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	HOUSE OF SAVOY - LoveToKnow Article on HOUSE OF SAVOY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After the collapse of that monarchy its territories passed to the German kings, and Savoy was divided between the counts of Provence, of Albon, of Gex, of Bresse, of the Genevois, of Maurienne, the lords of Habsburg, of Zahringen, andc., and several prelates.
		Lake of Geneva, and in 1024 of the Val dAosta on the eastern slope of the Western Alps.
		When Amadeus succeeded to the throne these were divided into the county of Savoy (his own territory), the princi pality of Piedmont ruled by his nephew Philip, prince of Achaea (a title acquired through his wife, Isabella of Villehardouin, heiress of Achaea and the Morea), and Vaud ruled by his brother Louis.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SA/SAVOY_HOUSE_OF.htm (3499 words)

	Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Savoy was considered a valuable ally in both wars due to its geographical position, enabling a second front to be opened against France in the south.
		Savoy relied heavily on foreign subsidies particularly from England and the United Dutch Provinces in both wars to maintain its armies.
		In the War of the Spanish Succession Savoy faired particularly badly against the larger French forces resulting in a siege of Turin in 1706 which was only relieved by the intervention of an army of the Holy Roman Empire under Prince Eugene of Savoy.
	www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Victor_Amadeus_II_of_Savoy (621 words)

	AllRefer.com - Savoy, France (French Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Savoy was inhabited by the Allobroges at the time Julius Caesar conquered the region.
		In the 11th cent., Humbert the Whitehanded, a lord of Arles, consolidated the various feudal territories of the region, and from then on the region's history is closely linked with the house of Savoy (see Savoy, house of).
		When Victor Amadeus II became king of Sardinia in 1713, Savoy became a part of that new state (see Sardinia, kingdom of).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/SavoyFr.html (431 words)

	SEVENTEENTH GENERATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		King Victor Amadeus III of SARDINIA was born in 1726 in Savoy.
		Carlo Felice of SARDINIA Duke of Savoy was born in 1756 in Sardinia - son of Victor Amadeus III.
		Victor Emmanuel I of SARDINIA Duke of Aosta and Savoy.
	home.att.net /~hamiltonclan/hamilton/gilbert/d10095.htm (119 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Savoy
		The oldest possessions of the line of Savoy were the counties of Maurienne (the upper valley of the River Arc), Savoy (the district between Arc, Isère, and the middle course of the Rhone), and also Belley, with Bugey as its chief town.
		Amadeus IX the Fortunate (1465-72) left the government to his wife Yolande, sister of the French king Louis XI, who was also regent for her minor son Philibert I (1372-82).
		Victor Amadeus II (1675-1730), son of Charles Emmanuel, refused in 1690 to bring an army to the aid of Louis XIV against the alliance between the emperor, England, Sweden, Spain, and the Netherlands; in return the French seized Savoy and Piedmont.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/13492a.htm (1545 words)

	HISTORY OF THE ROYAL HOUSE OF SAVOY, KINGS OF ITALY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, became King of Sicily 1713 (by terms of the Treaty of Utrecht), but Sicily was returned to Austrian rule 1718 and then exchanged for the Kingdom of Sardinia 9 May 1720.
		Charles Emmanuel IV (d 6 Oct 1819) was deposed as ruler of Piedmont and Savoy 1797, abdicated as King of Sardinia at Naples 4 Jun 1802, but succeeded as primogeniture representative of the Stuart dynasty on the death of titular King Henry IX, Cardinal Duke of York, 13 Jul 1807.
		Victor Amadeus I was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano (1721-1778), grandfather of Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano (1770-1800), whose only son, Charles Albert (Carlo Alberto), Prince of Carignano, succeeded as King of Sardinia, etc, 27 Apr 1831.
	www.chivalricorders.org /royalty/gotha/savoyhis.htm (571 words)

	Bl. Amadeus IX
		It is a bit surprising for a saint to be the grandson of an anti-pope.
		His grandfather, Duke Amadeus VIII of Savoy, though a pious layman in his way, had been ambitious enough to accept election in 1439 by the schismatic Council of Basel as a rival of Pope Eugene IV.
		Amadeus IX does not seem to have been influenced by the waywardness of his grandparent.
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id565.htm (713 words)

	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg929 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Amadeus II of Savoy DE MAURIENNE was born 1032 and died 1080.
		Eudes SAVOY was born 1002 and died 1060.
		Amadeus I of Savoy DE MAURIENNE died 1051.
	www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg929.htm (89 words)

	Victor Amadeus, II Biography / Biography of Victor Amadeus, II Biography Biography
		Victor Amadeus II (1666-1732) was Duke of Savoy, king of Sicily, and king of Sardinia.
		Savoy would be a threat to France if it was occupied by any enemy of France's, and Louis wished to occupy Savoy himself as a first step toward conquering all of Italy.
		A scholarly and enjoyable account of the reign of Victor Amadeus II is by the Marchesa Vitelleschi, The Romance of Savoy (2 vols., 1905).
	www.bookrags.com /biography-victor-amadeus-ii (708 words)

	PINEROLO - LoveToKnow Article on PINEROLO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Till 1696 it was strongly fortified with a citadel on Santa Brigida, a castle on S. Maurizio, and city walls constructed by Thomas I. of Savoy.
		Thomas I. of Savoy captured the castle in 1188, and in 1246 the ccmmune formally recognized the supremacy of Savoy.
		A second occupation by the French occurred under Cardinal Richelieu; the French language was imposed on the people, great fortifications were constructed, anc the fortress (Pignerol) was used as a state prison for such men as Fouquet, De Caumont and the Man with the Iron Mask (see IRON MASK).
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PI/PINEROLO.htm (675 words)

	1465 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		August 11- Regent Kettil Karlsson Vasa dies and is succeeded by Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna.
		Amadeus IX of Savoy becomes Duke of Savoy
		Former King Henry VI of England is captured by Yorkist forces and imprisoned in the Tower of London.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1465 (207 words)

	Articles - Amadeus VIII of Savoy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Amadeus VIII (1383 â“ November 7, 1451) surnamed the Peaceful was the Count of Savoy from 1391 to 1416 and the 1
		Margaret of Savoy (1410-1479) married firstly to Louis III, titular king of Naples, secondly to Louis IV, Palatine elector, and thirdly to Ulric V, Duke of Wurtemberg.
		Mary of Savoy (1411-1469), married Filippo Maria Visconti, duke of Milan.
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	Royal Family of Europe - pafg136 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Charles Emanuel OF SAVOY [Parents] was born in 1770 in, Savoy.
		Victor Amadeus OF SAVOY was born in 1743 in,, France.
		Charles Emanuel OF SAVOY was born in 1770.
	www.ishipress.com /royalfam/pafg136.htm (646 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Felix V
		Amadeus had exercised over his dependencies a mild and equitable sway, and had evinced a great zeal for the interests of the Church, especially in connection with the Western Schism regarding the papal succession, brought to a close by the Council of Constance.
		Amadeus had been in close relations with the schismatic council of Basle; and was elected pope, 30 October, 1439, by the electoral college of that council, including one cardinal (d'Allamand of Aries), eleven bishops, seven abbots, five theologians, and nine canonists.
		Subsequently, Amadeus took up his residence in Savoy and Switzerland; his efforts to surround himself with a curia met with little success; many of those whom he named cardinals declined the dignity.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06031b.htm (555 words)

	Robertson Family of Buckingham County, Virginia - pafg32
		Adelaide of Savoy de Maurienne Countess of Savoy died 18 Nov 1154.
		Amadeus II of Savoy de Maurienne Count of Savoy.
		Adelaide of Savoy de Maurienne Countess of Savoy [Parents] died 18 Nov 1154.
	www.geocities.com /loismtodd/pafg32.htm (580 words)

	Charles IV
		He was the eldest son of Vittorio Amadeo di Savoia, Duke of Savoy (later King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia) and of his wife, the Infanta Maria Antonia of Spain (daughter of King Philip V of Spain).
		At the time, the House of Savoy ruled not only the island of Sardinia (from which the king took his title) but all of Piedmont in northwestern Italy as well as the Savoy in what is now southeastern France.
		At the death of his father, King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, October 16, 1796, Charles Emanuel succeeded as King Charles Emanuel IV of Sardinia.
	www.jacobite.ca /kings/charles4.htm (1480 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Humbert III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Son of Count Amadeus III of Savoy and Matilda of Vienna.
		Count of Savoy from age 13 when his father died.
		Joined the monastery at Haute-combe, but was obliged to resume political charge of the Savoy.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/sainth30.htm (36 words)

	Council of Basle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy, was elected pope by the Council of Basle in 1439.
		Although a worldly prince, Amadeus had turned to a kind of monastic life after the death of his wife.
		He hung on there, for he had the revenues from the diocese (Geneva was part of Savoy).
	history.boisestate.edu /hy309/papacy/basle.htm (450 words)

	Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Victor Amadeus III (Vittorio Amedeo III in Italian b.
		October 16 1796) was the Duke of Savoy from 1773 to 1796 (see below for all titles.)
		Marie Anne (b.1757-d.1824), married her uncle Benedetto, Prince of Savoy, Duke of Chablais (b.1741-d.1808).
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Victor_Amadeus_III_of_Savoy (206 words)

	Amadeus VII -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Son of Amadeus VI and Bonne of Bourbon, Amadeus married (1377) the daughter of Jean, duc de Berry, brother of the king of France.
		His 42-year reign saw the extension of his authority from Lake Neuchâtel on the north to the Ligurian coast, and under the title of Felix V he was an antipope for 10 years (1439–49).
		In the 15th century, the house was raised to ducal status within the Holy Roman Empire, and in the 18th century it attained the royal title (first of the...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9005978?tocId=9005978 (656 words)

	The Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Saint Maurice, Duke of Thebes, was the patron Saint of the House of Savoy and a Society of noble monks of that name had been founded on 13 February 1434, by Duke Amadeus VIII of Savoy, to accompany him on his retreat from secular life to that of a hermit.
		By a decree of 20 February 1868 the grades were reorganized into grand cross decorated with the grand cordon, which all knights of the Annunciation received automatically, [15] grand officer, [16] commander, officer and knight.
		It was clearly unrelated to the sovereignty of Savoy itself, which the Savoy Kings of Italy had lost long since, without any infringement of their enjoyment of the Grand Magistery.
	www.chivalricorders.org /orders/italian/maurice.htm (4061 words)

	Amadeus - Awesome movies, movie search engine, movie reviews and movie news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Amadeus A play and film written in 1979 by Peter Shaffer, Amadeus is loosely based on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
		Amadeus tells young Mozart's story from the point of view of court composer Antonio Salieri, who is presented as a caricature of jealous mediocrity.
		1051 or 1056) was the count of savoy from the death of his father Umberto until his death, (1047 or 1048 to 1051 or 1056).
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	MSN Encarta - Search Results - amadeus
		Amadeus, motion picture based on Peter Shaffer’s Broadway play about Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
		Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791), Austrian composer, who is considered one of the most brilliant and versatile composers ever.
		He was the son of Victor Amadeus III, duke of Savoy and king of...
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/SRPage.aspx?search=amadeus (106 words)

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		It was reported that the leaders in the Jewish metropolis of Toledo had initiated the plot and that one of the chief conspirators was a Rabbi Peyret who had his headquarters in Chambéry, Savoy, whence he dispatched his poisoners to France, Switzerland, and Italy.
		By authority of Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (within the Holy Roman Empire), a number of the Jews who lived on the shores of Lake Geneva, having been arrested and put to the torture, naturally confessed anything their inquisitors suggested.
		Records of their confessions were sent from one town to another in Switzerland and down the Rhine River into Germany, and as a result, thousands of Jews, in at least two hundred towns and hamlets, were butchered and burnt.
	www.luc.edu /faculty/ldossey/agimet.htm (796 words)

	Amadeus III von Savoy DE MAURIENNE/? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		1125 at: Of, Chambery, Savoie, France Married: BEF.
		Jul 1146 at: Of, Chambery, Savoie, Medieval States Died: 4 Nov 1157 at: Coimbra, Coimbra, PORTUGAL Spouses: Alfonso I von Portugal HENRIQUES
		Name: Humbert III von Savoy DE MAURIENNE Born: 1125-1149 at: Married: 1151-1184 at: Died: 1189 at: Spouses: Beatrix VON MACON
	www.usgennet.org /family/baicon/data/fam10425.htm (208 words)

	Amadeus VI -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Son of Aimone the Peaceful, count of Savoy, Amadeus ascended the throne at the age of nine.
		Once the favourite resort of the counts of Savoy, the town is dominated by a castle begun by Victor Amadeus II, king of Sicily and Sardinia, in 1712 on the site of an older structure.
		The house of the Green Count (Amadeus VI), dating from the 14th–15th century, is...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9005977?tocId=9005977 (792 words)

	Victor Amadeus I -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637, son of Charles Emmanuel I. Amadeus
		duke of Savoy from 1638 to 1675, during a period of restoration and consolidation in the whole of Piedmont.
		The 15th-century castle, built by Princess Yolanda of Savoy, was a favourite residence of the king of Sardinia and Italy, Victor Emmanuel II; Victor Emmanuel I and Victor Amadeus III died in it.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9075242?tocId=9075242 (697 words)

	Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of March 30
		Amadeus, an epileptic, began his rule as the third duke of Savoy in 1455.
		Eventually, he was compelled to resign in favor of his wife, possibly because of the severity of his condition.
		Immediately after his death he was proclaimed a saint by his former subjects, and selected as the patron of the royal house of Savoy, of whom he was an ancestor (Attwater2, Benedictines, Encyclopedia).
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0330.htm (3396 words)

	Amadeus VII of Savoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amadeus VII (1360 – November 1, 1391), surnamed the Red Count, was Count of Savoy from 1383 to 1391.
		He married Bonne of Berry, daughter of John, Duke of Berry who was the younger brother of Charles V of France.
		1432, married to Louis, the final of the Savoy-Archaea Branch (see also Thomas II of Savoy)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amadeus_VII_of_Savoy (123 words)

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