Savoyard state
European state from 1003 to 1861 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Savoyard state is a term of art used by historians to denote collectively all of the states ruled by the counts and dukes of Savoy from the Middle Ages to the formation of the Kingdom of Italy. This state was an example of composite monarchy.[1][2] At the end of the 17th century, its population was about 1.4 million.[3][4][5]
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1003–1861 | |||||||||
Motto: FERT | |||||||||
Status | Former plurinational independent state Former constituent territories of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
Capital | Montmélian (1006–1295) Chambéry (1295–1562) Turin (1562–1792; 1815–1861) Cagliari (1792–1815) | ||||||||
Common languages | French, Italian, Piedmontese, Arpitan, Occitan, Latin | ||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
Government | County, Duchy and Kingdom | ||||||||
Count Duke King | |||||||||
• 1003–1048 | Humbert I White Hands (first) | ||||||||
• 1849–1861 | Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia (last) | ||||||||
Historical era | Medieval era Modern era | ||||||||
• Humbert I became Count of Savoy | 1003 | ||||||||
1861 | |||||||||
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