Duchy of Savoy

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duchy former monarchy historical state

The Duchy of Savoy was a historical state in Western Europe, centered in the Alpine region between France and Italy, that played a key role in European power politics before evolving into the Kingdom of Sardinia and ultimately contributing to the unification of Italy.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	duchy → former monarchy → historical state →
borderedBy	Duchy of Milan → Kingdom of France → Kingdom of Sardinia → Piedmont → Swiss Confederacy →
capital	Chambéry → Turin →
cededByTreaty	Treaty of Turin (1860) →
cededTo	France →
coatOfArms	arms of the House of Savoy →
commonLanguage	Arpitan → French → Italian →
continent	Europe →
country	Savoy →
elevatedFrom	County of Savoy →
elevationGrantedBy	Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor →
elevationYear	1416 →
endTime	1860 →
flag	white cross on red field →
foundedBy	Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy →
governmentType	monarchy →
importantEvent	Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis → Treaty of Turin (1860) → Treaty of Utrecht →
includedTerritory	Aosta Valley → Nice → Piedmont → Savoy →
laterBecame	Kingdom of Sardinia →
locatedIn	Alps → Western Europe →
notableRuler	Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy → Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy → Victor Amadeus II of Savoy →
partOf	Holy Roman Empire →
playedRoleIn	European balance of power → Italian unification →
predecessor	County of Savoy →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
rulingDynasty	House of Savoy →
startTime	1416 →
successor	France → Kingdom of Italy → Kingdom of Sardinia →
unionWith	Piedmont →
vassalOf	Holy Roman Emperor →

Referenced by (65)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy → Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia → Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy → Guarino Guarini → Henriette Adelaide of Savoy → Maria Luisa of Savoy → Peter Faber → Victor Amadeus II of Savoy →	countryOfCitizenship
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy ("County of Savoy") → Carle Van Loo → Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy → Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons → Henriette Adelaide of Savoy → Peter Faber ("Villaret, Duchy of Savoy") →	birthPlace
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) → Italian War of 1542–1546 → Treaty of Utrecht (between France and Savoy) → War of the Quadruple Alliance →	hasParticipant
Battle of Marsaglia (1693) → Treaty of Ryswick → War of the Spanish Succession →	belligerent
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia → Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy → Victor Amadeus II of Savoy →	monarchOf
Italian Wars → Treaty of Utrecht → War of the Polish Succession →	participant
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy → Jacques Balmat → Michel-Gabriel Paccard →	placeOfBirth
League of Augsburg → League of Cambrai →	hasMember
Franco-Dutch War → War of the Spanish Succession →	opposedBy
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy → Nicolas Fouquet →	placeOfDeath
Duchy of Savoy ("County of Savoy") → Savoy ("County of Savoy") →	predecessor
House of Savoy ("County of Savoy") → House of Savoy →	ruled
House of Savoy ("County of Savoy") → House of Savoy →	ruledTerritory
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor →	allyInWarOfTheSpanishSuccession
Treaty of Utrecht →	appliesToJurisdiction
Treaty of Utrecht (between France and Savoy) →	appliesToTerritory
Maria Luisa of Savoy →	birthCountry
Battle of Lepanto →	combatant
Italian War of 1542–1546 →	conflictBetween
Duchy of Milan →	contestedBy
League of Augsburg →	country
Battle of Marsaglia (1693) →	countryAtTime
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy →	createdTitle
Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy →	deathPlace
Papal States →	diplomaticRelation
Duchy of Savoy ("County of Savoy") →	elevatedFrom
Chambéry →	formerCountry
Nine Years' War →	hasBelligerent
Republic of Letters ("Italian states") →	hasGeographicScope
Coat of arms of Haute-Savoie →	heritage
Treaty of Turin (1860) →	historicalRegionAffected
Nice ("County of Nice") →	historicalSovereignty
Battle of Lepanto →	holyLeagueMember
Franco-Dutch War →	mainBelligerent
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis →	signatory
Chambéry →	wasCapitalOf