Counts and dukes of Savoy

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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 the 11th century, the House of Savoy held the county, the ruler of which was originally styled "count," then later as "duke"; several of these rulers were called "king" at one point in history or another.

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The County of Savoy was elevated to a duchy at the beginning of the 15th century, bringing together all the territories of the Savoyard state under Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy. [1] In the 18th century, Victor Amadeus II annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia to the historical possessions of the Duchy, and from then on, the Savoyard dukes also held the title of Kings of Sardinia. The House of Savoy later went on to rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1946 when the monarchy was abolished.

Victor Amadeus II was the longest reigning monarch of Savoy, followed by Charles Emmanuel I, and Charles III or Amadeus VIII.

Rulers of Savoy

House of Savoy

Partitions of Savoy under House of Savoy

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County of Savoy
(1000–1416)
County of
Geneva
(1394–1401)
Lordship of Nemours
(1120–1274)
Annexed to France
Raised to Duchy
(1404–1516)
[a]
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Lordship
of Piedmont

(1233–1418)
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Barony of Vaud
(1233–1359) [b]
      
      
      
      
      
      
Raised to:
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Duchy of Savoy
(1416–1720)
      
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County of
Geneva

(1440–1724)
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Duchy of
Nemours

(1516–1528)
      
                  
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Principality
of Carignano

(1620–1831)
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County of
Soissons

(1656–1734)
            In 1652 Nemours
returned to France
      
Raised and merged into:
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Kingdom of Sardinia
(1720–1861)
(Carignano line since 1831)

Raised and unified as
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Kingdom of Italy
(1861–1946)

Table of rulers

Pretenders to the throne

NamePhotoBirthDeathBecame HeadCeased to be Head
Umberto II
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15 September 190418 March 19839 May 1946 [9] 18 March 1983

Disputed Claimants

After the death of Umberto II in 1983, Prince Vittorio Emanuele succeeded him. On 7 July 2006, Amadeo claimed that Vittorio Emanuel had lost his royal rights when he married without Umberto II's permission in 1971, in which Amadeo declared himself the Head of the Royal House on the same day.

Descendants of Umberto II

NamePhotoBirthDeathBecame HeadCeased to be Head
Vittorio Emanuele
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12 February 19373 February 202418 March 19833 February 2024
Emanuele Filiberto
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22 June 1972Still living3 February 2024Still claims the throne

Descendants of Amadeo I of Spain

NamePhotoBirthDeathBecame HeadCeased to be Head
Prince Amedeo 27 September 19431 June 20217 July 20061 June 2021
Prince Aimone
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13 October 1967Still living1 June 2021Still claims the throne

See also

Notes

  1. Duchy ruled successively by Évreux (1404–1504), Foix (1507–1512) and Medici families (1515–1516)
  2. Between 1271 and 1285, Vaud was briefly annexed to the main county of Savoy.
  3. Alternatively nicknamed the Fat.
  4. Alternatively nicknamed the Ghibelline.
  5. Alternatively nicknamed the Good.
  6. Alternatively nicknamed The Hot-headed.

References

  1. Hearder, Harry (2002). Italy: A Short History.
  2. ES XI 156 (Das Haus Savoyen I).
  3. Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptores (in Folio) (SS), tomus XXIII, Chronica Albrici Monachi Trium Fontium, anno 1222, pag 912 (in Latin).
  4. Guichenon 1660 , pp. 258–259
  5. Cox 1967, pp. 53–55.
  6. Officially ruling sicne 29 Apil 1620, during his father's lifetime
  7. Strangely, the numbering of Humberts restarted, while the Victor Emmanuel's counting followed the one from the Duchy of Savoy.
  8. "The Last King of Italy". Italy Segreta. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  9. Umberto II also became King of Italy in the same day.

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