Excerpt from The Romance of the House of Savoy 1003-1519 The history of the House of Savoy has running through its pages so large an element of romance, that no excuse need be urged for dwelling almost exclusively on the dramatic side of its story. The object of this book is to place before the English reader in the introductory chapter a short and concise history of the House from its earliest times down to the present day; and then in the body of the work to enlarge upon the chief personages who by the greatness and picturesqueness of their lives appeal most to the imagination. The author has dealt principally with the anecdotal character of these princes and princesses, and enlarged and dilated on the personal doings and experiences of these "high dames and mighty earls" rather than on their political lives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.