Margaret of Geneva explained

Margaret of Geneva
Father:William I, Count of Geneva
Mother:Beatrice de Faucigny (c. 1160–1196)
Spouse:Thomas I of Savoy
Issue:Amadeus IV
Thomas ΙΙ
William of Savoy
Peter II
Philip I
Boniface
Beatrice
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Birth Date:c. 1180?
Birth Place:Geneva
Death Date:1252

Margaret of Geneva (1180?–1252), was a countess of Savoy by marriage to Thomas I of Savoy. She was the daughter of William I, Count of Geneva, and Beatrice de Faucigny (1160–1196).

Life

Margaret was supposed to become the third wife of Philip II of France. However, when her father was escorting her to France in May 1195, Thomas I of Savoy carried her off. Attracted by her beauty, Count Thomas then married her himself, claiming that Philip II was already married (the French King had married Ingeborg of Denmark in 1193 but had repudiated her soon thereafter). Margaret's father fell sick and died after the wedding, and her mother died the following year.After her death, she was buried at Hautecombe Abbey in Savoy.

Issue

The children of Marguerite and Thomas I of Savoy were:

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