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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 .
Portugal had only two queens regnant: Maria I and Maria II (and, arguably, two more: Beatriz [1] for a short period of time in the 14th century; and Teresa, in the 12th century, which technically makes her the first ruler and first queen of Portugal [2]). The other queens were queens consort, wives of the Portuguese kings.
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.
Count of Savoy: Odo II 1118–1162 Duke of Burgundy: Alfonso VII the Emperor 1105–1157 King of León: Urraca c. 1095 – after 1169: Sancha c. 1097 –1163: Afonso I 1109–1185 King of Portugal r. 1139–1185: Matilda of Savoy 1125–1158: Pedro d.1165: Ramon Berenguer IV 1114–1162 Count of Barcelona: Petronilla of Aragon 1136–1173: Hugh ...
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.
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 Bern a constitutional law created in 1643 the privileged class of families eligible to Great Council membership. Since 1731 the Sovereign prohibits the use of titles of nobility conferred by foreign sovereigns; since 1761 patricians were authorised to be called wohledelgeboren; then on 9 April 1783 patricians were authorised to use the nobiliary particle "von" (or "de").
The monarchs of Portugal all came from a single ancestor, Afonso I of Portugal, but direct lines have sometimes ended. This has led to a variety of royal houses coming to rule Portugal, though all having Portuguese royal lineage. These houses are: House of Burgundy (1139–1383) House of Aviz (1385–1580) House of Habsburg (1581–1640)