Otto, I Count of Savoy
Between 1010 and 1020 - Abt 1057 (~ 47 years)-
Name Otto , I Count of Savoy [1, 2] Suffix I Count of Savoy Born Between 1010 and 1020 [2] Gender Male Died Abt 1057 [2] Notes - Otto (or Othon in French, Oddone in Italian) (1010/1020 - c. 1057) was a Count of Savoy from 1051 (or 1056) until his death.
He substantially enlarged his lands through his marriage. After this acquisition the House of Savoy concentrated their expansion efforts towards Italy instead of outside the Alps as they had done before. Savoy's lands occupied much of modern Savoy and Piedmont, although several other small states could be found between them.
Family
He was son of Humbert, the first Count of Savoy, and his wife Ancilla, and ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother, Amadeus I of Savoy.
In 1046 he married Adelaide, heiress of Turin and Susa. They had five children:
Peter
Amadeus
Otto
Bertha, Countess of Moriana (died 1087)
Adelaide (died 1080), married Rudolf of Swabia
Person ID I5418 Bosdet Genealogy Last Modified 16 May 2013
Father Umberto, I Count of Savoy, b. Abt 980, d. Abt 1047, Hermillon, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France 
(Age ~ 67 years) Relationship Natural Mother Ancilla of Lenzburg Relationship Natural Family ID F2162 Group Sheet
Family Adelaide of Susa, b. Between 1014 and 1020, Turin, Torino, Piemonte, Italy , d. 19 Dec 1091 (Age ~ 77 years) Children 1. Bertha of Savoy, b. 21 Sep 1051, d. 27 Dec 1087, Mainz, Germany (Age 36 years)Family ID F2161 Group Sheet
- Otto (or Othon in French, Oddone in Italian) (1010/1020 - c. 1057) was a Count of Savoy from 1051 (or 1056) until his death.
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Sources - [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_of_Savoy.
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_of_Savoy.
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_of_Savoy.