The Savoy Palace, considered the grandest nobleman's townhouse of medieval London, was the residence of prince John of Gaunt until it was destroyed during...
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and the River Thames. It was in the county of Middlesex. Named for the Savoy Palace, it came to be held by the Duchy of Lancaster, and was also known as...
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the Savoy Palace in 1263. Peter gave the palace and the manor of the Savoy to the Congregation of Canons of the Great Saint Bernard, and the palace became...
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the Savoy Palace. Its intended purpose was to showcase the popular series of comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, which became known as the Savoy operas...
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City, US Savoy Ballroom (Chicago), Chicago, Illinois, US Savoy Chapel, London, UK Savoy Palace, London, UK Savoy Pier, London, UK The Savoy (Indianapolis...
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built the Savoy Palace. Peter was born around 1203, possibly at Susa, Piedmont. He was likely the seventh child of Thomas I, Count of Savoy and Margaret...
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The Royal Palace of Turin (Italian: Palazzo Reale di Torino) is a historic palace of the House of Savoy in the city of Turin in Northern Italy. It was...
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appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Earl of Richmond and had the Savoy Palace erected in London. In 1313, Count Amadeus V the Great officially gained...
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designated as a Grade II* listed building. The chapel sits on the site of the Savoy Palace, once owned by the prince John of Gaunt, that was destroyed in the Peasants'...
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Victor Amadeus II (redirect from Victor Amedeus II of Savoy)
Francesco; 14 May 1666 – 31 October 1732) was the head of the House of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 12 June 1675 until his abdication...
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Paris Brioche by Guy Savoy - Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino resort and Paris Hotel & Casino resort, Las Vegas, U.S. Restaurant Guy Savoy – New York City, N...
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The House of Savoy (Italian: Casa Savoia) is an Italian royal house (formally a dynasty) that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region. Through...
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Peasants' Revolt in 1381, when the rebels destroyed his home in London, the Savoy Palace. Unlike some of Richard's unpopular advisors, John was away from London...
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Ages. While negotiating a peace accord, John was at first held in the Savoy Palace, then at a variety of locations, including Windsor, Hertford, Somerton...
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The Savoy Palace (Chinese: 聯聚保和大廈; pinyin: Lián jù bǎo hé dàshà) is a residential skyscraper located in Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone, Xitun District...
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Originally from Rochester, she led a group of rebels that burned the Savoy Palace, stormed the Tower of London, and she ordered the execution of Archbishop...
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joined by many local townsfolk, attacked the prisons, destroyed the Savoy Palace, set fire to law books and buildings in the Temple, and killed anyone...
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Savoy (/səˈvɔɪ/; French: Savoie [savwa] ) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and...
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Townhouse (Great Britain) (section Episcopal palaces)
London residences, generally termed palaces, listed below. The greatest residence on the Strand was the Savoy Palace, residence of John of Gaunt, Duke of...
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the papal palace, where ambassadors and dignitaries were received and public audiences were held. The royal guards stood here during the Savoy period. Today...
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The Duchy of Savoy (Italian: Ducato di Savoia; French: Duché de Savoie) was a territorial entity of the Savoyard state that existed from 1416 until 1847...
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February 1246 and built a palace on the site. After his death in 1268, the property was left to a French hospice. The Savoy Palace was extended by successive...
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later. Born at the Royal Palace of Turin in December 1685, Marie Adélaïde was the eldest daughter of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, since 1675 and his French...
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in one of the Duke of Lancaster's residences, possibly the chapel of Savoy Palace. Although some researchers wrote that Katherine got married in an old...
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1573 Nonsuch Palace – a royal residence from 1538 until 1683, when it was demolished Oatlands Palace Canute's Palace, Southampton Savoy Palace - now destroyed...
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Strand, London (section Palaces)
and the river included Essex House, Arundel House, Old Somerset House, Savoy Palace, Durham House, York House and Cecil House, none of which survive. The...
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The titles of the Count of Savoy, and then Duke of Savoy, are titles of nobility attached to the historical territory of Savoy. Since its creation, in the...
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impress the public and demonstrate the power of the House of Savoy. As well as palaces in Turin itself, country houses and hunting lodges were built...
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1760s Savoy Buildings, Savoy Court, Savoy Hill, Savoy Place, Savoy Row, Savoy Steps, Savoy Street and Savoy Way – the former site of the Savoy Palace, built...
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daughter Marie-Thérèse Charlotte. Princess Maria Theresa of Savoy was born at the Royal Palace in Turin during the reign of her grandfather Charles Emmanuel...
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