Counts and dukes of Savoy

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The titles of the count of Savoy, and then duke of Savoy, are titles of nobility attached to the historical territory of Savoy. Since its creation, in the 11th century, the House of Savoy held the county, the ruler of which was originally styled "count," then later as "duke"; several of these rulers were called "king" at one point in history or another.

The County of Savoy was elevated to a duchy at the beginning of the 15th century, bringing together all the territories of the Savoyard state under Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy. In the 18th century, Victor Amadeus II annexed the Kingdom of Sardinia to the historical possessions of the Duchy, and from then on, the Savoyard dukes also held the title of Kings of Sardinia. The House of Savoy later went on to rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1946 when the monarchy was abolished.

Victor Amadeus II was the longest reigning monarch of Savoy, followed by Charles Emmanuel I, and Charles III or Amadeus VIII.

Italy before the Unification

Counts of Savoy

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Humbert I 1003–1047/1048	File:Umberto Biancamano.jpg	c. 980 Maurienne	Ancilla c. 995/1000 four sons	c. 1047/1048 Hermillon aged around 68
Amadeus I 1047/1048–1052	File:Ritratto in Armatura del Conte Amedeo I di Savoia - Google Art Project.jpg	c. 1016 eldest son of Humbert I and Ancilla	Adila 1030 three children	c. 1052 aged around 36
Otto 1052–1057	File:Ritratto di Oddone di Savoia (1).png	c. 1010/1020 fourth son of Humbert I and Ancilla	Adelaide of Susa 1046 five children	c. 1057 aged 47–57
Peter I 1060–1078		c. 1048 eldest son of Otto and Adelaide of Susa	Agnes of Aquitaine 1064 two daughters	9 July 1078 aged 29–30
Amadeus II 1078–1080	File:Ritratto di Amedeo II - Google Art Project.jpg	c. 1050 second son of Otto and Adelaide of Susa	Joan of Geneva c. 1065 several children	26 January 1080 aged 29–30
Humbert II 1080–1103	File:Ritratto del Conte Umberto II di Savoia.jpg	c. 1065 Carignano son of Amadeus II and Joan of Geneva	Gisela of Burgundy 1090 seven children	14 October 1103 Moûtiers aged 37–38
Amadeus III 1103–1148	File:Ritratto in Armatura del Conte Amedeo III di Savoia - Google Art Project.jpg	c. 1095 Carignano eldest son of Humbert II and Gisela of Burgundy	(1) Adelaide 1120/23 no issue (2) Mahaut of Albon July 1134/1135 ten children	April 1148 Nicosia aged 52–53
Humbert III 1148–1189	File:Ritratto di Umberto III il beato - Google Art Project.jpg	4 August 1136 Avigliana eldest son of Amadeus III and Mahaut of Albon	(1) Faidiva of Toulouse c. 1151 no issue (2) Gertrude of Flanders 1155 no issue (3) Clementia of Zähringen 1164 two daughters (4) Beatrice of Viennois 1175/77 one son	4 March 1189 Chambéry aged 52
Thomas I 1189–1233	File:Portrait of Tommaso I Savoy.PNG	27 May 1178 Aiguebelle only son of Humbert III and Beatrice of Viennois	Margaret of Geneva May 1196 fourteen children	1 March 1233 Moncalieri aged 54
Amadeus IV 1233–1253	File:Amedeo IV di Savoia.jpg	1197 Montmélian eldest son of Thomas I and Margaret of Geneva	(1) Margaret of Burgundy c 1217 two daughters (2) Cecile of Baux 1244 four children	24 June 1253 Montmélian aged 55–56
Boniface 1253–1263	File:Conte Bonifacio di Savoia.PNG	December 1244 Chambéry only son of Amadeus IV and Cecile of Baux	never married	June 1263 Turin aged 18
Peter II 1263–1268	File:Pierre II de Savoie (Collection Reggia di Venaria Reale).jpg	1203 Susa seventh son of Thomas I and Margaret of Geneva	Agnes of Faucigny 1236 one daughter	15 May 1268 Château de Chillon or Pierre-Châtel aged 66
Philip I 1268–1285	File:Filippo I di Savoia.jpg	1207 Aiguebelle eighth son of Thomas I and Margaret of Geneva	Adelaide, Countess of Burgundy 12 June 1267 no issue	16 August 1285 Roussillon, Isère aged 78
Amadeus V 1285–1323	File:Ritratto di Amedeo V di Savoia.png	1249-1253 Le Bourget-du-Lac second son of Thomas II, Count of Piedmont and Beatrice Fieschi	(1) Sybille of Bâgé 5 July 1272 eight children (2) Marie of Brabant 1297 four children	16 October 1323 Avignon aged 69-74
Edward 1323–1329	File:Ritratto del Conte Edordo di Savoia.jpg	8 February 1284 Baugé second son of Amadeus V and Sybille of Bâgé	Bianca of Burgundy 18 October 1307 Château de Montbard one daughter	4 November 1329 Gentilly aged 45
Aymon 1329–1343	File:Ritratto di Aimone di Savoia.png	15 December 1291 Chambéry youngest son of Amadeus V and Sybille of Bâgé	Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat 1 May 1330 Casale five children	22 June 1343 Montmélian aged 51
Amadeus VI 1343–1383	File:Ritratto di Amedeo VI di Savoia.png	4 January 1334 Chambéry eldest son of Aymon and Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat	Bonne of Bourbon 1355 Paris two children	1 March 1383 Naples aged 49
Amadeus VII 1383–1391	File:Ritratto di Amedeo VII - Google Art Project.jpg	24 February 1360 Avigliana eldest son of Amadeus VI and Bonne of Bourbon	Bonne of Berry 18 January 1377 Paris three children	1 November 1391 Château de Ripaille aged 31
Amadeus VIII 1391–1416	File:Ritratto di Amedeo VIII - Google Art Project (cropped).jpg	4 September 1383 Chambéry eldest son of Amadeus VII and Bonne of Berry	Mary of Burgundy 11 November 1386 Sluis nine children	7 January 1451 Château de Ripaille aged 67

Dukes of Savoy

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Amadeus VIII 1416–1440	File:Portrait of Antipope Felix V.jpg	4 September 1383 Chambéry eldest son of Amadeus VII and Bonne of Berry	Mary of Burgundy 11 November 1386 Sluis nine children	7 January 1451 Château de Ripaille aged 67
Louis 1440–1465	File:Lodovico di Savoia.jpg	21 February 1413 Geneva fourth son of Amadeus VIII and Mary of Burgundy	Anne of Cyprus 1 November 1433 (or 12 February 1434) Chambéry seventeen children	29 January 1465 Lyon aged 51
Amadeus IX 1465–1472	File:Ritratto del beato Amedeo IX di Savoia.png	1 February 1435 Thonon-les-Bains eldest son of Louis and Anne of Cyprus	Yolande of Valois 1452 ten children	30 March 1472 Vercelli aged 37
Philibert I 1472–1482	File:Ritratto di Filiberto I il cacciatore - Google Art Project.jpg	17 August 1465 Chambéry third son of Amadeus IX and Yolande of Valois	Bianca Maria Sforza January 1474 no issue	22 September 1482 Lyon aged 17
Charles I 1482–1490	File:Carlo I di Savoia.jpg	28 March 1468 Carignano fifth son of Amadeus IX and Yolande of Valois	Blanche of Montferrat 1 April 1485 two children	13 March 1490 Pinerolo aged 21
Charles II 1490–1496	File:Ritratto da Bambino del Duca Carlo Giovanni Amedeo di Savoia.jpg	23 June 1489 Turin only son of Charles I and Blanche of Montferrat	never married	16 April 1496 Moncalieri aged 6
Philip II 1496–1497	File:Filippo II di Sasvoia Detto il Senza Terra.PNG	4 February 1438 Chambéry fifth son of Louis and Anne of Cyprus	(1) Marguerite de Bourbon 6 April 1472 Moulins three children (2) Claudine de Brosse 11 November 1485 Moulins six children	7 November 1497 Chambéry aged 59
Philibert II 1497–1504	File:Philibert II of Savoy.jpg	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 1504–1553	File:CharlesIIIofSaboy-byJeanClouet.jpg	10 October 1486 Chazey-sur-Ain eldest son of Philip II and Claudine de Brosse	Beatrice of Portugal 29 September 1521 Villefranche-sur-Mer nine children	17 August 1553 Vercelli aged 66
Emmanuel Philibert 1553–1580	File:Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy.jpg	8 July 1528 Chambéry third son of Charles III and Beatrice of Portugal	Margaret of France 9 July 1559 Saint-Paul's Church, Paris one son	30 August 1580 Turin aged 52
Charles Emmanuel I 1580–1630	File:Bildnis des Herzog Karl Emanuel I von Savoyen.jpg	12 January 1562 Castle of Rivoli only son of Emmanuel Philibert and Margaret of France	Catherine Michelle of Spain 18 March 1585 Zaragoza ten children	26 July 1630 Savigliano aged 68
Victor Amadeus I 1630–1637	File:Vittorio Amedeo I of Savoy1.jpg	8 May 1587 Turin second son of Charles Emmanuel I and Catherine Michelle of Spain	Christine Marie of France 10 February 1619 Louvre Palace eight children	7 October 1637 Turin aged 50
Francis Hyacinth 1637–1638	File:Francesco Giacinto di Savoia, Duke of Savoy by an unknown artist.jpg	14 September 1632 Castello del Valentino second son of Victor Amadeus I and Christine Marie of France	never married	4 October 1638 Castello del Valentino aged 6
Charles Emmanuel II 1638–1675	File:Piedmontese School - Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy.png	20 June 1634 Turin third son of Victor Amadeus I and Christine Marie of France	(1) Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans 4 March 1663 Louvre Palace no issue (2) Marie Jeanne of Savoy 10 May 1665 Turin one son	12 June 1675 Turin aged 40
Victor Amadeus II 1675–1730	File:Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia - Palace of Venaria (cropped).png	14 May 1666 Royal Palace of Turin only son of Charles Emmanuel II and Marie Jeanne of Savoy	(1) Anne Marie d'Orléans 10 April 1684 Palace of Versailles Six Children (2) Anna Canalis di Cumiana 12 August 1730 Chapel of the Holy Shroud No Issue	31 October 1732 Castle of Rivoli aged 66

Kings of Sardinia

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
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Template:Center	File:Porträt der König Carlo Emanuele IV von Savoyen.png	Template:Center	Template:Center	Template:Center
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Kings of the Kingdom of Italy

Name	Photo	Life	Became King	Ceased to be King	Coat of Arms	Notes
Victor Emmanuel II	File:VictorEmmanuel2.jpg	14 March 1820 – 9 January 1878	17 March 1861	9 January 1878	File:Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1870-1890).svg	Son of Charles Albert. Acquired land in Lombardy–Venetia and the Papal States. Uniting most of the Italian Peninsula.
Umberto I	File:Umberto I di Savoia.jpg	14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900	9 January 1878	29 July 1900	File:Great coat of arms of the king of italy (1890-1946).svg	Son of Victor Emmanuel II. Acquired land in modern-day Eritrea and Somalia, being the first Italian King to have a colonial empire. Assassinated on 29 July 1900.
Victor Emmanuel III	File:Vitorio Emanuel III.jpg	11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947	29 July 1900	9 May 1946	File:Great coat of arms of the king of italy (1890-1946).svg	Son of Umberto I. Acquired land in Libya, South Tyrol, and the Istria during World War I. Reigned during the Fascist Period, while also gaining a bit more land in Libya and occupied Ethiopia. He reigned during World War II, in which he surrendered to the Allies. Abdicated in favor of his son, Umberto in 1946 before departing to Egypt.
Umberto II	File:Umberto II Italia.jpg	15 September 1904 – 18 March 1983	9 May 1946	12 June 1946	File:Great coat of arms of the king of italy (1890-1946).svg	Son of Victor Emmanuel III. The last King of Italy. On 2 June, the Italians voted for a Republic, and the Monarchy was abolished on 12 June.

Pretenders to the throne

Name	Photo	Birth	Death	Became Head	Ceased to be Head
Umberto II	File:Umberto II di Savoia anziano.png	15 September 1904	18 March 1983	9 May 1946	18 March 1983

Disputed Claimants

After the death of Umberto II in 1983, Prince Vittorio Emanuele succeeded him. On 7 July 2006, Amadeo claimed that Vittorio Emanuel had lost his royal rights when he married without Umberto II's permission in 1971, in which Amadeo declared himself the Head of the Royal House on the same day.

Descendants of Umberto II

Name	Photo	Birth	Death	Became Head	Ceased to be Head
Vittorio Emanuele	File:Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia (2009).jpg	12 February 1937	3 February 2024	18 March 1983	3 February 2024
Emanuele Filiberto	File:Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia (2009).jpg	22 June 1972	Still living	3 February 2024	Still claims the throne

Descendants of Amadeo I of Spain

Name	Photo	Birth	Death	Became Head	Ceased to be Head
Prince Amedeo	File:Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta (nato nel 1943) (cropped).jpg	27 September 1943	1 June 2021	7 July 2006	1 June 2021
Prince Aimone	File:AimoneSavoiaAosta20112020 (cropped).jpg	13 October 1967	Still living	1 June 2021	Still claims the throne

See also

• House of Savoy
• History of Savoy
• List of consorts of Savoy
• County of Savoy
• Duchy of Savoy
• Kingdom of Sardinia
• List of monarchs of Sardinia
• List of Sardinian consorts
• Kingdom of Italy
• King of Italy
• List of Italian queens

External links

• Savoy Genealogy