Individual Details

William I, Count of Geneva

(1132 - 25 Jul 1195)

According to Wikipedia:

William I of Geneva (c. 1132 - 25 July 1195) was Count of Geneva from 1178 to 1195, in succession to his father, Count Amadeus I of Geneva. William's mother was Amadeus' wife, Matilda de Cuiseaux.

He died at the Château de Novel in Annecy.

Family
His first wife was Marguerite Beatrice de Faucigny, by whom he had three children:
Humbert of Geneva
Marguerite of Geneva, wife of Thomas I of Savoy[1]
William II of Geneva
His second wife was Agnes of Savoy, daughter of Amadeus III of Savoy,[2] by whom he had one daughter:
Beatrice of Geneva
His third marriage, to Beatrice de Vaupergue, was childless.
Notes
In 1195 William was escorting his daughter Marguerite to France for her intended wedding to King Philip II. Thomas of Savoy ambushed the party, carried off Marguerite and married her himself, producing some eight sons and six daughters.
Previte-Orton 1912, p. 313.
References
Previte-Orton, C.W. (1912). The Early History of the House of Savoy: 1000-1233. Cambridge University Press.


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According to Wikipedia:

William I of Geneva (c.?1132 - 25 July 1195) was Count of Geneva from 1178 to 1195, in succession to his father, Count Amadeus I of Geneva. William's mother was Amadeus' wife, Matilda de Cuiseaux.

He died at the Château de Novel in Annecy.

Family
His first wife was Marguerite Beatrice de Faucigny, by whom he had three children:
Humbert of Geneva
Marguerite of Geneva, wife of Thomas I of Savoy[1]
William II of Geneva
His second wife was Agnes of Savoy, daughter of Amadeus III of Savoy,[2] by whom he had one daughter:
Beatrice of Geneva
His third marriage, to Beatrice de Vaupergue, was childless.
Notes
In 1195 William was escorting his daughter Marguerite to France for her intended wedding to King Philip II. Thomas of Savoy ambushed the party, carried off Marguerite and married her himself, producing some eight sons and six daughters.
Previte-Orton 1912, p. 313.
References
Previte-Orton, C.W. (1912). The Early History of the House of Savoy: 1000-1233. Cambridge University Press.

Events

Birth1132
Death25 Jul 1195Cheateau de Novel, Annecy, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France

Families

SpouseMarguerite Beatrice de Faucigny (1160 - 1196)
ChildMargaret of Geneva (1180 - 1253)
FatherAmadeaus I, Count of Geneva (1098 - 1178)
MotherLiving
SiblingWilliam I, Count of Geneva (1132 - )