Savoy

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duchy historical state kingdom

Savoy was a historically significant duchy and later kingdom in Western Europe, centered in the Alpine region between France and Italy, that played a key role in European power politics and the unification of Italy.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy ⓘ
historical state ⓘ
kingdom ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Italian Risorgimento ⓘ
surface form: Risorgimento
borderedBy France ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
capital Chambéry ⓘ
Turin ⓘ
cededTo France ⓘ
coatOfArms white cross on red field ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
dynastyFounded House of Savoy ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
Early Modern period ⓘ
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRegionNowIn France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
importantDynasty House of Savoy ⓘ
languageUsed French ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
linkedTo Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
surface form: Piedmont-Sardinia
locatedBetween France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
locatedIn Alps ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ
militaryImportance strategic Alpine passes ⓘ
notableRuler Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia ⓘ
surface form: Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy

Victor Amadeus II of Savoy ⓘ
Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ⓘ
surface form: Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
partOf Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
playedRoleIn European power politics ⓘ
Italian unification ⓘ
politicalStatusChange elevation from county to duchy ⓘ
integration into Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
predecessor Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
surface form: County of Savoy
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
ruledBy House of Savoy ⓘ
rulerTitle Duke of Savoy ⓘ
King of Italy ⓘ
Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
surface form: King of Sardinia
successor Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
treatyInvolved Treaty of Turin (1860) ⓘ
Treaty of Utrecht ⓘ
unionWith Piedmont ⓘ
Sardinia ⓘ
yearCeded 1860 ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

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

FERT → associatedWithPlace → Savoy ⓘ
Duchy of Savoy → country → Savoy ⓘ
of Savoy → countryOfOrigin → Savoy ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Savoy
Grand Alliance → hasMember → Savoy ⓘ
Savoie → historicalRegion → Savoy ⓘ
Turin → historicalRegion → Savoy ⓘ
House of Savoy → namedAfter → Savoy ⓘ
Arpitan → spokenIn → Savoy ⓘ
subject surface form: Franco-Provençal
Morzine → traditionalRegion → Savoy ⓘ