House of Savoy

royal dynasty of Southern Europe

13 dated entries naming House of Savoy, drawn from 13 separate years between 980 CE and 1878 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Genevois (province), Kings of Savoy in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

JSON Wikipedia article Wikidata Q200229

10th century

980Humbert I, founder of the House of Savoy (approximate date)source

11th century

1003King Rudolph III of Burgundy invests Humbert I (the White-Handed) with the domains of the Duchy of Aosta. He becomes the first count of the House of Savoy.source
1032Odo II, count of Champagne, invades Burgundy and seizes most of the kingdom for himself. With the assistance of Humbert I of Savoy, Queen-dowager Ermengarde (Rudolph III's widow) flees to the safety of Zürich.source
1047Humbert I, founder of the House of Savoy (or 1048)source
1048Peter I, Italian nobleman (House of Savoy) (died 1078) (approximate date)source

12th century

1197Amadeus IV, count of Savoy (House of Savoy) (died 1253)source
1199Thomas II, Flemish nobleman (House of Savoy) (died 1259)source

13th century

1263June 7 – Boniface, Savoyan nobleman (House of Savoy) (born 1245)source
1280Turin is conquered by Thomas III of Savoy, becoming the capital of the House of Savoy.source
1285August 16 – Philip I, French nobleman (House of Savoy) (born 1207)source

14th century

1329Aimone of Savoy becomes Count of Savoy.source

17th century

1623Treaty of Paris - A treaty signed in France by the Savoys and the Venetians.source

19th century

1878January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy.source