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    The County of Savoy (French: Comté de Savoie, Italian: Contea di Savoia) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire which emerged, along with the free communes...
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    of Savoy, followed by Charles Emmanuel I, and Charles III or Amadeus VIII. House of Savoy History of Savoy List of consorts of Savoy County of Savoy Duchy...
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    west and to the Aosta Valley in the east. Savoy emerged as the feudal County of Savoy ruled by the House of Savoy during the 11th to 14th centuries. The...
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    until 1847 and was a possession of the House of Savoy. It was created when Emperor Sigismund, raised the County of Savoy into a duchy for Amadeus VIII....
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    The House of Savoy (Italian: Casa Savoia) is an Italian royal house (formally a dynasty) that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region. Through...
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    founder of the House of Savoy. Of obscure origins, his service to the Holy Roman Emperors Henry II and Conrad II was rewarded with the counties of Maurienne...
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    (principally the Duchy of Savoy, Principality of Piedmont, County of Nice, Duchy of Genoa and others) were held by the Savoys in their own right, hence...
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    Savoyard state (redirect from Savoy States)
    multi-century history of Savoy included the period before the County of Savoy, then the County of Savoy, the Duchy of Savoy, the period from Savoy to Sicily and...
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  • Savoy may also refer to: County of Savoy, a Middle Ages county near where modern Switzerland, Italy and France meet Duchy of Savoy, a duchy in the Italian...
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    his cousin Joan of Savoy renewed her claim on the county of Savoy, that she was descended from Amadeus's uncle Edward, Count of Savoy, though her claim...
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    because of his career as Imperial Vicar of Lombardy. Thomas worked throughout his reign to expand the control and influence of the County of Savoy. One of the...
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    Charles annexed the County of Savoy to the Kingdom of Germany.: 36  During his visit to Paris in early 1378, Charles IV granted the title of Imperial vicar...
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    the County to Amadeus VIII of Savoy. His heirs, however, contested this and the legal processes were not completed until 1424. From 1424 the County of Geneva...
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    The Residences of the Royal House of Savoy are a group of buildings in Turin and the Metropolitan City of Turin, in Piedmont (northern Italy). It was added...
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    Guastalla County of Masserano County of Mirandola County of Montechiarugolo County of Novellara County of Pitigliano County of Santa Fiora County of Savoy (raised...
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    of Savoy from 1329 to 1343. Aymon was born in Chambéry.[citation needed] His father was Amadeus V, Count of Savoy, and he was the younger brother of Edward...
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  • The lordship of Piedmont, later the principality of Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte), was originally an appanage of the County of Savoy, and as such its lords...
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    the 14th century at the court of the County of Savoy, and were created to mark the occasion of a visit by the King of France. They were particularly...
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    1259) was the Lord of Piedmont from 1233 to his death, Count of Flanders jure uxoris from 1237 to 1244, and regent of the County of Savoy from 1253 to his...
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  • history of Savoy presents a synthesis of the various periods, from prehistory to the present day, of the geographical and historical entity known as Savoy, a...
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    April 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023. "Amadeus VIII | antipope and duke of Savoy". 3 January 2024. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved...
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    Savoy is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,857 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan...
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    Joan of Savoy (1310 – 29 June 1344), was Duchess consort of Brittany by marriage to John III, Duke of Brittany. Joan was the claimant to the County of Savoy...
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    Gonfaloniere (category Positions of authority)
    Italian communes, from Spoleto to the County of Savoy, elected or appointed gonfalonieri. The Bentivoglio family of Bologna aspired to this office during...
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    the county of Middlesex. Named for the Savoy Palace, it came to be held by the Duchy of Lancaster, and was also known as the Liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster...
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    his niece Eleanor of Provence and her son Edward I of England with the inheritance of Savoy. Amadeus was awarded the County of Savoy, and in order to diminish...
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    Beatrice of Savoy (c. 1198 – c. 1267) was Countess consort of Provence by her marriage to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence. She served as regent of her...
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  • Charlemagne, was Count of Savoy from 1263 until his death in 1268. He was also holder of the Honour of Richmond, Yorkshire, England, the Honour of the Eagle also...
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    Edward's other castles in the north of Wales, the architecture of Harlech has close links to that found in the County of Savoy during the same period, an influence...
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    of the ancient County of Provence. Nice became part of the domains of the House of Savoy on 28 September 1388, with which Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy...
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