The Savoie’s Flag (above) is a white cross with a red background, the cross is reaching the sides of the flag.

Do not get confused with the square Swiss flag with a small white cross in the red.

In 1315, Amédée V from Savoie, Count of Savoie from 1285 to 1323, helped the St Jean Chevaliers in Rhodes and together they won again the Muslims. It is even possible that after the death of the Great master of St Jean Chevaliers, Amédée took his weapons and decided to become the leader of his army. And also used their flag (the flag of St Jean de Jérusalem, Rhodes and Malta are similars).

You have two Savoies counties, Savoie 73 with Chambéry as a main city and Haute-Savoie 74 with Annecy.

Savoie existed as an autonomous country for nearly a thousand years, and continues to shine as a distinct cultural beacon in the France of today.
Inhabited since the melting of the great continental glaciers, the area was occupied by Stone Age peoples some ten thousand years ago, as attested by archeological evidence, as in the Balme de Thuy rock shelter.

It is in the Middle Ages that the Earls of Savoie and the House of Savoie first gained great reknown and power; at times, the territory of Savoie included parts of what is now France, Switzerland (including Geneva), and northern Italy. The first and most famous of the Dukes, Amédée VIII (seen at left on a wax seal from 1410) was named Pope and took the name Felix V; he renounced the papacy in 1449, by this act bringing an end to the schism of the western Church. Over the centuries, the Royal house of Savoy ruled over a country whose borders changed with the fortunes of the family. At various times, the dynasty ruled Savoie, the Piedmont, Sicily, Sardinia, and eventually all of Italy.
Savoie itself became part of France in 1860, when the people of Savoie were asked by referendum whether they wished their country to join France or Italy. Since the area was French-speaking, the Savoyards voted overwhelmingly to join France, leaving the King of Savoie without a country to rule. However, the King was invited at this time to become King of Italy, which had just unified into a single country. A king was seen as a unifying influence by the politicians of the day. And so, the Savoie dynasty ruled over Italy until the last days of World War II, when the last king abdicated from the throne of Italy.

Locals are very proud to show off their Savoie’s flag!

Here to find more about the local dialect Patois Savoyard – Taxi Annecy Genève – Taxi Massingy

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