Umberto II: His Life as Crown Prince, Lieutenant General of the Realm and King ------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SWIFT SWORD OF SAVOY PrInce Eugene of Savoy as General, Statesman, Connoisseur and Collector ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo Captions ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction to the Millennium of the Savoy Dynasty: (1003 - 2003) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beginnings: The Early Counts of Savoy (1003-1323) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consolidation: The Last Counts of Savoy (1323-1415) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expansion: The Early Dukes of Savoy (1415-1713) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Royal House: The First Kings (1713 -1861) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rise of the Savoy-Carignano Branch: 1831 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unification of a Nation: The Kings of Italy (1861-1946) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Royal House in the Modern World: Prince Victor Emmanuel IV of Savoy -------------------------------------------------------------------------