Overview
The House of Savoy (Italian: Casa Savoia, French: Maison de Savoie, Arpitan: Mêson de Savouè) is a royal house (formally a dynasty) that was established in 1003 in the historical region of Savoy, which was originally part of the Kingdom of Burgundy and now lies mostly within southeastern France. Through gradual expansions, the family grew in power, first ruling the County of Savoy, a small Alpine county northwest of Italy, and later gaining absolute rule of the Kingdom of Sicily. During the years 1713 to 1720, they were handed the Kingdom of Sardinia and would exercise direct rule from then onward as Piedmont–Sardinia, which was the legal predecessor state of the Kingdom of Italy and the Italian Empire, which in.
Historical Periods
House of Savoy (1564–1571)
1564 CE – 1571 CE
Area: 35,303 km²
House of Savoy (1572–1587)
1572 CE – 1587 CE
Area: 38,230 km²
House of Savoy (1588–1594)
1588 CE – 1594 CE
Area: 44,502 km²
House of Savoy (1595–1601)
1595 CE – 1601 CE
Area: 44,620 km²
House of Savoy (1602–1631)
1602 CE – 1631 CE
Area: 40,030 km²
House of Savoy (1632–1641)
1632 CE – 1641 CE
Area: 41,175 km²
House of Savoy (1642–1644)
1642 CE – 1644 CE
Area: 41,291 km²
House of Savoy (1645–1690)
1645 CE – 1690 CE
Area: 41,385 km²
House of Savoy (1691–1695)
1691 CE – 1695 CE
Area: 19,503 km²
House of Savoy (1696–1701)
1696 CE – 1701 CE
Area: 41,385 km²
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