Savoy

This article is about the historical region of Savoy. For other uses, see Savoy (disambiguation)

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Savoy (Italian: Savoia, French: Savoie, Arpitan: Savou?) is a region of western Europe that emerged, along with the free communes of Switzerland, following the collapse of the Frankish Kingdom of Burgundy. Installed by Rudolph III, King of Burgundy, officially in 1003, the House of Savoy maintained independence as counts (see County of Savoy, ca 1000 to 1416) and then dukes (see Duchy of Savoy, 1416 to 1714), until Savoia was linked with the Kingdom of Sardinia, which included Piemonte in north-western Italy. Savoy was largely absorbed into France in 1860, as part of the political agreement with Napoleon III that brought about the unification of Italy.

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In modern France, Savoy is part of the region Rh?ne-Alpes. For details of the d?partements of Savoie and Haute-Savoie created after annexation by France, see Savoie and Haute-Savoie. For the modern separatist / regionalist movements, see subsection "Annexation and Opposition" below.

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The traditional capital remains Chamb?ry (Chiamber?), on the rivers Leysse and Albane, hosting the castle of the House of Savoy and the Savoyard senate. The state included six districts:

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• Savoy proper (capital Chamb?ry)
• Chablais (capital Thonon-les-Bains)
• Faucigny (capital Bonneville)
• Tarentaise (capital Mo?tiers)
• Maurienne (capital Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne)
• Genevois (capital Annecy).
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