Humbert IVDe THOIRE VILLARS

Au cours de la première moitié du XIII° siècle, les sires de Thoire édifièrent un château à Matafelon, afin de fortifier leur frontière avec le Revermont passé dans la mouvance des comtes de Savoie. Celui-ci fut cependant rapidement donné pour partie en fief (2/3) à une famille de chevaliers qui avait ou qui prit dès lors le nom de maison de Matafelon.

Humbert II de THOIRE et VILLARS (-14 May 1301, bur Saint-Claude). Sire de Thoire et Villars. "Humbertus Dominus de THOIRE et de VILLARS" reached agreement with the priory of Nantua, with the consent of "Henricus de VILLARS Canonicus Lugdunensis et Beatrix Domina de Thoire mater dictorum Humberti et Henrici", by charter dated 22 Aug 1270.

m firstly Béatrix de BOURGOGNE, daughter of Eudes III Duke of BURGUNDY [CAPET] and his second wife Alix de VERGY ([1216]-). Her parentage and marriage are confirmed by the book of fees of the church of Lyon which records “Domino de VILLARS et de THOIRE” holding “tota terra Montisregalis quæ est ultra Sagonam...usque ad Gebennas” which he received “in dotem suæ uxoris sororis Ducis BURGUNDIAE”. Dame de Montréal, d´Arbent et de Martignat. The primary source which confirms her name has not yet been identified.

m secondly MARGUERITE, daughter of ---.

m thirdly as her second husband, Jordane de GRANDSON, widow of Aimon [III] de LA TOUR, daughter of Pierre[I] Sire de GRANDSON and his wife Agnes de NEUCHATEL.

Humbert [II] and his second wife had five children :

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