Savoy Collection (page 9)

France Villefranche
Formerly Villafranca in Italy, Villefranche on the Cote d Azur was ceded to France along with Nice and Savoy in return for Frances aid in Italian independence

Mary Pickford / Fairbanks
MARY PICKFORD American film actress with her husband Douglas Fairbanks Jnr at Moscows Hotel Savoy

Battle of Cassano
BATTLE OF CASSANO - the Austrians under prince Eugene of Savoy, though a much smaller force, defeat the French under the duc de Vendome

Siege of Cuneo 1691
The strategic location of Cuneo (Coni) in Piedmont means it is often besieged. Here, Eugene of Savoy raises a siege attempted by the French, much to the mortification of Louis

Fencing Pages
Two page boys fencing on the roof terrace of the Savoy Hotel, London, England

New Year, London, 1914
Guests see the New Year in with champagne and decorous jollity at the Savoy Hotel, London

The Savoy Lobby / London
The lobby of the Savoy Hotel : guests arriving for dinner

Wood Street Compter
WOOD STREET COMPTER used mostly for debtors but also as an overflow for Newgate : demolished in 1816

Savoy Prison, London
Part of the old Savoy Palace, used at this time as a military prison

Eugen Prince Savoy
EUGEN FRANZ OF SAVOY ( Prince Eugene ) military commander in the Austrian service, renouncing French allegiance : considered one of the greatest generals of all time

Margherita of Savoy / Sepi
MARGHERITA OF SAVOY Queen of Umberto I of Italy

Margherita of Savoy / Roya
MARGHERITA OF SAVOY Queen of Umberto I of Italy, in 1901

Maria Jose / Postcard
MARIA JOSE OF BELGIUM Wife of Umberto of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont, and daughter of Albert of Belgium

U. s. Ball at the Savoy
Ball of the United States Navy League, at the Savoy Hotel, London - though why it is held in London, I can t imagine !

Victor Amadeus Ii / Savoy
Victor Amadeus II Duc De Savoy

Children / Savoy Party
Christmas fete for upper-class children at the Savoy Hotel, London

Hotel Page and Luggage
The page-boy at the Savoy Hotel, London, handles guests luggage

Social / Tango Demo 1914
A professional couple demonstrate the tango - still an exotic novelty - to supper guests at the Savoy Hotel, London

Couple / Savoy Supper 1920
He: long black coat with velvet collar, top hat, white waistcoat, wing collar & tie. She: pink gown, white fur coat with silver fox fur stole, bandeau & plume headdress

Savoy Palace from Thames
Viewed from the River Thames showing the Great Buildings (soldiers Barracks); the Prison; Church of St. Mary le Savoy; A German Lutheran & Calvinist & French churches

AULD LANG SYNE
Guests at the Savoy Hotel, London, join hands and sing Auld Lang Syne as the clock strikes midnight and the Old Year gives way to the New

Social / Savoy Derby 1914
After the races: Derby night at the Savoy Hotel, London - those who have won, celebrate with champagne; those who have lost, drown their grief in the same beverage

Burning of Savoy Palace
The burning of the Savoy Palace - Eleanor, Countess of March ( The Heroine of the Savoy ) confronts the mob

Savoy Hotel Waiter 1899
A waiter at the Savoy Hotel, London

Thames / Charing Cross
The river at Charing Cross, with the Embankment and Cleopatras Needle to the left, the Cleopatra swimming bath in the foreground

Ball Supper at Savoy
A Ball supper in the Salon de Verdure at The Savoy, London

Savoy Balcony 1912
The Balcony Restaurant of The Savoy

Duke of the Abruzzi
LUIGI AMEDEO, DUKE OF THE ABRUZZI & PRINCE OF SAVOY-AOSTA Italian explorer and naval officer

Events / Italy
Amedeo VI, ruler of Savoy, institutes the Order of the Collar, known as the Annunziata

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