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Counts and dukes of Savoy. Greater coat of arms of the King of Italy (1890 - 1946) The titles of the Count of Savoy, and then Duke of Savoy, are titles of nobility attached to the historical territory of Savoy. Since its creation, in the 11th century, the House of Savoy held the county.
This section includes a detailed history and portraits with biographies of the Counts, Dukes and Kings of the Savoy dynasty; castles and palaces associated with or constructed by the Savoys; and royal abbeys and chapels erected or endowed by Savoy family members.
The Savoy family has furnished, in direct descent, counts, dukes and kings that successively ruled the destinies of the land and a genealogy of more than forty princes, who, sprung from one lineage, reigned in an uninterrupted line and handed down the traditions of a common ancestry through no less than thirty generations.
In 1415, Emperor Sigismund raised the Country of Savoy to a Dukedom and Amadeus became its first Duke. The new duchy was further enlarged at the death of his relative, Louis of Savoy, Duke of Piedmont, the last descendant of Thomas II of Savoy who had founded the Piedmont branch of the dynasty.
Commencing about the year 1000, the heads of the House of Savoy had ruled, first as counts, then as dukes and finally as kings, for almost a thousand years. From the 18th until the mid-20th centuries, the Royal House of Savoy played an increasingly significant role in the history of modern Italy.
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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In terms of religion, the dukes of Savoy were loyal supporters of the Roman Catholic Church. One of the greatest figures of the Catholic Reformation, Fran ç ois de Sales, was a native of Savoy and became the archbishop of Geneva (situated in Annecy after the loss of the city).
