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The House of Savoy (Italian: Casa Savoia) is an Italian royal house (formally a dynasty) that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansions, the family grew in power, first ruling the County of Savoy , a small Alpine county northwest of Italy, and later gaining absolute rule of the Kingdom of Sicily .
Emanuele Filiberto Umberto Reza Ciro René Maria di Savoia (born 22 June 1972) [2] [3] is a member of the House of Savoy. He is the son of Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy [4] [2] and only male-line grandson of Umberto II, the last King of Italy. [5]
Belmond Reid's Palace (a.k.a. Reid's Palace) is a historic hotel located to the west of Funchal Bay in Madeira, Portugal, in an imposing position looking out over the Atlantic Ocean. [1] [2] The hotel has sloping gardens. [3] The hotel's complex include more than 40,000 square meters of space designed as a subtropical botanical garden.
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "House of Savoy" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total.
In 1562, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy moved his capital to Turin and commenced a series of building projects using the best architects available at the time. The buildings, lavishly constructed and including embellishments by contemporary artists, were designed to impress the public and demonstrate the power of the House of Savoy.
(2) Claudine de Brosse 11 November 1485 Moulins six children 7 November 1497 Chambéry aged 59 Philibert II 1497–1504 10 April 1480 Pont-d'Ain only son of Philip II and Marguerite de Bourbon (1) Yolande Louise of Savoy 1496 no issue (2) Margaret of Austria 2 December 1501 Romainmôtier no issue 10 September 1504 Pont-d'Ain aged 24 Charles III ...
Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, 6th Duke of Aosta (Aimone Umberto Emanuele Filiberto Luigi Amedeo Elena Maria Fiorenzo di Savoia-Aosta; born 13 October 1967) is an Italian businessman and one of two claimants to be head of the House of Savoy. Since November 2019, he has served as the Ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to Russia. [1] [2]
The place-name element -court ("courtyard, courtyard of a farm, farm") is typical of the French provinces, where the Frankish settlements formed an important part of the local population. It is a Gallo-Roman calque from the Old Low Franconian word *hof, meaning "courtyard", "courtyard of a farm", "farm" (Dutch, Old English hof , German Hof ...