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Savoy

Area of France between the Alps, Lake Geneva, and the River Rhône. A medieval duchy, it was made into the départements of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, in the Rhône-Alpes region.

History

Savoy was a duchy from the 14th century, with the capital Chambéry. In 1720 it became a province of the kingdom of Sardinia which, with Nice, was ceded to France 1860 by Victor Emmanuel II (king of Italy from 1861) in return for French assistance in driving the Austrians from Italy.



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I am at the Savoy Hotel, speaking from my room--number 443.
The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
In 1855, Brun-Rollet, a native of Savoy, appointed consul for Sardinia in Eastern Soudan, to take the place of Vaudey, who had just died, set out from Karthoum, and, under the name of Yacoub the merchant, trading in gums and ivory, got as far as Belenia, beyond the fourth degree, but had to return in ill-health to Karthoum, where he died in 1857.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
Emerging at Euston at half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
Alexander's Bridge by Cather, Willa View in context
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