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   Savoy (/ s ə ˈ v ɔɪ /; Arpitan: Savouè; French: Savoie ⓘ; Italian: Savoia) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south and west and to the Aosta Valley in the east.

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     The County of Savoy and its possessions ( red) within the...

   • Savoy (Disambiguation)

     Places. County of Savoy, a Middle Ages county near where...

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     Prehistory. Stone Age. Protohistory. The Roman Savoy....

   • House of Savoy

     The House of Savoy (Italian: Casa Savoia) is an Italian...

   • Savoy (Norwegian band)

     Savoy are a Norwegian-American rock trio consisting of Paul...

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   The Savoy Hotel is a luxury hotel located in the Strand in the City of Westminster in central London, England. Built by the impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte with profits from his Gilbert and Sullivan opera productions, it opened on 6 August 1889.

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   Why is Savoy called Savoy?

   • During the period of barbarian invasions, the area of Savoy was assigned to the Burgundians (437) and then passed to the Frankish kingdom of Burgundy (534). The name Savoy dates from this period and eventually came to apply specifically to the land between Lake Geneva on the north and the Isère River on the south.

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   Where is Savoy located?

   • Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south. Savoy emerged as the feudal County of Savoy ruled by the House of Savoy during the 11th to 14th centuries.

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   What is the history of Savoy?

   • The history of Savoy presents a synthesis of the various periods, from prehistory to the present day, of the geographical and historical entity known as Savoy, a territory whose definition has varied over the course of historical periods, until it was defined by the two French departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie.

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   Is Savoy a French territory?

   • The original territory, also known as "ducal Savoy" or "Savoy proper", is largely co-terminous with the modern French Savoie and Haute-Savoie départements, but the historical expansion of Savoyard territories, as the Duchy of Savoy (1416–1860) included parts of what is now western Italy and southwestern Switzerland .

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   Savoy is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south and west and to the Aosta Valley in the east.

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   Savoy, historical and cultural region encompassing the Haute-Savoie and Savoie départements, Rhône-Alpes région, southeastern France. It is coextensive with the historic region of Savoy. The early inhabitants of the area were the Allobroges, members of a Celtic tribe who fiercely resisted Roman