House of Savoy

The House of Savoy was a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy (a small region between Piedmont, Italy, and France).

They became Kings of Sardinia and later of Italy.

Their Kingdom ended with the referendum by which Italians chose the republic as the form of state - see also birth of the Italian Republic. Under the Constitution of the Italian Republic, male descendants of the House of Savoy were forbidden from entering Italy. This provision was removed in 2002.

The house descended from Humbert I, Count of Sabaudia (or "Maurienne") (Italian Umberto I "Biancamano"), (1003-1047 or 1048), and includes the Counts of Savoy, the Dukes of Savoy, the Kings of Sardinia, and the Kings of Italy. Piedmont was later joined with Sabaudia, and the name evolved into "Savoy" (Italian "Savoia").

Table of contents

1 Counts of Savoy
2 Dukes of Savoy
3 Kings of Sardinia
4 Kings of Italy:
5 Heads of the House of Savoy since 1946:
6 External links

Counts of Savoy

Main Branch

Umberto I Biancamano : 1003-1047 or 1048
Amedeo I Coda : 1048-1051 or 1056
Oddone : 1051 or 1056 - 1060
Pietro I : 1060-1078
Amedeo II : 1060-1080
Umberto II : 1080-1103
Amedeo III : 1103-1148
Umberto III : 1148-1189
Tommaso I : 1189-1233
Amedeo IV : 1233-1253
Bonifacio : 1253-1263
Tomasso II : 1253-1259
Pietro II : 1263-1268
Filippo I : 1268-1285
Amedeo V : 1285-1323
Edoardo : 1323 - 1329
Aimone : 1329-1343
Amedeo VI : 1343-1383
Amedeo VII : 1383-1391
Amedeo VIII : as Count of Savoy 1391-1416

Dukes of Savoy

Amedeo VIII : as Duke of Savoy 1416-1440
Lodovico : 1440-1465
Amedeo IX : 1465-1472
Filiberto I : 1472-1482
Carlo I : 1482-1490
Carlo (II) Giovanni Amedeo : 1490-1496
Filippo II : 1496-1497
Filiberto II : 1497-1504
Carlo III : 1504-1553
Emanuele Filiberto : 1553-1580
Carlo Emanuele I : 1580-1630
Vittorio Amedeo I: 1630-1637
Francesco Giacinto : 1637-1638
Carlo Emanuele II : 1638-1675
Vittorio Amedeo II : 1675 - 1720, 1730-1732, as 1st king of Sardinia 1720-1730

Kings of Sardinia

Savoy-Carignano Branch

Carlo Alberto : 1831-1849
Vittorio Emanuele II : 1849-1861

Kings of Italy:

Heads of the House of Savoy since 1946:

King Umberto II : 1946-1983
Crown Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples : 1983-present

See also: Lists of incumbents, President of Italy

Name of the dynasty: Real Casa di Savoja.

Motto: FERT

The Motto is believed an acronym of

"Foedere Et Religione Tenemur" (We will be kept together by the [constitutional] pact and by religion)

but others suggest:

"Fortitudo Eius Rhodum Tenuit" (His [Our Lord's] strengh preserved Rhodes) or
"Fides Est Regni Tutela" (Faith is the protection of the kingdom)
the proposed origin from "Foemina Erit Ruina Tua" (Woman will be your ruin) is obviously only a satire.

Titles of the Crown at the time of Vittorio Amedeo III:

VITTORIO AMEDEO III, per la grazia di Dio Re di Sardegna, Cipro e Gerusalemme; Duca di Savoja, Monferrato, Chablais, Aosta, e Genevese; Principe di Piemonte ed Oneglia; Marchese d'Italia Saluzzo, Susa, Ivrea, Ceva, Maro, Oristano, Sezana; Conte di Moriana, Geneva, Nizza, Tenda, Asti, Alessandria, Goceano; Barone di Vaud e di Faucigny; Signore di Vercelli, Pinerolo, Tarantasia, Lumellino, Val di Sesia; Principe e Vicario perpetuo del Sacro Romano Imperio in Italia.