Duke of Savoy

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The Duke of Savoy was the hereditary ruler of the Savoyard state in the Western Alps, a title that evolved from regional lordship into a major European principality and eventually a royal dynasty that helped shape modern Italy.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Duke of Savoy canonical 43
Dukes of Savoy 1
Dux Sabaudiae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ducal title
hereditary noble title
monarchical office
appliesToJurisdiction Aosta Valley
County of Nice
Piedmont
Savoy
Duchy of Savoy
surface form: Savoyard state

Western Alps region
continent Europe
country Duchy of Savoy
dynasty House of Savoy
endCause proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy
endTime 1861
follows Humbert I, Count of Savoy
surface form: Count of Savoy
hasSuccessor King of Italy
King of Sardinia
hasTitleHolder Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
Charles Albert of Savoy
surface form: Charles Albert, Duke of Savoy

Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
surface form: Charles Emmanuel III, Duke of Savoy

Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia
surface form: Charles Emmanuel IV, Duke of Savoy

Charles Felix, Duke of Savoy
Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy
Victor Amadeus II of Savoy
surface form: Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy

Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
surface form: Victor Amadeus III, Duke of Savoy

Victor Emmanuel I of Savoy
surface form: Victor Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy

Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia
surface form: Victor Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy
hereditaryTitle true
inception 1416
languageUsed French
Italian
Latin
locatedInTimePeriod 19th century
Early modern period
Late Middle Ages
nobleFamily House of Savoy
nobleRank duke
notableFor control of Alpine passes between France and Italy
role in Italian unification
partOf House of Savoy
religion Roman Catholicism
replaces Count of Savoy
seatOfGovernment Chambéry
Turin
significantEvent War of the Spanish Succession
acquisition of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1720
elevation of Savoy to duchy in 1416 by Emperor Sigismund
startTime 1416

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Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Savoy hasTitle Duke of Savoy
Victor Amadeus II of Savoy nobleTitle Duke of Savoy
Savoy rulerTitle Duke of Savoy
Umberto II of Italy nobleTitle Duke of Savoy
First Italo-Ethiopian War commanderItaly Duke of Savoy
this entity surface form: Umberto, Duke of Savoy
of Savoy nobleTitleHeld Duke of Savoy
subject surface form: House of Savoy
Victor Emmanuel I of Savoy nobleTitle Duke of Savoy
Charles Albert of Savoy title Duke of Savoy
Amadeus positionHeld Duke of Savoy
subject surface form: Victor Amadeus II of Savoy
antipope Felix V positionHeld Duke of Savoy
subject surface form: Felix V
Felix V positionHeld Duke of Savoy
Felix V nobleTitle Duke of Savoy
Ripaille associatedWith Duke of Savoy
this entity surface form: Dukes of Savoy
Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy title Duke of Savoy
Prince of Piedmont linkedTitle Duke of Savoy
Louis, Duke of Savoy positionHeld Duke of Savoy
Margaret of Savoy fatherTitle Duke of Savoy
Anne Marie d’Orléans spouseTitle Duke of Savoy
Charles III, Duke of Savoy nobleTitle Duke of Savoy
Rex Sardiniae relatedTitle Duke of Savoy
this entity surface form: Dux Sabaudiae
Prince of Naples associatedTitle Duke of Savoy
King of Sardinia style Duke of Savoy
Princess of Savoy relatedTitle Duke of Savoy
Yolande of France spouseOccupation Duke of Savoy
equestrian statue of Emanuele Filiberto depictsRank Duke of Savoy
subject surface form: Equestrian statue of Emanuele Filiberto
Charles Felix of Sardinia nobleTitle Duke of Savoy
Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia title Duke of Savoy