Editing Amadeus II, Count of Savoy (section)

==Before his countship==
The second son of Count [[Otto of Savoy]] and Margravine [[Adelaide of Turin]], Amadeus II was probably born around 1050, because he, alongside other noblemen of the [[Kingdom of Burgundy]], swore an oath on the tomb of Saint Peter in Rome to defend the Church around 1070–73. In 1074 [[Pope Gregory VII]] was trying to persuade [[William I, Count of Burgundy]], to remember this vow and, with Amadeus and others, go to the defence of the [[Byzantine Empire|Roman Empire in the East]] against the [[Seljuk Turks]].<ref name=cognasso>F. Cognasso, "Amedeo II, conte di Savoia", ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'', [http://www.treccani.it/Portale/elements/categoriesItems.jsp?pathFile=/sites/default/BancaDati/Dizionario_Biografico_degli_Italiani/VOL02/DIZIONARIO_BIOGRAFICO_DEGLI_ITALIANI_Vol02_001554.xml Online].</ref> As his mother is known to have had good relations with the Papacy in these years, this record seems to indicate that Amadeus was following his mother's policies at this early stage in his career.<ref name=cognasso/>

Early in 1077 Amadeus, with his mother and brother [[Peter I, Count of Savoy|Peter]], then Count of Savoy, hosted his sister [[Bertha of Savoy|Bertha]], and his brother-in-law, Bertha's husband, the [[Emperor Henry IV]]. Amadeus and Adelaide then [[Walk to Canossa|escorted the imperial couple to Canossa]] so the excommunicated emperor could reconcile with the pope.<ref>[https://storicamente.org/creber-women-canossa A. Creber, ‘Women at Canossa. The Role of Elite Women in the Reconciliation between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV of Germany (January 1077),’] ''Storicamente'' 13 (2017), article no. 13, pp. 1-44.</ref> There they both took part in the negotiations and stood as pledges for the emperor's good faith.<ref name=cognasso/>

On 16 July 1078, Amadeus and Peter witnessed a donation of their mother's to the [[Abbey of Novalesa]].<ref name=cognasso/> It was the last act of Amadeus and Peter together.