1]) was the Marchioness of Turin from 1034 to her death. ... “Torino” redirects here. ... Susa is a city in Piedmont, Italy. ...

  1. Peter
  2. Amadeo
  3. Otto, Bishop of Asti.
  4. Bertha of Savoy, Countess of Moriana (d. 1087) married Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
  5. Adelaide, (d. 1080) married Rudolf of Swabia (Rodolfo di Svevia in Italian)
Preceded by
Amadeus I
Count of Savoy
1051 (or 1056)- c. 1057
Succeeded by
Peter I

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House Of Savoy - LoveToKnow 1911 (3390 words)
The name of Savoy was known to the Romans during the decline of the empire.
After the collapse of that monarchy its territories passed to the German kings, and Savoy was divided between the counts of Provence, of Albon, of Gex, of Bresse, of the Genevois, of Maurienne, the lords of Habsburg, of Zahringen, andc., and several prelates.
Savoy French became a French province, and, although the Pied montese troops resisted bravely for four years in the face of continual defeats, Victor at last gave up the struggle as hopeless, signed the armistice of Cherasco, and died soon afterwards (1796).
Anetavle of Ketil 'Ken' Nygaard (10713 words)
Matilda of Savoy de Maurienne, daughter of Amadeus III of Savoy and Mathilde of Vienne (Albon), was born in 1125 and died on 4 Nov 1157 in Coimbra, Portugal.
Bertha of Savoy, daughter of Otto of Savoy and Adelheid of Susa, was born on 21 Sep 1051 and died on 27 Dec 1087.
Otto of Savoy, son of Humbert I Biancomano of Savoy and Ancilia of Lenzburg, was born circa 1021 and died between 1057 and 1060.
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