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Savoy
''This article is about the historical region of Savoy. For other uses, see Savoy (disambiguation)''
Savoy (Italian: ''Savoia'', French: ''Savoie'') 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.
In modern France, Savoy is part of the region Rhône-Alpes. For details of the départements 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.
The traditional capital remains Chambéry (Chiamberì), on the rivers Leysse and Albane, hosting the castle of the House of Savoy and the Savoyard senate. The state included six districts:
Savoy proper (capital Chambéry)
Chablais (capital Thonon-les-Bains)
Faucigny (capital Bonneville)
Tarantaise (capital Moûtiers)
Maurienne (capital Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne)
Genevois (capital Annecy).
History
See County of Savoy and Duchy of Savoy
In 1714, as a consequence of the War of the Spanish Succession it was technically subsumed into the Kingdom of Sicily, then (after that island was traded to Spain for Sardinia) the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1720.
It is worth noting that the seat of the Savoyards remained in Turin, in Piedmont, and the name change was really just a political maneuver designed to secure a change in the state's status from duchy to kingdom. Sardinia was economically and politically moribund in comparison
Savoie
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| Number | 73 |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Prefecture | Chambéry |
| Subprefectures | Albertville
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
Population
- Total ''(1999)''
- Density
| Ranked 61st
373 258
62 /km² |
| Area | 6,028 km²; |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 37 |
| Communes | 305 |
President of the
general council | Jean-Pierre Vial (UMP) |
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Savoie is a French ''département''.
History
Savoie is one of the two ''départements'' of the region of Savoy that was annexed by France on March 24, 1860, the other being Haute-Savoie. For history before 1860, details of the annexation and reasons for the current separatist movement in the ''départements'', see Savoy.
Geography
Savoie is located in the Alps mountains.
Economy
Demographics
Culture
Tomme de Savoie cheese
Savoie is a wine-growing region, predominantly light white wines. The AOCs are Crépy AOC, Roussette de Savoie AOC, Seyssel AOC and Vin de Savoie AOC.
Miscellaneous topics
External link
http://www.cg73.fr Conseil Général website
http://www.supphoto.com/album-gallery/savoy/ Gallery Photos and pictures of Savoie
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What is the reason for the NPOV tag? -- Beland 02:23, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
It was inserted by anon user:210.187.74.140 with no explanation or other alterations to the article. I've removed the tag as I cannot see anything that appears to break the NPOV rule and left a note on the user's talk page asking them to explain any issues they have with the article here. Thryduulf 08:48, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Eugene Of Savoy
François-Eugène, Prince of Savoy-Carignan, known as Prinz Eugen von Savoyen in German (October 16, 1663-April 24, 1736) was a noted general.
Born in Paris, and a prince of the House of Savoy, Eugene was the son of the Comte de Soissons, a French nobleman. It was rumoured that he was the illegitimate son of Louis XIV, however, and Louis strove mightily to keep down his supposed by-blow. Eugene was rebuffed from a commission in the French army and, frustrated, joined the Austrian army as an officer in 1683. He would spend the rest of his life opposing Louis XIV and French ambition in Europe.
For the first part of his career he faced the Ottoman Turks on the battlefield, first coming to prominence during the last major Turkish offensive against the Austrian capital of Vienna in 1683. By the closing years of the 17th century, he was already famous for securing Hungary from the Turks, and soon rose to the role of principal Austrian commander during the War of the Spanish Succession.
In the opening shots of that war, he defeated French armies in northern Italy. As the area of French offensive action moved north (and as the war spread to include other nations such as England), he joined forces for the first time with his English counterpart, the Duke of Marlborough. Together they defeated the French in Bavaria at the Battle of Blenheim. For the next three years he was engaged in inconclusive fighting in northern Italy and Provence.
He then moved north to Flanders, where he joined up with Marlborough again to win the battles of Oudenarde and Malplaquet. Unfortunately, the follow-up invasion of France that would have ended the war was blunted by the marginal victory of Malplaquet, and the retirement of Britain from the war. After one more year of fighting, Austria signed a favourable peace with France in 1714. In the same year he began construction of the Belvedere, a baroque palace in the 3rd district of Vienna. Construction of various parts of the palace
Savoy Ballroom
The Savoy Ballroom located in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, was a public place for music and dance shows from 1926 to 1958. It was located between 140th and 141st Streets on Lenox Avenue.
The Savoy was a popular dance club in the 1920s and 1930s and many famous dances such as the Lindy Hop were created here. It was known as the "Home of Happy Feet" or simply "the Turf".
Unlike the 'whites only' policy of the Cotton Club, the Savoy Ballroom was integrated and whites and blacks could dance together.
Chick Webb was the leader of the house band during the mid-1930s. A teenage Ella Fitzgerald, fresh from her talent show win at the Apollo Theater, became its vocalist.
The Savoy regularly held "Battle of the Bands" concerts between the house band, the Chick Webb Orchestra, and the most famous bands in the country. The Benny Goodman Orchestra and the Count Basie Band were among the bands that played, and lost, to Chick Webb.
The ballroom was on the second floor and was a block long. It had two bandstands, one on each end of the ballroom. Music was continuous as one band rested while the other band played. During a "Battle", the bands would trade numbers, and the crowd would vote with their feet.
''Stompin' at the Savoy'', a 1934 Big Band classic song and jazz standard was named after the ballroom. It was written by Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson, and Andy Razaf - http://www.thepeaches.com/music/ella/StompinAtTheSavoy.txt see here)
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Humbert I Of Savoy
The name of Humbert I of Savoy designates two famous members of the Savoy dynasty. The first, Humbert I Biancamano, forms the subject of this article; for the second see Humbert I, King of Italy.
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Humbert I (Hubert de Maurienne in French, Umberto I Biancamano di Moriana in Italian and in official documents, born in 980 - died at Hermillon in 1047 or 1048) became the first count of the House of Savoy, which ruled Savoy throughout its independent existence and furnished the monarchs of Italy after the unification.
Surnamed Biancamano (literally meaning white-handed - in the original sense this should have meant a very generous man), Humbert came of noble stock from either Saxony, Italy, Burgundy or Provence.
Humbert married Ancilla, or Auxilia or Ancilia (Austrian, daughter of the Master of Ceremonies of the House of Burgundy) and had at least four sons:
# Amedeo, later Amedeus I of Savoy
# Aimone (died 1054 or 1055), bishop of Sion
# Burcado, or Burcardo (died 1068 or 1069), bishop of Lyons
# Oddone
:Some authors believe that he had further sons.
During the campaigns of Rudolph of Burgundy to make Rome the imperial seat, Humbert supported the Emperor (of which family he was an adherent by marriage) with provisions and soldiers. Thus Rudolph installed him in 1003 as the count of the mountainous region of Aosta and of the northern Viennois as a reward.
Humbert in turn protected the right flank during the advance of the Holy Roman Empire into Italy. However the county was essentially autonomous after the fall of the Ottonian Dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire which was unconcerned about a minor power.
In 1032 he received the Maurienne, his native county, from Conrad II the Salian whom he had helped in his Italian campaigns against archbishop Aribert of Milan.
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