Gisela of Burgundy, Countess of Savoy and Marchioness of Montferrat

Who was Gisela of Burgundy, Countess of Savoy and Marchioness of Montferrat?

Gisela of Burgundy, was a Countess consort of Savoy and a Marchioness consort of Montferrat. She was the spouse of Humbert II, Count of Savoy and later of Rainier I of Montferrat whom she married in 1105. She was the daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy.

With her first husband, Humbert II of Savoy, whom she married in 1090, her children included:

Amadeus III of Savoy

William, Bishop of Liège

Adelaide of Maurienne, wife of King Louis VI of France

Agnes, wife of Arcimboldo VI, lord of Bourbon

Humbert

Reginald

Guy, abbott of Namur

By her second marriage to Rainier, Marquess of Montferrat, her children were:

Joanna, who married William Clito, Count of Flanders, in 1127, and was widowed a year later

William V of Montferrat

Matilda, wife of Alberto of Parodi, Margrave of Parodi

Adelasia, a nun

Isabella, wife of Guido, Count of Biandrate