{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"House of Savoy - Part 1: Foundations of Ambition and Survival","description":"Power is born in the most unlikely places. Amid swirling mists and jagged peaks, a single family found the means to shape the destiny of nations. The story of the House of Savoy begins not with a crown, but with cunning, alliances, and mountain stone.\r\n\r\nPicture the Western Alps in the early eleventh century: cold wind whistling through valleys, fortress walls rising from granite cliffs, and the echo of horse hooves on ancient trade routes. Here, in a land where every pass was a prize and every alliance a risk, Umberto the White-Handed carved out his legacy. He was not born a king. He was a survivor, a negotiator, and a builder. The Château de Charbonnières, perched above the valley, served as both sanctuary and signal—Savoy was a house determined to endure.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thelineagearchive.com/dynasty/house-of-savoy","author_name":"The Archive Network"}