Ebal I of Challant (French: ''Ébal I
er de Challant'' or ''Ébal le Grand'',
[Édouard Aubert, ''La Vallée d'Aoste'', 1860.] Italian: ''Ebalo I di Challant'' or ''Ebalo Magno''; died 1323) was a nobleman of the
Challant family of
Aosta Valley
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Biography
He was the son of Godefroi I of Challant, viscount of
Aosta
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, and Beatrice of Geneva. He inherited from his paternal uncle the titles of Aosta and the fiefs of
Challant,
Graines,
Ussel,
Fénis
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and
Saint-Marcel. Ebal married Alasia of Montjovet, from whom he obtained part of
Montjovet
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In 1295 he renounced to the title of viscount of Aosta, which thus returned to the
counts of Savoy, receiving in exchange the remaining lands of Montjovet. During his c. 50 years of countship, he was a faithful ally of
Amadeus V of Savoy, but kept good relationships with the latter's main enemies, the
Marquisses of Montferrat. In 1280 he intervened with Amadeus to obtain the releasing of
William VII of Montferrat
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Biography Youth
William was born in Trino, the eldest son ...
. In 1297 he was appointed as general lieutenant of Montferrat by Marquis
John I John I may refer to:
People
Religious figures
* John I (bishop of Jerusalem)
* John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople
* John I of Antioch (died 441)
* Pope John I of Alexandria, Coptic Pope from 496 to 505
* Pope John I, P ...
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His death in 1323 at
Challant was followed by a dispute among his heirs. This lasted until 1337, when his sons agreed to give Fénis to Ebal's grandson
Aymon and Ussel and Saint-Marcel to
Ebal II of Challant.
References
External links
Historical notes on Aosta Valley
Sources
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Challant family
1323 deaths
13th-century births
People from the Savoyard state