See also: the Tower of the Pine

Humbert Ier , born towards the 1240, dead April 12th 1307, was a baron of Tour-du-Pin, before becoming, by marriage, dolphin of Viennese. He was wire of Albert IV, baron of Tour-du-Pin, and Beatrice de Coligny. His/her mother was itself girl of Hugues Ier, lord of Coligny, and Béatrice d' Albon, dauphine of the Viennese.

Biography

Humbert becomes dolphin in 1282 with died of her brother-in-law Jean Ier and contributes to the widening of Dauphine by integrating her baronnie Tower, which cuts the communications between the Bresse and the Savoy, two fields of the count de Savoie. Not being able to tolerate this new obstacle, the count Philippe Ier of Savoy enters in open war with his neighbor in 1282. This war, like the majority of the medieval conflicts, is only one succession of rides, term devoted to indicate incursions in enemy territory intended to devastate harvests and to sow terror among the inhabitants.

The mandements of High Grésivaudan are touched as of the advent of Humbert by a succession of Savoyard rides: Avalon is tackled in August but the heroic defense of a company of Grenoble-native principal rafters prevents its catch. This frontier borough is again attacked twice in the week preceding All Saints' day. All the mills are destroyed. This same week, Bellecombe is attacked. Finally in December, Louis, second nephew of the count Philippe, accompanied by 48 riders without success the castle of Buissière besieges and returns only with 6 prisoners. This war will be completed in 1286 by the treaty of Paris.

This same year the lord of the manor of Bellecombe, Aimeric of Briançon, is pressed by the count of Savoy to pay homage to him, which it does. That means that mandement of Buissière and its castle become again the first line of defense of the delphinal field on Right Bank. Not being able to accept this encroachment on her grounds, Humbert Ier mandement proposes a skilful market with consistent Aimeric with the exchange of sound of Bellecombe against that of Varces, which it accepts in 1289. Bellecombe becomes thus definitively From the Dauphine, for the greatest fury of the count de Savoie, Amédée Large the.

Decided to be avenged, this one attacks and destroys the borough of Bellecombe, passing its inhabitants with the wire of the sword. Continuing its ride in Grésivaudan, burning the barns and the houses which it meets, it puts the seat in front of the castle of the Terrace defended by the lord of the manor Hugues d' Arces. The attack lasts one day whole but it fails, leaving many dead soldiers. Beating a retreat, it sets fire to Barraux and shaves the keep From the Dauphine which was built with the site of current Fort Barraux. This last act of revenge will lose it, because the time spent to the demolition of the keep is made profitable by Humbert Ier who, having joined together a small in particular made up army of help the noble ones and knights of Buissière, comes to tighten to him a ambush in the wood of Servette between Barraux and Chapareillan. Letting pass before Savoyard guard, it falls on the remaining one from the troop from Amédée which it puts in rout, by killing a great number and making a multitude of prisoners. This conflict ends in 1293 by the treaty of Saint Jean de Moirans.

To have undertaken warlike forwardings against the count of Savoy and to have overpowered her subjects of abusive tolls, Humbert will fall under the blow from triple excommunication. This will not prevent it from finishing its life with chartreuse Valley co. Marie in 1306 by leaving the capacity to his/her Jean son.

Marriage and children

He married in 1273 Anne of Burgundy, girl of Guigues VII of Burgundy, dolphin of the Viennese, and Beatrice of Savoy. They had six children:
  • Jean II (1280 † 1319), dolphin of the Viennese.
  • Hugues († 1329), baron de Faucigny
  • Guigues († 1319), lord of Montauban.
  • Alix (1280 † 1309), married in 1296 with Jean I {{er}} (1275 † 1333), count de Forez
  • Marie, married to Aymar of Poitiers-Valentinois
  • Marguerite, married in 1303 with Frederic Ier († 1336), marquis de Salucce.
  • Beatrice (1275 † 1347), married in 1312 with Hugues de Chalon, (1288 † 1322), lord d' Arlay.
  • Henri (1296 † 1349), bishop of Metz
  • Catherine († 1337), married in 1312 with Philippe of Savoy (1278 † 1334), count de Piémont and prince d' Achaïe.

Source

  • http://www.atelierdesdauphins.com/histo/humbert1.htm with the authorization of the workshop of the dolphins
  • http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY%20Kingdom.htm#HumbertIlaTourPindied1307B

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