] it is with free consent that she [Savoy] gave itself to France by a solemn plebiscite of which our leaders can ignore neither the terms nor the commitments | The word is likely ultimately from Gaulish — sapin itself is a blend of Gaulish sappos fir tree and Latin pinus pine tree |
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The capital of the Duchy remained at the traditional Savoyard capital of until 1563, when it was moved to Turin |
The correspondent of in Savoy who was in on 22 April called the vote "the lowest and most immoral farce s which was ever played in the history of nations".
5He finished his letter with those words: I leave you to draw your own conclusions from this trip, which will show clearly what the vote was in this part of Savoy | In 2004, Waiting for Freedom in Savoy was founded to promote the peaceful separatist cause to young people |
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Take time to reconnect with friends or family, whilst our pianist creates the most enchanting atmosphere |
Modern history [ ] Annexation to France [ ] The first attempted to annex Savoy in 1848 | At the time of the Renaissance, Savoy showed only modest development |
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from the original on 2021-05-29 | from the original on 2021-05-07 |
Robert Katz, The Fall of the House of Savoy The MacMillan Company: New York, 1971 p.
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