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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.
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The Duchy of Savoie, 600 years of history. On 19 February 1416, Amadeus VIII obtained the title of Duke, and the new Duchy of Savoy achieved unprecedented political autonomy. The Savoie and Haute-Savoie retain elements of their prestigious history—even today.
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The Duchy of Savoy and the other Italian states in 1494. In 1416, the county of Savoy, under Amadeus VIII the Peaceful , and surrounded by the duchies of Milan and Burgundy and the French Dauphiné , was granted the status of duchy within the Holy Roman Empire by Emperor Sigismund .
The County of Savoy was elevated to a duchy at the beginning of the 15th century, bringing together all the territories of the Savoyard state and having Amadeus VIII as its first duke.
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Duchy of Savoy (red) and other Italian states in 1494. By the 8th century, the territory that would later become known as Savoy was part of Francia, and at the division of Francia at the Treaty of Verdun in 843, it became part of the short-lived kingdom of Middle Francia.
