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Savoie, department (1990 pop. 351,400), SE France, bordering Italy. Chambéry is the capital.
Savoy, Fr. Savoie, Alpine region of E France. The boundaries of old Savoy have changed with time, but presently the region comprises the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie. It is bounded o...
Savoy, house of, dynasty of Western Europe that ruled Savoy and Piedmont from the 11th cent., the kingdom of Sicily from 1714 to 1718, the kingdom of Sardinia from 1720 to 1861, and the kingdo...
Rousseau, Jean Jacques, 1712–78, Swiss-French philosopher, author, political theorist, and composer. Rousseau was born at Geneva, the son of a Calvinist watchmaker. His mother died shortly aft...
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