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Thomas possessed the martial abilities, energy, and brilliance that his father lacked, and Savoy enjoyed a golden age under his leadership. He had taken over effective rule of Savoy by August 1191, and despite his youth he began the push north-west into new territories. He conquerored Vaud , Bugey , and Carignano . He supported the Hohenstaufen s, and was known as "Thomas the Ghibelline" due to his career as Imperial Vicar of Lombardy. In 1195 he ambushed the party of Count William I Of Geneva , which was escorting the count's daughter, Marguerite, to France for her intended wedding to King Philip II Of France . Thomas carried off Marguerite and married her himself, producing some eight sons and six daughters. :# Amedeo :# Umberto, d. between March and November 1223 :# Tommaso :# Aimone, d. August 30 1237 , Lord of Chablais :# Guglielmo, Bishop of Valence and Dean of Vienne :# Amadeo of Savoy, Bishop of Maurienne :# Pietro :# Filippo :# Bonifacio :# Beatrice, d. 1265 or 1266, married in December 1219 to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count Of Provence (1209-1245) :# Alasia of Savoy, abbess of the monastery of St Pierre in Lyon :# Ágatha of Savoy, abbess of the monastery of St Pierre in Lyon :# Margherita of Savoy, d. 1273, married in 1218 to Hartmann I of Kyburg :# Avita of Savoy, married Baldwin De Reviers , 8th Earl Of Devon |
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