European Kingdoms

Savoy

Seized from the Roman empire by the invading Burgundians in the fifth century, Savoy emerged as a county from the break-up of the Kingdom of Burgundy. The county eventually gained Piedmont in Italy and moved its capital to Turin.

Counts of Savoy
AD 1000 - 1416

1000 - 1048

Humbert I White Hands

Great-grandson of Louis III of Burgundy.

1048 - 1051

Amadeus I / Amadeo I

Son.

1051 - 1059

Odo

Brother.

1059 - 1078

Peter I

Son.

1078 - 1080

Amadeus II / Amadeo II

Brother.

1080 - 1103

Humbert II

Son.

1103 - 1149

Amadeus III / Amadeo III

Son.

1146

Amadeus' daughter Maud, marries Afonso, first king of Portugal.

1149 - 1189

Humbert III the Saint

Son.

1189 - 1233

Thomas

Son. Count of Flanders (1237-1244).

1233 - 1253

Amadeus IV / Amadeo IV

Son.

1245

Amadeus' younger brother, Boniface, is elected archbishop of Canterbury in England after winning support from King Henry III, who happens to be married to his niece. The following year Peter of Savoy is given a grant of land in London on which he builds the Savoy Palace.

1258 - 1263

Boniface

Son.

1263 - 1268

Peter II Little Charlemagne

Son of Thomas.

1268 - 1285

Philip I

Brother

1285 - 1323

Amadeus V / Amadeo V

Nephew.

1323 - 1329

Edward

Son.

1329 - 1343

Aimon

Brother.

1343 - 1383

Amadeus VI the Green

Son.

1383 - 1391

Amadeus VII the Red

Son.

1391 - 1416

Amadeus VIII / Amadeo VIII

Son. Elevated to duke.

Dukes of Savoy
AD 1416 - 1720

1416 - 1434

Amadeus VIII / Amadeo VIII

Anti-Pope Felix V (1439-1449).

1434 - 1465

Louis

Son.

1465 - 1472

Amadeus IX / Amadeo IX

Son.

1472 - 1482

Philibert I

Son.

1482 - 1490

Charles I

Son.

1490 - 1496

Charles II

Son.

1496 - 1497

Philip II

Son of Louis.

1497 - 1504

Philibert II

Younger son.

1504 - 1553

Charles III

Elder brother.

1553 - 1580

Emanuel Philibert

Son.

1580 - 1630

Charles Emanuel I

Son.

1630 - 1637

Victor Amadeus I

1637 - 1675

Charles Emanuel II

1675 - 1720

Victor Amadeus II

King of Sicily (1713-1720). King of Sardinia (1720-1730).

1697

Victor Amadeus' second cousin, Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736) becomes supreme commander of the Imperial Armies, a promotion that eventually gains Sardinia for Savoy.

1720

The Duchy of Savoy trades the important Sicily for the far less important Sardinia, which is closer to its own territory. So as not to lose out on the trade, the former dukes are promoted, and the territory is merged to form a single kingdom of Sardinia.