County of Savoy

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Grafschaft Savoyen (de) Comté de Savoie (fr) Contea di Savouè (frp) Contea di Savoia (it) County of Savoy State of the Holy Roman Empire ← 1003 – 1416 → Coat of arms Capital Chambéry (Chiamberì) Government Principality Historical era Middle Ages  - Created by Rudolph III,     King of Burgundy   1003  - Raised to duchy 1416

For the later history of Savoy see Duchy of Savoy.

The Counts of Savoy (Italian: Savoia, French: Savoie) emerged, along with the free communes of Switzerland, from 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, (to 1416) and then as dukes (see Duchy of Savoy, 1416 to 1714).

[edit] Counts of Savoy

Main Branch

• Umberto I Biancamano : 1003–1047 or 1048
• Amedeo I Coda : 1048–1051 or 1056
• Oddone : 1051 or 1056–60
• Pietro I : 1060–78
• Amedeo II : 1060–80
• Umberto II : 1080–1103
• Amedeo III : 1103–48
• Umberto III : 1148–89
• Tommaso I : 1189–1233
• Amedeo IV : 1233–53
• Bonifacio : 1253–63, with
  • Tomasso II : 1253–59
• Pietro II : 1263–68
• Filippo I : 1268–85
• Amedeo V : 1285–1323
• Edoardo : 1323–29
• Aimone : 1329–43
• Amedeo VI : 1343–83
• Amedeo VII : 1383–91
• Amedeo VIII : 1391–1440, duke from 1416