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Peter I, Count of Savoy

Peter I
Count of Savoy and Margrave of Turin
Pietro I di Savoia Denaro Segusino.jpg
Coin bearing the stamped image of Peter I, Count of Savoy
Predecessor Otto of Savoy
Successor Amadeus II of Savoy
Spouse(s) Agnes of Aquitaine
Issue
Agnes
Alice
Noble family House of Savoy
Father Otto I, Count of Savoy
Mother Adelaide of Susa
Born c. 1048
Died 1078

Peter I (c. 1048 – 9 August 1078) was count of Savoy and margrave of Turin jointly with his brother Amadeus II of Savoy from c. 1060 to 1078. He ruled only nominally, as true power was in the hands of his mother, Adelaide of Susa.

Peter presided over court hearings alongside Adelaide and also issued several donation charters with her and his brothers Amadeus II of Savoy and Otto. Shortly before his death, Peter united with Bishop Cunibert of Turin in an attempt to drive Abbot Benedict II from his abbey of San Michele della Chiusa.

Peter married Agnes of Aquitaine, c.1065. They had two daughters:



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