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From 1416 to 1860, the Duchy of Savoy (Italian: Ducato di Savoia, French: Duché de Savoie) was a state in Western Europe. It was created when Sigismund, King of the Romans, raised the County of Savoy into a duchy for Amadeus VIII. The duchy was a subject of the Holy Roman Empire with a vote in the Imperial Diet. From the 16th century, Savoy belonged to the Upper Rhenish Circle. Throughout its history, it was ruled by the House of Savoy and formed a part of the larger Savoyard state.
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Duchy of Savoy | |||||||||||
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1416–1792 1814–1847 | |||||||||||
Motto: FERT | |||||||||||
Status | Duchy | ||||||||||
Capital | Chambéry (1416–1562) Turin (1562–1847) | ||||||||||
Common languages | Italian, Piedmontese, French, Latin, Arpitan, Occitan | ||||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||||
Government | Duchy | ||||||||||
Duke | |||||||||||
• 1416–1440 | Amadeus VIII | ||||||||||
• 1831–1847 | Charles Albert | ||||||||||
Historical era | Modern Era | ||||||||||
1416 | |||||||||||
• Occupied by France | 1536–59, 1630, 1690–96, 1703–13 | ||||||||||
11 April 1713 | |||||||||||
1720 | |||||||||||
1792–1814 | |||||||||||
29 November 1847 | |||||||||||
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