County of Savoy
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For the later history of Savoy, see Duchy of Savoy.
The County of Savoy (French: Comté de Savoie, Italian: Contea di Savoia) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire which emerged, along with the free communes of Switzerland, from the collapse of the Burgundian Kingdom in the 11th century. It was the cradle of the future Savoyard state.
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County of Savoy
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1003–1416 | |||||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire (from 1032 or 1313)a Core country of the Savoyard state | ||||||||
Capital | Chambéry (from 1295) | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Count of Savoy | |||||||||
• 1003–1048 | Humbert I White Hands | ||||||||
• 1391–1416 | Amadeus VIII (Anti-Pope Felix V) | ||||||||
Historical era | High Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Created by Rudolph III, King of Burgundy | 1003 | ||||||||
• Inherited March of Turin | 1046 | ||||||||
1331 | |||||||||
• Acquired County of Nice | 1388 | ||||||||
• Acquired County of Geneva | 1401 | ||||||||
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