County of Savoy
The County of Savoy (French: Comté de Savoie, Italian: Contea di Savoia) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire which emerged, along with the free communes of Switzerland, from the collapse of the Burgundian Kingdom in the 11th century. It was the cradle of the future Savoyard state.
County of Savoy | |||||||||
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The County of Savoy and its possessions ( red) within the Holy Roman Empire around the middle of the 13th century. The cream area highlights the rest of the Kingdom of Burgundy. Note that some of Savoy's possessions lie outside of that kingdom (instead being part of the Kingdom of Italy). Savoy proper is the westernmost of the territories. The unmarked territory directly to the northwest of Savoy proper, Bresse, was acquired in 1272. | |||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire (from 1032 or 1313)a Core country of the Savoyard state | ||||||||
| Capital | Chambéry (from 1295) | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Count of Savoy | |||||||||
• 1003–1048 | Humbert I White Hands | ||||||||
• 1391–1416 | Amadeus VIII (Anti-Pope Felix V) | ||||||||
| Historical era | High Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Created by Rudolph III, King of Burgundy | 1003 | ||||||||
• Inherited March of Turin | 1046 | ||||||||
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• Acquired County of Nice | 1388 | ||||||||
• Acquired County of Geneva | 1401 | ||||||||
• Raised to duchy by Sigismund | 1416 | ||||||||
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