For the later history of Savoy, see Duchy of Savoy.
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County of Savoy
Grafschaft Savoyen(German)
Comté de Savoie(French)
Contea di Savouè(Arpitan)
Contà 'd Savòja(Piedmontese)
Contea di Savoia(Italian)
1003–1416
Imperial Banner (was used by the first counts to prove loyalty to the Emperor)
Coat of arms
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
• Emp. Henry VII acknowledged Imperial immediacy
1331
• Acquired County of Nice
1388
• Acquired County of Geneva
1401
• Raised to duchy by Sigismund
1416
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Arles
Duchy of Savoy
The Kingdom of Burgundy, to which the county owed suzerainty, became a part of the Empire on King Rudolph III's death in 1032; the County of Savoy gained Imperial immediacy from Emperor Henry VII in 1331.
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