Editing Savoy (section)

===French Revolutionary Wars===
[[File:Italy 1796.svg|thumbnail|Map of Savoy in the 18th century and other Italian states in 1796.]]

Savoy was occupied by [[French Revolutionary Army|French revolutionary forces]] between 1792 and 1815. The entire region was first created to form the département of [[Mont-Blanc (department)|Mont-Blanc]]. In 1798, it was then divided between the departments of Mont-Blanc and [[Léman (department)|Léman]] (French name of Lake Geneva).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1999/12/11/le-nom-des-departements_3595298_1819218.html |title=''Le nom des départements'' |website=[[Le Monde]] |date=11 December 1999 |access-date=2018-12-26 |archive-date=2020-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730015408/https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1999/12/11/le-nom-des-departements_3595298_1819218.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1801, Savoy officially left the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<ref>[[:de:Heiliges Römisches Reich#Reichsgebiet und Bevölkerung|Heiliges Römisches Reich]]</ref> On 13 September 1793 the combined forces of Savoy, Piedmont and [[Aosta Valley]] fought against and lost to the occupying French forces at the [[Battle of Méribel]] (Sallanches).

Two-thirds of Savoy was restored to the Kingdom of Sardinia in the First Restoration of 1814 following Napoleon's abdication; approximately one-third of Savoy, including the two most important cities of Chambéry and Annecy, remained in France. Following Napoleon's brief return to power during the Hundred Days and subsequent defeat at Waterloo, the remaining one-third of Savoy was restored to the [[Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)|Kingdom of Sardinia]] at the [[Congress of Vienna]] to strengthen Sardinia as a buffer state on France's southeastern border.