State in Western Europe that existed from 1416 to 1860
For the complex of all of the states ruled by the counts and dukes of Savoy, see Savoyard state. For the early history of Savoy before it was raised to a duchy, see County of Savoy and March of Turin.
Duchy of Savoy
Ducatus Sabaudiae(Latin)
Ducà 'd Savòja(Piedmontese)
Ducato di Savoia(Italian)
Duché de Savoie(French)
Ducato di Savouè(Arpitan)
1416–1792
1814–1847
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto: FERT (Motto for the House of Savoy)
States of the Duke of Savoy around 1700; Savoy proper is in the northwest.
Status
De jure Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1792)
Core country of the Savoyard state
Capital
Chambéry (1416–1562)
Turin (1562–1792, 1814–1847)
Common languages
Latin
(official until the 15th century)
French
(official from the 15th century)
Italian
(official from 16th century)
Francoprovençal
(spoken)
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Demonym(s)
Savoyard
Government
Monarchy
Duke
• 1416–1440
Amadeus VIII
• 1831–1847
Charles Albert
Historical era
Modern Era
• County of Savoy raised to duchy
1416
• Occupied by France
1536–59, 1630, 1690–96, 1703–13
• Acquired Sicily and parts of Duchy of Milan
11 April 1713
• Acquired Kingdom of Sardinia in exchange for Sicily
1720
• Annexed by Revolutionary France
1792–1814
• Perfect Fusion
1847
Preceded by
Succeeded by
County of Savoy
Duchy of Montferrat
Holy Roman Empire
First French Republic
Kingdom of Sardinia
Today part of
Italy
France
Switzerland
The Duchy of Savoy (Italian: Ducato di Savoia; French: Duché de Savoie) was a territorial entity of the Savoyard state that existed from 1416 until 1847 and was a possession of the House of Savoy.
It was created when Emperor Sigismund, raised the County of Savoy into a duchy for Amadeus VIII. The duchy was an Imperial fief,[1][2][3][4] subject of the Holy Roman Empire, until 1792, with a vote in the Imperial Diet. From the 16th century, Savoy belonged to the Upper Rhenish Circle.
Its territory included the current French departments of Savoie, Haute-Savoie, and the Alpes-Maritimes, the current Italian region of Aosta Valley, a large part of Piedmont and the County of Geneva in Switzerland, which was then lost to the Old Swiss Confederacy.[5] The main Vulgar languages that were spoken within the Duchy of Savoy were Piedmontese and Arpitan.
^Olaf Asbach, Peter Schröder, The Ashgate Research Companion to the Thirty Years' War, Routledge, 2016, p. 140
^Geoffrey Treasure, Mazarin: The Crisis of Absolutism in France, Psychology Press, 1997, p. 37.
^Derek Croxton, Anuschka Tischer, The Peace of Westphalia, Greenwood Press, 2002, p. 228.
^Daniel Patrick O'Connell, Richelieu, World Publishing Company, 1968, p. 378.
^"formazione del ducato dei Savoia". digilander.libero.it. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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