Savoy, Illinois
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Savoy is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,857 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area.
Savoy welcome sign
Maria Clotilde of Savoy was born in Turin to Vittorio Emanuele II, later King of Italy and his first wife, Adelaide of Austria. She was the wife of Prince Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte. She was a member o
Savoy, Illinois
…Illinois, United States. The population was 8,857 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area. The village was named after Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy, who had paid the area a visit in 1861. Legend suggests that Maria may have made this visit while on a train in her tour. The village was incorporated…
Maria Clotilde c. 1857
Maria Clotilde, Princess Napoléon in her final years
Maria Clotilde's husband Prince Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte.
Maria Clotilde with one of her children, probably Victor (c. 1862–63)