Savoie
(sävwä´) (pron: saa-vwah)
Capital: Chambéry (pron: shawn-bay-ree)
French annexation: 1860
Called the Cross of Savoy, these arms may have been given by the pope to Amédée of Savoy when he was sent to fight in the crusades.
![Savoie provincial map](../images/provMapsgif/Savoie.gif)
![Savoie shield](../images/shields350png/Savoie-Shield.png)
(sävwä´) (pron: saa-vwah)
Capital: Chambéry (pron: shawn-bay-ree)
French annexation: 1860
Called the Cross of Savoy, these arms may have been given by the pope to Amédée of Savoy when he was sent to fight in the crusades.