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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 .
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.
Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Prince of Naples [1] (Vittorio Emanuele Alberto Carlo Teodoro Umberto Bonifacio Amedeo Damiano Bernardino Gennaro Maria di Savoia; [2] [3] 12 February 1937 – 3 February 2024), was the only son of Umberto II, the last King of Italy, and Marie-José of Belgium.
Prince Maurizio of Savoy, Duke of Montferrat (Maurizio Giuseppe Maria; 13 December 1762 – 1 September 1799) was a member of the Royal House of Savoy. [1] Prince Maurizio as a young child, portrait by Giuseppe Duprà. He was born at the Royal Palace of Turin in 1762.
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.
Sportspeople from Funchal (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "People from Funchal" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.
Eugenio of Savoy (Eugenio Ilarione; 21 October 1753 – 30 June 1785) was a prince of the House of Savoy and founder of the Villafranca branch of the royal family of Italy that survived until 1888. He was a brother of Queen Marie Antoinette 's tragic confidante, the Princesse de Lamballe .
Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse; Maud of Savoy: Amadeus III, Count of Savoy : 1125 January/June 1146 4 November 1157 Afonso I: Dulce of Aragon: Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona : 1160 1174–5 6 December 1185 husband's accession: 1 September 1198 Sancho I: Urraca of Castile: Alfonso VIII of Castile