Editing Amadeus III, Count of Savoy (section)

==Crusade==
In 1147, he accompanied his nephew [[Louis VII of France]] and his wife [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] on the [[Second Crusade]].{{sfn|Suger|2018|p=169}} He financed his expedition with help from a loan from the Abbey of St. Maurice. In his retinue were many barons from Savoy, including the lords of [[Faucigny]], [[Seyssel, Haute-Savoie|Seyssel]], [[La Chambre]], [[Miolans]], [[Montbel, Lozère|Montbel]], [[Thoire]], [[Montmayeur]], [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]], [[Viry, Haute-Savoie|Viry]], [[La Palude]], [[Blonay]], [[Chevron-Villette]], [[Chignin]], and [[Châtillon, Vienne|Châtillon]]. Amadeus travelled south through [[Italy]] to [[Brindisi]], where he crossed over to [[Durrës|Durazzo]], and marched east along the [[Via Egnatia]] to meet Louis at [[Constantinople]] in late 1147. After crossing into [[Anatolia]], Amadeus, who was leading the vanguard, became separated from Louis near [[Denizli|Laodicea]], and Louis' forces were almost entirely destroyed.

Marching on to [[Adalia, Turkey|Adalia]], Louis, Amadeus, and other barons decided to continue to [[Antioch]] by ship. On the journey, Amadeus fell ill on [[Cyprus]], and died at [[Nicosia]] in April 1148.{{sfn|Previte-Orton|1912|p=312}} He was buried in the Church of St. Croix in Nicosia. In Savoy, his son Humbert III succeeded him, under the regency of bishop Amadeus of Lausanne.{{sfn|Previte-Orton|1912|p=317}}