Humbert II of Viennois

Unlike his predecessors, Humbert was not itinerant, moving continually from one dauphinal castle to another, instead preferring to settle in Beauvoir.

[3] In 1333, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, sought to counter French influence in the region, and offered Humbert the Kingdom of Arles, an opportunity to gain full authority over Savoy, Provence, and surrounding territories.

[6] In 1339 due to increasing financial difficulties, he made an inventory of his possessions with the hope of selling them to Pope Benedict XII.

When Pope Clement VI brought the two sides to negotiations, the terms included the possibility of Humbert marrying Bianca of Savoy, though this did not reach an agreement.

This statute was subject to much parliamentary debate at the regional level, as local leaders sought to defend their autonomy and privilege against the state.

In July 1332, according to "De Allobrogibus libri novem", Umberto married Maria del Balzo, daughter of the Duke of Andria, Count of Montescaglioso, Bertrando III, and Beatrice of Anjou and niece of the sovereign of the Kingdom of Naples, Count of Anjou and of Maine, count of Provence and Forcalquier, and titular king of Jerusalem, Robert of Anjou, who according to document n° I of the Histoire de Dauphiné et des princes, granted an annual pension to Umberto, husband of his niece.

Umberto from Maria del Balzo (French: Marie des Baux) had only one son: André (September 1333 – October 1335), who, in 1335, was betrothed to Blanche of Navarre.