Duchy of Savoy

Duchy of Savoy
*Ducatus Sabaudiae* (Latin)
*Ducà 'd Savòja* (Piedmontese)
*Ducato di Savoia* (Italian)
*Duché de Savoie* (French)
*Ducato di Savouè* (Arpitan)
Duchy of Savoy Ducatus Sabaudiae (Latin); Ducà 'd Savòja (Piedmontese); Ducato di Savoia (Italian); Duché de Savoie (French); Ducato di Savouè (Arpitan);
1416–1792; 1814–1860;
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: FERT; (Motto for the House of Savoy)
	States of the Duke of Savoy around 1700;; Savoy proper is in the northwest.
Status	De jure Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1792); Core country of the Savoyard state;
Capital	Chambéry (1416–1562); Turin (1562–1792, 1814–1860);
Common languages	Latin; (official until the 15th century); French; (official from the 15th century); Italian; (official from 16th century); Francoprovençal; (spoken);
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Demonym(s)	Savoyard
Government	Monarchy
Duke
• 1416–1440	Amadeus VIII
• 1849–1860	Victor Emmanuel II
Historical era	Modern Era
• County of Savoy raised to duchy	1416
• Occupied by France	1536–59, 1630, 1690–96, 1703–13
• Acquired Sicily and parts of Duchy of Milan	11 April 1713
• Acquired Kingdom of Sardinia in exchange for Sicily	1720
• Annexed by Revolutionary France	1792–1814
• Treaty of Turin	1860
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	County of Savoy
	Duchy of Montferrat
	Holy Roman Empire
First French Republic
Kingdom of Sardinia
Today part of	Italy; France; Switzerland;

The Duchy of Savoy (Italian: Ducato di Savoia; French: Duché de Savoie) was a territorial entity of the Savoyard state that existed from 1416 until 1860 and was a possession of the House of Savoy.

It was created when Emperor Sigismund, raised the County of Savoy into a duchy for Amadeus VIII. The duchy was an Imperial fief, subject of the Holy Roman Empire, until 1792, with a vote in the Imperial Diet. From the 16th century, Savoy belonged to the Upper Rhenish Circle.

Its territory included the current French departments of Savoie, Haute-Savoie, and the Alpes-Maritimes, the current Italian region of Aosta Valley, a large part of Piedmont and the County of Geneva in Switzerland, which was then lost to the Old Swiss Confederacy. The main Vulgar languages that were spoken within the Duchy of Savoy were Piedmontese and Arpitan.

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