Thomas II, (c. 1199–1259) was the regent of the County of Savoy when his nephew, Boniface, was fighting abroad. He was also the Count of Flanders (1237–1244) and a count in Piedmont (1244–1259). He was the son of Thomas I of Savoy and Marguerite of Geneva. Events John Lackland, becomes King of England Births Isobel of Huntingdon (d. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... The counts of Flanders ruled over the county of Flanders from the 9th century. ... Events Thomas II of Savoy becomes count of Flanders. ... Events Sultan Malik al-Muattam razes city walls. ... Piedmont is a region of northwestern Italy. ... Events Sultan Malik al-Muattam razes city walls. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... Thomas I or Tommaso I (1178 – March 1, 1233) was Count of Savoy from 1189 - 1233. ...
1. Thomas (III) (d. 1282), pretender of Count of Savoy, married in 1274 to Guia of Burgundy, the step-daughter of Philip I of Savoy and had 5 children:
1. Philip, first of the Cadet line of Savoy-Achaea, lasting from 1285 to 1418
After the collapse of that monarchy its territories passed to the German kings, and Savoy was divided between the counts of Provence, of Albon, of Gex, of Bresse, of the Genevois, of Maurienne, the lords of Habsburg, of Zahringen, andc., and several prelates.
The founder of the house of Savoy is Tfmberto Biancamano (Humbert the White-handed), a feudal lord of uncertain but probably Teutonic descent, who in 1003 was count of Salmourenc in the Viennois, lh 1017 of Nyon on the h:nded.
Thomas IL, after capturing several cities and castles in Piedmont, lost them again and was made prisoner by the citizens of Turin, but was afterwards liberated.
The oldest possessions of the line of Savoy were the counties of Maurienne (the upper valley of the River Arc), Savoy (the district between Arc, Isère, and the middle course of the Rhone), and also Belley, with Bugey as its chief town.
Victor Amadeus II (1675-1730), son of Charles Emmanuel, refused in 1690 to bring an army to the aid of Louis XIV against the alliance between the emperor, England, Sweden, Spain, and the Netherlands; in return the French seized Savoy and Piedmont.
During the French Revolution Savoy was occupied by the French, and by the Treaty of Nice in 1796 was surrendered to France together with Nice.
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