• The history of Savoy presents a synthesis of the various periods, from prehistory to the present day, of the geographical and historical entity known as...
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    The titles of the Count of Savoy, and then Duke of Savoy, are titles of nobility attached to the historical territory of Savoy. Since its creation, in...
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    Valley in the east. Savoy, formerly a part of the Kingdom of Burgundy, emerged as the feudal County of Savoy ruled by the House of Savoy during the 11th to...
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    The Duchy of Savoy (Italian: Ducato di Savoia; French: Duché de Savoie) was a territorial entity of the Savoyard state that existed from 1416 until 1847...
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    the mainland possessions of the House of Savoy. Before 1847, only the island of Sardinia proper was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia, while the other...
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    The House of Savoy (Italian: Casa Savoia, French: Maison de Savoie) is a royal house (formally a dynasty) of Franco-Italian origin that was established...
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    The County of Savoy (Latin: Comitatus Sabaudiae) was a feudal state of the Holy Roman Empire which emerged, along with the free communes of Switzerland...
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  • The History of Savoy from 1860 to 1914 covers the period when the former Duchy of Savoy joined the French nation. This followed the signing of the Treaty...
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    marked a decisive period in the history of Savoy. Thomas was born in Aiguebelle, the son of Humbert III of Savoy and Beatrice of Viennois. He was still a minor...
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  • The medieval period in Savoy extends from the concession of Sapaudia (or Sapaudie) to the Germanic people of the Burgundians in the 5th century, through...
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    The term annexation of Savoy to France is used to describe the union of all of Savoy—including the future departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, which...
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    citizens of Savoy who considered themselves to have ties with the House of Savoy dynasty. Savoy was the original territory of the duke of Savoy that later...
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    The Savoy Hotel is a luxury hotel located in the Strand in the City of Westminster in central London, England. Built by the impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte...
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    Savoyard state (redirect from Savoy States)
    end of the 17th century, its population was about 1.4 million. The multi-century history of Savoy included the period before the County of Savoy, then...
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  • Jasmin Savoy Brown (born March 21, 1994) is an American actress. She has appeared in the HBO mystery drama series The Leftovers (2015–2017), the ABC legal...
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  • incorporation of Savoy into France in 1792 refers to the "reunion," as termed by the decree, or the occupation or "annexation," as described by historians, of the...
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    Evian (category History of Savoy)
    became French when Savoy was incorporated into France under the Treaty of Turin. The French Ministry of Health reauthorized the bottling of Cachat water on...
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    on Piedmont (the Kingdom of Sardinia) under King Victor Emmanuel II (1820–1878) of the House of Savoy. Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810–1861) provided...
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    alliance of the two states against Austria. The agreement would be reinforced through the marriage of Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy, daughter of the Piedmontese...
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    The Savoy was a manor and liberty located between the Liberty of Westminster, on two sides, the Inner and Middle Temple part of the City of London and...
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    Piedmontese Civil War (category Military history of Savoy)
    conflict for control of the Savoyard state from 1639 to 1642. Although not formally part of the 1635 to 1659 Franco-Spanish War, Savoy's strategic importance...
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    Savoy Brown were a British blues rock band from London. Formed on February 24, 1965, the group was centred around guitarist and vocalist Kim Simmonds...
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    party based in Savoy. The party supports the creation of a Savoyard region composed of the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie. Both of these departments...
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    Second Genoese–Savoyard War (category History of Savoy)
    war fought between the Duchy of Savoy and the Republic of Genoa. The war was launched by Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, in 1672, but an exiled Genoese...
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    Barony of Vaud was an appanage of the County of Savoy, corresponding roughly to the modern Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was created by a process of acquisition...
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    the Duchy of Savoy and the County of Nice were annexed to France, ending the centuries-old Italian rule of the region. Emperor Napoleon III of France and...
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    Savoyan League (category History of Savoy)
    in Savoy, France. Founded in 1995, the party supported the independence of Savoy from France and the unification of the two departments of Savoy, named...
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    occupation zones. The area of southeast France actually occupied by the Italians has been disputed. A study of the postal history of the region has cast new...
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    Franco-Savoyard War (1600–1601) (category Military history of Savoy)
    The Franco-Savoyard War of 1600–1601 was an armed conflict between the Kingdom of France, led by Henry IV, and the Duchy of Savoy, led by Charles Emmanuel...
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    Savoyard–Waldensian wars (category Military history of Savoy)
    were a series of conflicts between the community of Waldensians (also known as Vaudois) and the Savoyard troops in the Duchy of Savoy from 1655 to 1690...
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