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The titles of theCount of Savoy, and thenDuke of Savoy, are titles of nobility attached to the historical territory ofSavoy. Since its creation, in the 11th century, the House of Savoy held the county. Several of these rulers ruled as kings at one point in history or another.
TheCounty of Savoy was elevated to aduchy at the beginning of the 15th century, bringing together all the territories of theSavoyard state and havingAmadeus VIII as its first duke.[1] In the 18th century, DukeVictor Amadeus II annexed theKingdom of Sardinia to the historical possessions of the Duchy, and from then on, the Savoyard dukes also held the title ofKings of Sardinia. The House of Savoy later went on to rule theKingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1946 when the monarchy was abolished.
Victor Amadeus II was the longest reigning monarch of Savoy, followed byCharles Emmanuel I, andCharles III orAmadeus VIII.
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humbert I 1003–1047/1048 |  | c. 980 Maurienne | Ancilla c. 995/1000 four sons | c. 1047/1048 Hermillon aged around 68 |
| Amadeus I 1047/1048–1052 |  | c. 1016 eldest son ofHumbert I and Ancilla | Adila 1030 three children | c. 1052 aged around 36 |
| Otto 1052–1057 | .png) | c. 1010/1020 fourth son ofHumbert I and Ancilla | Adelaide of Susa 1046 five children | c. 1057 aged 47-57 |
| Peter I 1060–1078 | c. 1048 eldest son ofOtto andAdelaide of Susa | Agnes of Aquitaine 1064 two daughters | 9 July 1078 aged 29-30 | |
| Amadeus II 1078–1080 |  | c. 1050 second son ofOtto andAdelaide of Susa | Joan of Geneva c. 1065 several children | 26 January 1080 aged 29-30 |
| Humbert II 1080–1103 |  | c. 1065 Carignano son ofAmadeus II andJoan of Geneva | Gisela of Burgundy 1090 seven children | 14 October 1103 Moûtiers aged 37-38 |
| Amadeus III 1103–1148 |  | c. 1095 Carignano eldest son ofHumbert II andGisela 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 |  | 4 August 1136 Avigliana eldest son ofAmadeus III andMahaut 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 |  | 27 May 1178 Aiguebelle only son ofHumbert III andBeatrice of Viennois | Margaret of Geneva May 1196 fourteen children | 1 March 1233 Moncalieri aged 54 |
| Amadeus IV 1233–1253 |  | 1197 Montmélian eldest son ofThomas I andMargaret 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 |  | December 1244 Chambéry only son ofAmadeus IV andCecile of Baux | never married | June 1263 Turin aged 18 |
| Peter II 1263–1268 | .jpg) | 1203 Susa seventh son ofThomas I andMargaret of Geneva | Agnes of Faucigny 1236 one daughter | 15 May 1268 Château de Chillon orPierre-Châtel aged 66 |
| Philip I 1268–1285 |  | 1207 Aiguebelle eighth son ofThomas I andMargaret of Geneva | Adelaide, Countess of Burgundy 12 June 1267 no issue | 16 August 1285 Roussillon, Isère aged 78 |
| Amadeus V 1285–1323 |  | 1249-1253 Le Bourget-du-Lac second son ofThomas 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 |  | 8 February 1284 Baugé second son ofAmadeus V andSybille of Bâgé | Bianca of Burgundy 18 October 1307 Château de Montbard one daughter | 4 November 1329 Gentilly aged 45 |
| Aymon 1329–1343 |  | 15 December 1291 Chambéry youngest son ofAmadeus V andSybille of Bâgé | Yolande Palaeologina of Montferrat 1 May 1330 Casale five children | 22 June 1343 Montmélian aged 51 |
| Amadeus VI 1343–1383 |  | 4 January 1334 Chambéry eldest son ofAymon andYolande Palaeologina of Montferrat | Bonne of Bourbon 1355 Paris two children | 1 March 1383 Naples aged 49 |
| Amadeus VII 1383–1391 |  | 24 February 1360 Avigliana eldest son ofAmadeus VI andBonne of Bourbon | Bonne of Berry 18 January 1377 Paris three children | 1 November 1391 Château de Ripaille aged 31 |
| Amadeus VIII 1391–1416 | .jpg) | 4 September 1383 Chambéry eldest son ofAmadeus VII andBonne of Berry | Mary of Burgundy 11 November 1386 Sluis nine children | 7 January 1451 Château de Ripaille aged 67 |
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Victor Amadeus II 17 February 1720 – 3 September 1730 |  | 1)Anne Marie d'Orléans 10 April 1684 Versailles Six children 12 August 1730 Chapel of the Holy Shroud No Issue | ||
Charles Emmanuel III 3 September 1730 – 20 February 1773 |  | Anne Christine of Sulzbach 15 March 1722 One child
5 March 1737 Three children | ||
Victor Amadeus III 20 February 1773 – 16 October 1796 |  | |||
Charles Emmanuel IV 16 October 1796 – 4 June 1802 |  | |||
Victor Emmanuel I 4 June 1802 – 12 March 1821 |  | |||
Charles Felix 12 March 1821 – 27 April 1831 |  | |||
Charles Albert 27 April 1831 – 23 March 1849 |  | |||
Victor Emmanuel II 23 March 1849 – 17 March 1861 |  |
| Name | Photo | Life | Became King | Ceased to be King | Coat of Arms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Emmanuel II |  | 14 March 1820 – 9 January 1878 | 17 March 1861 | 9 January 1878 | .svg) | Son ofCharles Albert. Acquired land inLombardy–Venetia and thePapal States. Uniting most of the Italian Peninsula. |
| Umberto I |  | 14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900 | 9 January 1878 | 29 July 1900 | | Son ofVictor Emmanuel II. Acquired land in modern-dayEritrea andSomalia, being the first Italian King to have acolonial empire. Assassinated on 29 July 1900. |
| Victor Emmanuel III |  | 11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947 | 29 July 1900 | 9 May 1946 | | Son ofUmberto I. Acquired land inLibya,South Tyrol, and theIstria duringWorld War I. Reigned during theFascist Period, while also gaining a bit more land in Libya and occupiedEthiopia. He reigned duringWorld War II, in which hesurrendered to the Allies. Abdicated in favor of his son, Umberto in 1946 before departing to Egypt. |
| Umberto II |  | 15 September 1904 – 18 March 1983 | 9 May 1946 | 12 June 1946 | | Son ofVictor Emmanuel III. The last King of Italy. On 2 June, the Italians voted for aRepublic, and the Monarchy was abolished on 12 June.[2] |
| Name | Photo | Birth | Death | Became Head | Ceased to be Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umberto II |  | 15 September 1904 | 18 March 1983 | 9 May 1946[3] | 18 March 1983 |
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 theRoyal House on the same day.
| Name | Photo | Birth | Death | Became Head | Ceased to be Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vittorio Emanuele | .jpg) | 12 February 1937 | 3 February 2024 | 18 March 1983 | 3 February 2024 |
| Emanuele Filiberto | .jpg) | 22 June 1972 | Still living | 3 February 2024 | Still claims the throne |
| Name | Photo | Birth | Death | Became Head | Ceased to be Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Amedeo | _(cropped).jpg) | 27 September 1943 | 1 June 2021 | 7 July 2006 | 1 June 2021 |
| Prince Aimone | .jpg) | 13 October 1967 | Still living | 1 June 2021 | Still claims the throne |
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