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Savoy, house of -> Savoy and Piedmont Its first important member was Count Humbert the Whitehanded, a powerful feudal lord of the kingdom of Arles (in SE France) in the 11th cent.
Savoy, the Savoy, the, chapel in London, between the Strand and the Thames River.
Savoy, house of Savoy, house of, dynasty of Western Europe that ruled Savoy and Piedmont from the 11th cent., the kingdom of Sicily from 1714 to 1718, the kingdom of Sardinia from 1720 to 1861, and the kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1946.
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Savoy, house of -> The Kingdom of Italy In Charles Albert's reign the house of Savoy became the center of the Risorgimento, the movement that led to the unification of Italy under his son, Victor Emmanuel II.
Louise of Savoy, duchesse d'Angoulêmedüshĕs´ däNgoolĕm´, 1476-1531, regent of France; daughter of Duke Philip II of Savoy and mother of King Francis I of France and Margaret, queen of Navarre.
Savoy, house of -> The Kingdom of Sardinia After the acquisition of Sardinia, the political history of the dynasty became that of the kingdom of Sardinia (see Sardinia, kingdom of) and of Italy.
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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 that brought about the unification of Italy.
In 1559, Savoy was returned to the Duke of 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 on the Strand, London on the site of the medieval Savoy Palace, the London residence of John of Gaunt, which was demolished by rioters in 1381.
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 Savoy Theatre: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Savoy Theatre
The House of Savoy was the ruling family of Savoy, Italy, descended from Humbert I, Count of Sabaudia (or "Maurienne") (became count in 1032).
The Savoy Palace there became the London residence of John of Gaunt, 2nd Duke of Lancaster, until it was burned down by Wat Tyler's followers in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
In about 1505 Henry VII had a hospital built in the palace ruins, and part of the old palace was used for a military prison in the 18th century.
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 Buckingham Palace
In 1826 King George IV commissioned John Nash to remodel the palace; however, the heavily gilded present interiors were not completed until the reign of William IV and his wife, Queen Adelaide, though the King never lived there.
Buckingham Palace is also the venue for the daily ceremony of the Changing of the Guard, a major tourist attraction.
The opening of the palace state rooms to the public was a huge change to tradition in the 1990s.
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 Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace or The Palace is also used to refer to the source of press statements coming from the British Royal Family.
Following the last major extension in 1847, the palace (as it does today) consisted of 19 state rooms, 52 principal bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, and 78 bathrooms.
Contrary to popular belief, the Palace is not the private property of The Queen; Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace and their art collections belong to the nation.
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 Encyclopedia: Savoy Hotel
Savoy Theatre London, December 2003 The Savoy Theatre, which opened on 10 October 1881, was built by Richard DOyly Carte (1844 - 1901) on the site of the old Savoy Palace in London as a showcase for the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, which became known as the Savoy Operas...
One curiosity of the Savoy is the fact that its forecourt (Savoy Court) is the only street in the United Kingdom where vehicles are required to drive on the right.
Savoy Court is the forecourt of the Savoy Hotel - and is the only street in the United Kingdom where drivers are legally required to drive on the right.
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Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch.
The principal rooms of the palace are contained on the piano nobile behind the west-facing garden facade at the rear of the palace.
At the rear of the palace lie Buckingham Palace Gardens and the Royal Mews.
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 Buckingham Palace -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Buckingham Palace is the official (The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center) London residence of the (Click link for more info and facts about British monarch) British monarch and the largest "working" royal palace remaining in the world.
By 1847, the couple had found the palace too small for court life and their growing family, and as a result the new wing, designed by William IV's architect Edward Blore, was built, enclosing the quadrangle which is the centre of the palace.
The Palace took the Mirror to court for invasion of privacy, and the newspaper handed over its materials, and paid some of the Queen's costs in an (Resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial court) out-of-court settlement in November 2003.
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 Savoy Palace -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Savoy Palace was considered the grandest nobleman's residence of medieval (The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center) London, until it was destroyed in the uprising of 1381.
There a nobleman could also have water frontage on the (The longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea) Thames, the great ancient water highway, and be free of the stink and social tumult of the City of London to the east, and its constant threat of fires.
The Savoy was the most magnificent nobleman's mansion in (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
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 Station Information - Savoy Theatre
The Savoy Theatre, which opened on 10 October 1881, was built by Richard D'Oyly Carte (1844 - 1901) on the site of the old Savoy Palace in London as a showcase for the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, which became known as the Savoy Operas as a result.
Later, the Savoy Hotel was built next to it.
The Savoy Palace became the London residence of John of Gaunt, 2nd Duke of Lancaster, until it was burned down by Wat Tyler's followers in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
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 Savoy Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry III had granted the land to the queen's uncle, Peter, Count of Savoy, in 1246.
It was here that Henry VII founded the Savoy Hospital for poor, needy people, leaving instructions for it in his will.
The grand structure was the most impressive hospital of its time in the country and the first to benefit from permanent medical staff.
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 Tower of London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tower of London is officially Her Majesty's Palace and Fortress, The Tower of London, although the last ruler to reside in it as a palace was King James I (1566-1625).
This last use has led to the phrase "sent to the Tower" meaning "imprisoned." Elizabeth I was imprisoned for a time in the Tower during her sister Mary's reign; the last use of the Tower as a prison was during World War II, for Rudolf Hess.
A Royal Menagerie was established at the Tower in the 13th century, possibly as early as 1204 in the reign of King John, and probably stocked with animals from an earlier menagerie started in 1125 by Henry I at his palace in Woodstock, near Oxford.
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 Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Savoy (The).
A precinct of the Strand, London, noted for the palace of Savoy, originally the seat of Peter, Earl of Savoy, who came to England to visit his niece Eleanor, wife of Henry III.
At the death of the earl the house became the property of the queen, who gave it to her second son, Edmund (Earl of Lancaster), and from this period it was attached to the Duchy of Lancaster.
The rebels under Wat Tyler burnt down the old palace in 1381; but it was rebuilt in 1505 by Henry VII., and converted into a hospital for the poor, under the name of St. John’s Hospital.
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The palace was improved and extended by Sir Christopher Wren, for it now needed paired Royal Apartments approached by the Great Stairs, a council chamber, the Chapel Royal.
For seventy years Kensington Palace was the favored residence of British monarchs, although the official seat of the Court was and remains at St.
After George II's death there in the palace in 1760, Kensington Palace was only used for more minor royalty, including the young daughter of the Duke of Kent who was living in the palace with her widowed mother when she was told of her accession to the throne as Queen Victoria.
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 History of Savoy Place - The IEE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The present Savoy Place was designed by Stephen Salter and H Percy Adams, architects, as a joint Examination Hall for the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons.
It was built in 1880 by the Savoy Building Company and had a number of occupants: it housed ale and stout merchants, the National Providence League, architects, solicitors and (in the basement) Turkish baths.
Savoy Hill was bought by the IEE in 1984 and is now known as Savoy Hill House.
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Henry VII was fond of Richmond Castle in Yorkshire.
The palace was rebuilt again and renamed Richmond Palace by King Henry VII, who renamed it Richmond Palace.
Savoy Palace, for an earlier erected palace by the holder of Richmondshire.
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 Savoy Theatre : Savoy Palace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
King II of England">Richard II was still a child, and his uncle John of Gaunt was the power behind the throne and so a main target of the rebels.
In about 1505 VII of England">Henry VII had a hospital built in the palace ruins, and part of the old palace was used for a military prison in the 18th century.
And then she got went in for realism rather than a Maeterlinckian treatment of a parrot in a cage, and for an impromptu performance I like it, except Baroness Boobelstein who has attended Rest-cure at Buxton." "But the tragedy?" "Oh, the Mudge-Jervises.
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Dunfermline Palace is a former Scottish royal palace in Dunfermline, Fife.
The palace was given as a wedding present to Anne of Denmark after her marriage to James VI in 1589.
Prior to the Union of the Crowns in 1603 Anne of Denmark often stayed at the palace, and she gave birth to three of her children here; Elizabeth, Robert and Charles I in 1600.
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 Savoy Hotel
The Savoy Hotel offers a wide range of facilities for tourists and businessmen, the highest level of comfort and service, convenient location in the center of Russian capital, and attention to each client.
The Savoy Hotel is the good example of modern comfort and style.
The five-star Savoy Hotel is located in the very center of Moscow, close to the main sights, large business and entertainment centers of the capital.
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In 1826 King George IV commissioned John Nash to remodel the palace; however, the heavily gilded present interiors were not completeduntil the reign of William IV andhis wife, Queen Adelaide, though the King never lived there.
Following the last major extension in 1847, the palace (as it does today) consisted of19 state rooms, 52 principal bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, and 78 bathrooms.
The approach road to the palace, known as The Mall, formspart of the state ceremonial route to the palace, beginning at AdmiraltyArch.
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 Peter II of Savoy
1268) was Count of Savoy from 1263 to 1268.
Surnamed the Little, he was elected(?) to succeded Boniface who was killed in battlefield.
He was the uncle of Eleanor of Provence, queen-consort of Henry III of England, and came with her to London.
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Its name derives from the old Savoy Palace which occupied the site until the early 19th century.
One curiosity of the Savoy is the fact that its forecourt is the only street in the United Kingdom where vehicles are required to drive on the right.
Savoy Hotel The hotel Savoy is closed for renovation until May, 2005.
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 Buckingham Palace : Exploring Essential Information, Data and Explanation.
Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the
John Nash to remodel the palace; however, the heavily gilded present interiors were not completed until the reign of
The principal rooms of the palace are contained behind the, west facing, garden facade at the rear of the palace.
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 Savoy Chapel, The Strand, London WC2 : tourist information from TourUK
The original Savoy Chapel was part of John of Gaunt's Savoy Palace, burnt down during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
The present building was founded in the 16th century as the chapel of the hospital established on the site of the old Savoy Palace.
In 1890 the Savoy Chapel was the first church in London to be lit by electricity.
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 Sheraton Palace Hotel
For more than 10 years the Sheraton Palace Hotel welcomes the most demanding guests, among who were Anna Kurnikova, Christopher Lambert, Marat Safin, Dennis Tito and others.
The Sheraton Palace Hotel offers splendid facilities for businesspeople who can rent any multifunctional hall of the hotel for various conference, seminars and banquets.
The Sheraton Palace Hotel is conveniently situated in the very center of Moscow that guarantees an easy access to the leading business centers and the most famous sights of the Russian capital.
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 Savoy Palace Hotel, Riva del Garda - Unbiased Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
We do not have any photos or a description of Savoy Palace Hotel because we do not have a reservations partner for this property yet.
Savoy Palace, Riva del Garda by Jean Cloherty
I admit, we had been spoilt at Principe Palace the first week, but had seen the photograph in the brochure of Savoy Palace and been impressed.
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