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Savoy was largely absorbed into France in 1860, as part of the political agreement with Napoleon III that brought about the unification of Italy.
Savoie is one of the two ''départements'' of the region of Savoy that was annexed by France on March 24, 1860, the other being Haute-Savoie.
Born in Paris, and a prince of the House of Savoy, Eugene was the son of the Comte de Soissons, a French nobleman.
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Amedeus built four monasteries of his order: among which was that of Tamies, or Stomedium, in the desert mountains of the diocese of Tarentaise, of which he procured his intimate friend St. Peter, not then quite thirty years of age, to be appointed the first abbot, in 1128.
Amedeus worked himself with his spade and mattock in building some of these monasteries, and died at Bonnevaux, in the odor of sanctity, in 1140.
In 1142, the count of Savoy procured his election to the archbishopric of Tarentaise, and he was compelled by St. Bernard and the general chapter of his order, though much against his own inclinations, to accept of that charge.
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 VICTOR AMEDEUS II. - LoveToKnow Article on VICTOR AMEDEUS II.
That sovereign was determined to dominate the young duke of Savoy, who from the first resented the monarch's insolent bearing.
Victor Amedeus, although accused not without reason of bad faith in his diplomatic dealings and of cruelty, was undoubtedly a great soldier and a still greater administrator.
The Marchesa Vitelleschi's work, The Romance of Savoy (2 vols., London, 1905), is based on original authorities, and is the most complete monograph on the subject.
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 VICTOR EMMANUEL III. - LoveToKnow Article on VICTOR EMMANUEL III.
(1869-), king of Italy, son of King Humbert I. and Queen Margherita of Savoy, was born at Naples on the nth of November 1869.
Carefully educated by his mother and under the direction of Colonel Osio, he outgrew the weakness of his childhood and became expert in horsemanship and military exercises.
A keen huntsman, and passionately fond of the sea, he extended his yachting and hunting excursions as far east as Syria and as far north as Spitsbergen.
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 Humbert I of Savoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Humbert I (Humbert-aux-Blanches-Mains or Hubert de Maurienne in French, Umberto I Biancamano di Moriana in Italian and in official documents), (980 - 1047 or 1048 at Hermillon) became the first count of the House of Savoy, which ruled Savoy throughout its independent existence and furnished the monarchs of Italy after the unification.
However the county was essentially autonomous after the fall of the Ottonian Dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire which was unconcerned about a minor power.
In 1032 he received the Maurienne, his native county, from Conrad II the Salian whom he had helped in his Italian campaigns against archbishop Aribert of Milan.
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 VICTOR AMEDEUS II - Online Information article about VICTOR AMEDEUS II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Eugene of Savoy and other personages, without consulting Louis.
Sicily on Victor Amedeus, whose government proved efficient and at first popular.
Vittorio Amedeo H. (Turin, 1856); and E. Parri, Vittorio Amedio II.
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However, Conrad’s liege King Guillaume II of Sicily was infuriated, and at once declared war on Humbert, and sent word to his ally, the King of Poland, to attack Humbert.
The name Robert was unusual choice for a prince of Savoy, and it was probably in honour of Robert, ancestor of the French royal house, who had risen to the throne, although he was not of royal blood.
William, as Bishop of Savoie, had gained international fame as one of the most pious men of time, and even been thought of as a likely future candidate for the Papal throne, and as such he was beatified at his death.
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Mint: Archbishops of Besancon, mid 11th C (during the reign of Hugues II of Bresancon 1064-85?).
He is the son of Robert II of Bourgogne, duc of Burgundy (~1245 - 9/10/1305) and Agnes Princess of France (1260 - 1327), youngest daughter of Louis IX and Marguerite Berenger, born in Paris, died at Abbeye de Citeaux.
Cope notes "It was his remarkable achievement that for fifty years Savoy was sheltered from the wars that and civil strife that convulsed most of Europe." Amedeus abdicated to live the life of a monk, was called out of that retirement to serve the church (becomong Pope Felix V) and abdicated the papacy in 1449.
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The lecture, entitled, Umberto II: His Life as Crown Prince, Lieutenant General of the Realm and King, was followed by a reception in the Society's historic portrait gallery.
More than a century later, Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, as a result of his astute maneuvers, was granted the title of King in 1713, first of Sicily, and then of Sardinia in 1720.
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against Austria, although the king had to agree to the cession of Savoy and possibly of See also:
These conditions were very painful to him, for Savoy was the hereditary See also:
Mishle Slzelomoh, " Proverbs of Solomon," abridged by the later Jews to Mishle; Septuagint, irapotpiai or II.
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 University of Notre Dame Archives: Calendar (1863)
Two of Bishop (Amedeus) Rappe's priests and Father (P.F.) Lyndon of Boston were in Rome lately.
Bishop (John B.) Fitzpatrick had an attack of palsy and is at Brussels with the Jesuits.
He wonders if (Odin) is still waiting for his young men from Savoy and if he still intends them to come to Baltimore.
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 C18-L's Selected Readings, No. 80
The attempted restoration of James II to the English throne." Historical Research, 73, 180 (February 2000): 213-18.
Rowlands, G. "Louis XIV, Vittorio Amedeo II and French military failure in Italy, 1689-96." English Historical Review, 115, 462 (June 2000): 534-69.
War, Diplomacy, and the Rise of Savoy, 1690-1720.
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However the county was pretty much autonomous after the fall of the Ottonian Dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire which cared less of a minor power.
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