III , ▁in ▁ 1 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁back ed ▁the ▁inheritance ▁claims ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Henry ▁II ▁and ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁us ur p ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁A osta ▁from ▁its ▁b ish ops ▁at ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁An sel m . ▁Following ▁his ▁support ▁of ▁Con rad   II ▁in ▁an nex ing ▁Ar les ▁upon ▁Rud olph ' s ▁death ▁and ▁suppress ing ▁the ▁revol ts ▁of ▁Count ▁O do ▁and ▁Bishop ▁B urch ard , ▁he ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Maur ienne ▁( former ly ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁arch b ish ops ▁of ▁V ienne ) ▁and ▁territ ories ▁in ▁Ch ab lais ▁and ▁Tar enta ise , ▁formerly ▁held ▁by ▁its ▁arch b ish ops ▁at ▁Mo û ti ers . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁A rel at ▁remained ▁a ▁tit ular ▁kingdom ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁Hum bert ' s ▁descend ants — l ater ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Sav oy — m aint ained ▁their ▁independence ▁as ▁counts . ▁In ▁ 1 0 4 6 , ▁his ▁younger ▁son ▁Otto ▁married ▁Ad ela ide , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Ul ric ▁Man fred ▁II , ▁mar quis ▁of ▁Sus a . ▁When ▁she ▁inherited ▁her ▁father ' s ▁lands ▁in ▁preference ▁to ▁other , ▁male , ▁relatives , ▁he ▁thereby ▁acquired ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁extensive ▁March ▁of ▁Tur in . ▁This ▁was ▁then ▁un ited ▁with ▁Sav oy ▁upon ▁his ▁inheritance ▁from ▁his ▁elder ▁brother . ▁ ▁The ▁counts ▁further ▁en larg