Marie de Genève

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f) MARIE (-after 28 Aug 1396). The contract of marriage between "Jacobum de Sabaudia Principem Achayæ…Philippum de Sabaudia, filium dicti domini principis" and "Amedeum comitem Gebennesii…Mariam ipsius domini comitis filiam" is dated 4 Aug 1346[249]. "Conte Amedeo di Geneva e Metilde di Bologna sua Consorte" deposited money with "Abate di S. Michele della Chiusa" for the dowry of "Maria Loro figlia futura Sposa di Filippo Principe d'Acaia", to be returned in case she died, by charter dated 17 Aoct 1347[250]. "Louis et Hugues de Chalon fils de Jean de Chalon" and “Amédée comte de Genève...Marie sa fille veuve dudit Jean de Chalon” agreed Marie’s dower, in consideration of the future marriage between “Louis de Chalon avec Blanche fille dudit Amédée de Genève”, by charter dated 6 Oct 1363[251]. The marriage contract between "Humbert sire de Roussillon et d’Annonay fils d’Humbert sire de Thoire et de Villars" and “Marie sœur d’Amédée comte de Genève”, with payments made by “Hugues et Louis de Chalon à raison de son douaire”, is dated 2 Mar 1367 (O.S.)[252]. Her parentage and first marriage are confirmed by the charter dated 23 Aug 1394 under which [her second husband] "Humbert sire de Thoire et de Villars" required the performance of a contract made between “feu Marie de Genève sa femme fille d’Amédée comte de Genève, alors veuve en première noces de Jean de Chalon” and “Hugues et Louis fils dudit Jean de Chalon” regarding payment of her dower, addressed to “Jean de Chalon seigneur d’Arlay comme héritier de Louis de Chalon son père et de Hugues de Chalon son oncle”[253]. Her parentage and second marriage are confirmed by the testament of [her brother] "Pierre comte de Genève", dated 24 Mar 1392, which appointed [her son] “son neveu Humbert de Villars fils de Humbert sire de Villars et de feu Marie de Genève” as his heir[254].

Betrothed (contract 4 Aug 1346) to PHILIPPE de Savoie, son of JACQUES de Savoie Signor del Piemonte, titular Prince of Achaia & his first wife Beatrice d'Este (Aug 1340-castle of Avigliana Oct 1368).

m firstly (1361 after 3 Oct) as his second wife, JEAN de Chalon Seigneur d'Arlay, son of HUGUES [I] Seigneur d'Arlay et de Vitteaux [Bourgogne-Comt%C3%A9] & his wife Beatrix de la Tour du Pin (-25/26 Feb 1362, bur Mont-Sainte-Marie).

m secondly (contract Annecy 2 Mar 1368, divorced) as his second wife, HUMBERT [VI] de Thoire et Villars, son of HUMBERT [V] Seigneur de Thoire et Villars & his second wife Béatrix de Chalon [Bourgogne-Comt%C3%A9] ([1342/43]-Trévoux 24 Jul 1423). He succeeded his father in 1372 as Seigneur de Thoire et Villars.