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	Titles of European hereditary rulers
		Philip-Maria Visconti of Milan ceded Verceil to the Duke of Savoy (1428).
		The Duke of Savoy ceded Fribourg to Berne (1477).
		Duke of Savoy, of Montferrat, of Aoste, of Chablais, of Genevois; and of Plaisance;
	www.geocities.com /eurprin/savoy.html (3048 words)

	Savoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Savoy (French: Savoie, pronounced /savwa/; Franco-Provençal: Savouè; Italian: Savoia) is a region of western Europe that emerged, along with the free communes of Switzerland, following the collapse of the Frankish Kingdom of Burgundy.
		Savoy was largely absorbed into France in 1860, as part of the political agreement with Napoleon III that brought about the unification of Italy.
		Savoy was annexed by France on March 24, 1860 according to the provisions of the Treaty of Turin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Savoy (680 words)

	Savoy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Savoy is a region of Europe traditionally part of north-western Italy but largely absorbed into France in 1860 as part of the political agreement brought about the unification of Italy.
		In 1559 Savoy was returned to the Duke Savoy by France as a result of the Peace of Cateau Cambrésis that ended the Italian Wars.
		The Savoy Hotel the most famous being the one the Strand London on the site of the medieval Savoy Palace the London residence of John of Gaunt which was demolished by rioters in
	www.freeglossary.com /Savoy (745 words)

	Savoy House
		See County of Savoy and Duchy of Savoy In 1714, as a consequence of the War of the Spanish Succession it was technically subsumed into the Kingdom of Sicily, then (after that island was traded to Spain for Sardinia) the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1720.
		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.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/183/savoy-house.html (1109 words)

	Savoy - History
		The Savoisian state collapses and it is not until the defeat of the King of France at Saint-Quentin by the armies of the Emperor Charles-Quint, led by Emmanuel-Philibert of Savoy, that Savoy is revived.
		The Senate of Savoy is sovereign: the first president (chosen by the Prince from amongst the senators) governed the duchy in the absence of the Prince's representative.
		In fact the Duke of Savoy was not particularly concerned whether he acquired Sicily or Sardinia, the crests of both islands were embellished with crowns indicating that they were kingdoms in their own right and henceforth the Duke was entitled to take the title of King.
	notre.savoie.free.fr /sav2_a.htm (3436 words)

	Savoy (Traditional province, France)
		The southern part of Savoy was incorporated to the Kingdom of Provence, whereas its northern part was incorporated in 888 to the Kingdom of Transjurane Burgundy.
		In 1559, the Duchy of Savoy was restored by the treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis, with Emmanuel-Philibert as the Duke.
		Savoy was incorporated to France on 20 October 1793, and became the department of Mont-Blanc.
	www.atlasgeo.net /fotw/flags/fr-savoy.html (1845 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Turin
		The City of Turin is the chief town of a civil province in Piedmont and was formerly the capital of the Duchy of Savoy and of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
		After the Lombard invasion it became the capital of a duchy, and four of its dukes — Agilulfus (589), Arioaldus (590), Garibaldus (661), Ragimbertus (701) — became kings of the Lombards.
		In 1638, during the quarrel of the regency, the city was besieged by the French and defended by Prince Thomas of Savoy.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15092d.htm (1512 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Savoy-Piemont, 1559-1610
		In 1564 the Swiss canton of Bern ceded Gex and the western Chablais to Savoy (Treaty of Lausanne), in 1569 the Swiss canton of Wallis (Valais) ceded eastern Chablais to Savoy.
		Savoy proper had her separate parliament, referred to as the Senate, organized in three estates - clergy, nobility, third estate; it was reorganized by Emmanuel Philibert, after the long period of French occupation (1536-1559).
		In 1601 the Treaty of Lyon was signed; Savoy ceded Bresse and Le Bugey to France; the French in turn evacuated the cities and fortresses they held in Piemont, as well as the county of Saluzzo, which Charles Emmanuel had acquired in 1588.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/italy/piem15591610.html (648 words)

	The Duchy of Lancaster - London
		The chapel is located in the Savoy, a small district in central London, covering half the Strand and bordered in the south by the river Thames.
		Peter of Savoy was given the estate by Henry III in 1246.
		On Peter's death, the Savoy was given to Edmund, 1st Earl of Lancaster, by his mother, Queen Eleanor.
	www.duchyoflancaster.co.uk /output/page29.asp (451 words)

	Chambéry (Camberium)
		The Archdiocese of Chambéry comprises the entire arrondissement of Chambéry in Savoy (with the exception of 8 communes), 10 communes in the arrondissement of Annecy (Haute-Savoie), and 8 communes in the arrondissement of Albertville (Savoie).
		The Duchy of Savoy, politically subject to the King of Sardinia, had thenceforth 4 bishoprics: Chambéry, Saint-Jean de Maurienne, Tarentaise, and Geneva (with residence at Annecy).
		After the annexation of Savoy to France, in 1860, this condition continued, except that the Diocese of Aosta was made a suffragan of Turin.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/c/chambery.html (513 words)

	Duchy of Savoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A second French occupation in 1630 forced the Duke of Savoy to cede the fortress of Pinerolo to France (Treaty of Cherasco in 1631).
		Refusing an alliance with France, the Duchy of Savoy was again occupied from 1690 to 1696 and from 1703 to 1713.
		In 1792, following the French Revolution, the original Duchy of Savoy was occupied and became the French department of Mont-Blanc, but in 1814, with the Congress of Vienna, the King of Sardinia regained his possessions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duchy_of_Savoy (310 words)

	tourism summits \| S't' region \| haute-savoie \| history
		From 1416, its history merges with that of the Duchy of Savoy and, from the XVIIIth century, with that of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
		The county of Geneva and Faucigny, integrated into the Duchy of Savoy, were subjected to the same vicissitudes as the latter but, until the mid-XVIIth century, retained a particular administration.
		Francis I, allied with the Swiss cantons, invaded Savoy.
	www.sommets-tourisme.org /e/region/haute-savoie/histoire.html (731 words)

	Veigy-Foncenex (Municipality, Haute-Savoie, France) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Due to its location close to Geneva, Veigy was involved in all the struggles that involved the Duchy of Savoy, France, Geneva and the other Swiss cantons, and the particular history of the village is a good image of the more general history of the area.
		On 3 November 1598, Savoy negociated the reincorporation of Gaillard, which was cancelled in 1602 following the fiasco of the expedition set up against by the Duke of Savoy against Geneva, known as L'Escalade.
		Savoy was later invaded another four times by France, and by the Spaniards from 1743 to 1749.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/fr-74-vf.html (1917 words)

	Ducal Savoy (Traditional province, Savoy, France) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Ducal Savoy (Savoie ducale, Savoie propre) is one of the traditional provinces of Savoy.
		It was the core of the historical duchy of Savoy and its capital city was Chambéry.
		The flag of Ducal Savoy is the flag of Savoy (white cross on a red field) with a fl lion in the middle of the cross.
	flagspot.net /flags/fr-savdu.html (68 words)

	Italy - Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
		When Emmanuel-Philibert, Duke of Savoy, moved his capital to Turin in 1562, he began a vast series of building projects (continued by his successors) to demonstrate the power of the ruling house.
		This property was inscribed as World Heritage, considering that the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in and around Turin represent a comprehensive overview of European monumental architecture in the 17th and 18th centuries, using style, dimensions, and space to illustrate in an exceptional way the prevailing doctrine of absolute monarchy in material terms.
		In 1559, however, most of the duchy was restored to Emmanuel Philibert, 10th duke of Savoy, by the Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-ItalyHouseSavoy.htm (636 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - Florence - Court of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Pisa is the main port of the Duchy, and it is the gate of Florence towards the mediterranean.
		Article V: The Grand Duchy of Tuscany shall accept all current posession of the Free Provinces of the Netherlands that are not on the continent of Europe as posession of the Free Provinces of the Netherlands, and shall recognize their ruling authorities.
		With the creation of the Duchy of Savoy, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany has established inmediatly good diplomatic relations, and in an offer to help the Duchy and formalize cooperation, this treaty is drafted, which has the main purpose also to ensure prosperity to both the Duchy of Savoy and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
	forum.paradoxplaza.com /forum/showthread.php?t=124979 (14347 words)

	The Duchy of Lancaster - The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy
		The Duchy of Lancaster - The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy
		The Chapel remains an important part of the Savoy Estate, the Duchy of Lancaster's principal London land holding.
		The expenses of the chapel are borne by The Queen in right of her Duchy of Lancaster, and collections are donated to charity.
	www.duchyoflancaster.co.uk /output/page42.asp (278 words)

	Oblates of St. Francis de Sales - Spirituality Center
		To the end of his life-this letter was written in 1621, the year before he died Francis remained bound up with his homeland, the duchy of Savoy, the mountainous stretch of country placed between France, Switzerland and Italy, predominantly French in affinity but sharing to some extent in the culture of all three.
		He was born of an ancient noble family on 21 August 1567 at the castle of Thorens near Annecy, the little town on the lake which was the seat of the exiled bishop of Geneva and subject to the court of Piedmont at Turin.
		In the autumn of 1622 Francis joined the court of Savoy for a meeting with the court of France at Avignon and later at Lyons, where Louis XIII conferred with the Prince of Piedmont and Christine.
	oblates.org /spirituality/francis/biography.php (5856 words)

	Italian unification Cavour Garibaldi Italy German unification
		The former Duchy of Savoy meanwhile, originally based on limited territories north of the Alps, had expanded to also include Nice, Piedmont (an extensive territory in the north-east of the Italian peninsula) and the island of Sardinia and was now known now by its senior title as the Kingdom of Sardinia.
		Savoy was a particular object of French desire, it had been annexed to France during the revolution, and was held to be within the "Natural Frontiers" of France.
		Savoy and Nice were dear to Italian sentiment, indeed Garibaldi, one of Italian Nationalism's populist leaders was actually a Nizzard and was less than pleased by Nice becoming French.
	www.age-of-the-sage.org /history/italian_unification.html (7166 words)

	savoy - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Savoy, former duchy lying between Italy and France, and region of present-day France, corresponding to the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie....
		Savoy, House of, north Italian dynasty that became the royal family of Italy.
		The house was founded by a Burgundian nobleman, Humbert the...
	encarta.msn.com /savoy.html (94 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - Savoy Truffle
		His goal was to make Savoy a more profitable realm, and so as the new year came a series of tax reforms were initiated, with the appointment of a professional tax collection office in Chambery, as well as some reforms that took away some privileges from the nobility, giving more power to the Duke.
		Savoy was at war, and locking up one of the Duchy's most able and capable commanders and warriors would not exactly be very clever.
		Savoy is a nation with a lot of possibilities, having both french and italian culture.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?t=269532 (3360 words)

	The Shroud of Turin
		The Shroud arrived in Turin in 1578 from Chambéry, then the capital of the Duchy of Savoy, and it has been kept in Turin Cathedral ever since.
		It is known that in 1350s the Shroud was in Lirey, France, and perhaps previously it was in the East, initially in Edessa and later in Constantinople, before being brought to Europe during the Crusades.
		In 1453 it was ceded to Duke Louis of Savoy, and followed the ruling family when the capital of Savoy was transferred to Piedmont.
	www.homestead.com /cravikiran/files/shroud.html (981 words)

	Torino
		Capital of the Duchy of Savoy, the Kingdom of Sardinia and then the first capital of Italy, the heart of the Torinese baroque system is the “Corona delle Delizie”: a circuit of 14 Royal Residences – urban, suburban and some located in the rest of Piedmont – declared “Patrimonio dell’Umanità” in 1997.
		Until 1865 it served as the residence of the Dukes of Savoy, the Kings of Sardinia and the Kings of Italy.
		It is possible to visit the royal apartments, lavishly decorated and furnished from the seventeenth to the twentieth century to the taste of the Savoy sovereigns.
	www.aaanetserv.com /turismo/piemonte/torino.html (953 words)

	FRANCIA
		The Dukes of Savoy, beginning with a county in Burgundy, acquired more land and a capital (Turin) in Italy, named their new Kingdom after Sardinia and ultimately succeeded as the modern Kings of Italy.
		The brothers of Charles V had all been given major Duchies to rule, and the Royal cousins in Burgundy soon proved themselves a Royal pain for the Monarchy, attempting to reconstruct Francia Media, often as allies of the English.
		René's heirs were left with the (Imperial) Duchy of Lorraine, the (Imperial) Duchy of Bar, and the County of Guise.
	www.friesian.com /francia.htm (14235 words)

	Bachet biography
		Bachet's father Jean Bachet, however, was a counsellor to the Duke of Savoy while his mother Marie de Chavanes was a noblewoman.
		Savoy had been occupied a number of times by French troops but the dukes of Savoy were able to recover the territory.
		Twenty years before Bachet was born, Emmanuel Philibert duke of Savoy moved the capital of Savoy to Turin and made Italian the official language (before this it had been Latin).
	www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk /Biographies/Bachet.html (1217 words)

	Sardinian way - Roman bridge - History - Tourism - Savoy - Savoie
		It was the major route between Chambéry and Lyon, and ran along the border between France and Savoy.
		The parapet on the top of the wall is built of semi-circles of dressed stone, a technique rarely used in the region.
		Situated at the foot of the Sardinian Way ramp, this bridge formed the passageway from one bank to the other of the Guiers Vif (the natural border between the Duchy of Savoy and France).
	www.animgrotte.com /international/sardinian_way.html (630 words)

	SAVOIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Since its annexation to France, the Savoy region has been divided into two districts: the Savoy and the High Savoy.
		The Duchy of Savoy, since 1416, became a province of Piedmont state and then of Sardinia since the XVI century.
		It tried the annexation with France in 1792, but the congress of Vienna in 1815 gave it back to the king of Sardinia; it was then ceded to France in 1860.
	digilander.libero.it /mediaivrea/medioeng/Savoien.htm (158 words)

	Domestic-Church.Com: Saint Profile: Saint Francis de Sales
		He travelled and evangelized throughout the Duchy of Savoy, worked to overcome the heresies of Calvinism, and converted many Protestants back to the Church.
		As the eldest son of a prominent nobleman, he was destined, for a career in the world and a seat in the senate of Savoy.
		He was uniquely suited by his life's circumstances to develop this teaching which combined the openness and graciousness of the Renaissance with the rural wisdom of Savoy, the Truths of traditional Catholicism with a new understanding of the human condition.
	www.domestic-church.com /CONTENT.DCC/19990101/SAINTS/stfrancis.htm (1484 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Savoy-Piemont, 1610-1660
		In 1629, Richelieu had Savoy proper was occupied by the French; French forces crossed the Alps, occupied Pinerolo (Cardinal Mazarin, active as diplomat mediating in international negotiations, was credited for having permitted Pinerolo to fall to the French; he won Richelieu's favour and would later become his successor in Versailles).
		In the Treaty of Cherasco, Savoy ceded Exilles, Fenestrelle and Pinerolo to France and entered into a French alliance.
		In 1635 France and Savoy-Piemont signed the Alliance Treaty of Rivoli; Savoy was to cede Savoy proper to France and to be compensated by the acquisition of Milan from the Spanish; then, Duke Victor Emmanuel I. (1630-1637) died suddenly; the plans of Rivoli did not materialize.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/italy/piem16101660.html (535 words)

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