Archbishop Boniface Savoy 1207-1270

In 1195 Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 17] and [his mother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of [his grandfather] Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy and [his grandmother] Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy.

Around 1207 Archbishop Boniface Savoy was born to Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 29] and Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 27].

Around 1217 Amadeus Savoy IV Count Savoy [aged 20] and [his sister-in-law] Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of Hugh III Duke Burgundy and Beatrice of Albon Duchess Burgundy [aged 56]. He the son of [his father] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 39] and [his mother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 37]. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 5th June 1219 [his brother-in-law] Raymond IV Count Provence [aged 21] and [his sister] Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Provence. She the daughter of [his father] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 41] and [his mother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 39]. He the son of Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence and Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence [aged 39]. They were fourth cousins.

In 1224 Bishop William of Savoy was elected Bishop Valence.

On 1st March 1233 Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 55] died. His son Amadeus [aged 36] succeeded IV Count Savoy.

In 1239 Bishop William of Savoy died.

In 1241 [his brother] Archbishop Philip of Savoy [aged 34] was elected Bishop Valence.

On 18th December 1244 Amadeus Savoy IV Count Savoy [aged 47] and [his sister-in-law] Cecilia Baux Countess Savoy [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. The difference in their ages was 33 years. He the son of [his father] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy and [his mother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 64].

In 1245 [his brother] Archbishop Philip of Savoy [aged 38] was elected Archbishop of Lyons.

In 1252 [his brother] Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders [aged 53] and [his sister-in-law] Beatrice Fieschi were married. He the son of [his father] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy and [his mother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 72].

In 1252 [his mother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 72] died.

On 24th June 1253 Amadeus Savoy IV Count Savoy [aged 56] died without male issue. His son Boniface [aged 8] succeeded Count Savoy.

In 1257 Bishop Hugh de Balsham was elected Bishop of Ely by the monks of Ely contrary to King Henry III of England and the Archbishop of Canterbury Boniface of Savoy [aged 50]. Boniface declared the election invalid, and attempted to install Adam Marsh in the see. Both sides appealed to Rome. The election was confirmed by Pope Alexander IV in 1257.

In 1257 [his brother-in-law] Baldwin Redvers 7th Earl Devon [aged 20] and [his sister] Margherita Savoy Countess Devon were married. She by marriage Countess Devon. She the daughter of [his father] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy and [his mother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy. He the son of Baldwin Redvers 6th Earl Devon and Amice Clare Countess Devon [aged 36].

On 10th March 1258 Bishop Walter Branscombe [aged 38] was ordained priest and was consecrated Bishop of Exeter by Archbishop Boniface Savoy [aged 51].

On 7th February 1259 [his brother] Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders [aged 60] died.

In 1263 [his nephew] Boniface Savoy [aged 18] died. His uncle Peter [aged 60] succeeded Count Savoy.

Around 1267 [his sister] Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence [aged 69] died.

On 15th May 1268 [his brother] Peter of Savoy 1st Earl of Richmond [aged 65] died. He left the Honour of Richmond to his niece Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England [aged 45] who transferred it to the crown.

On 21st October 1268 Bishop Ainan II was consecrated at Southwark Cathedral [Map] by Archbishop Boniface Savoy [aged 61] and Bishop Walter Branscombe [aged 48].

In 1273 [his sister] Margherita Savoy Countess Devon died.

On 18th July 1279 Archbishop Boniface Savoy [aged 72] died.