Editing Otto, Count of Savoy (section)

==Family==
He was a younger son of [[Humbert the White-Handed]] and his wife, Ancilla of Lenzburg.{{sfn|Previte-Orton|1912|p=43}} Through Humbert's service to the [[Holy Roman Emperor|German emperors]], the family was granted the [[counties]] of [[County of Maurienne|Maurienne]], [[Duchy of Aosta|Aosta]] and [[Sapaudia]] ([[County of Savoy|Savoy]]), all at the expense of local bishops or archbishops. Otto inherited the family's realms after the death of his brother [[Amadeus I, Count of Savoy|Amadeus]] {{c.}} 1051.{{sfn|Hellmann|1900|p=13}}

In 1046, he married Adelaide, heiress of the [[march of Susa]] and [[county of Turin]].{{sfn|Previte-Orton|1912|p=221}} They had:

* [[Peter I, Count of Savoy|Peter]] (d. 1078){{sfn|Previte-Orton|1912|p=66}}
* [[Amadeus II, Count of Savoy|Amadeus]] (d. 1080){{sfn|Previte-Orton|1912|p=66}}
* Otto{{sfn|Previte-Orton|1912|p=66}}{{efn|Otto is sometimes said to be Bishop Otto III of Asti ({{r.}} {{c.}} 1080 – c. 1088), but this identification is uncertain.{{sfn|Vergano|1951|p=?}}}}
* [[Bertha of Savoy|Bertha]] (d. 1087), wife of [[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry IV of Germany]]{{sfn|Previte-Orton|1912|p=66}}
* [[Adelaide of Savoy, Duchess of Swabia|Adelaide]] (d. 1080), married [[Rudolf of Rheinfelden|Rudolf of Swabia]]{{sfn|Previte-Orton|1912|p=66}}