History

The Royal House of Savoy is one of the oldest royal dynasties in Europe, which celebrated its millennium in 2003.

This section includes a detailed history and portraits with biographies of the Counts, Dukes and Kings of the Savoy dynasty; castles and palaces associated with or constructed by the Savoys; and royal abbeys and chapels erected or endowed by Savoy family members.

• Early Counts of Savoy

• Last Counts of Savoy

• Early Dukes of Savoy

• First Kings of Savoy

• Rise of the Savoy-Carignano Branch, 1831

• ​Unification of a Nation: The Kings of Italy

• Savoy Family and World War Part 1

• Savoy Family and World War Part 2

• King Humberto II

• Royal House in Modern Times

• Savoy in The 13th Century England

• Swift Sword of Savoy

• History of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

• History of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus by Lou Mendola