Humbert III | |
|---|---|
| Count of Savoy | |
| Reign | 1148–1189 |
| Predecessor | Amadeus III |
| Successor | Thomas |
| Born | 1136 Avigliana, Piedmont |
| Died | 1189 Chambéry, Savoy |
| Noble family | House of Savoy |
| Spouse(s) | Faidiva of Toulouse Gertrude of Flanders Clementia of Zähringen Beatrice of Viennois |
| Issue Detail | Thomas I of Savoy |
| Father | Amadeus III of Savoy |
| Mother | Mahaut of Albon |
Humbert III (1136 – 4 March 1189), surnamed the Blessed, was Count of Savoy from 1148 to 1189. His parents were Amadeus III of Savoy and Mahaut of Albon. He ceded rights and benefits to monasteries and played a decisive role in the organisation of Hautecombe Abbey. It is said that he would rather have been a monk than a sovereign. On the death of his third wife, he retired to Hautecombe, but then changed his mind and, by his fourth wife finally had a son, Thomas. He sided with the Guelph party of Pope Alexander III against the Ghibelline emperor Frederick Barbarossa. The result was an invasion of his states twice: in 1174 Susa was set on fire, and in 1187 Henry VI banished him from the Holy Roman Empire and wrested away most of his domains. He was left with only the valleys of Susa and Aosta. He died at Chambéry in 1189. He was the first prince buried at Hautecombe. His memorial day is 4 March.