Savoy age

The Savoy in Sardinia

With the conclusion of the “war of Spanish succession” - opened by the dispute between the claimants to the throne of the last Spanish ruler of the Habsburg dynasty Charles II, who died in November 1700 - on August 2, 1718, with the London pact, the Spanish dominance in Sardinia ended, which was assigned to the ducal house of Savoy, which with it also acquired the royal title.

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Military engineers

The definitive passage of Sardinia to Savoy in 1718 does not mark an interruption of the factories in progress, marked by the adherence to the late Baroque language, destined to last until the end of the century in a ser...

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The first eighteenth century

In the first half of the 18th century, despite the decision of the Savoy government to follow a line of conduct respectful of Sardinian institutions, laws and customs, the actions adopted in fact deviated from primitive...

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The art of importation

The passage of the Kingdom of Sardinia from the Habsburgs of Spain to Savoy, as far as the discourse on artistic products is concerned, does not entail substantial changes in traditional relations with Italian cities in...

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The early nineteenth century

On March 3, 1799, the king of Sardinia Carlo Emanuele IV of Savoy landed in Cagliari with a court of family members and collaborators following the flight from Piedmont, invaded by Napoleon Bonaparte's troops. The...

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