Umberto Biancamano or White-Handed is the founder of the Savoy dynasty. Historical sources trace the dynasty beginning in the 10th century when there are records of Umberto. By all accounts, it is logical to conclude that the rulers of Savoy were to become the French ruling house, but the door to Italy was opened by the marriage of Umberto's son Otto to the daughter of Olderic Manfredi (Marquis of Turin), Adelaide of Turin. After Otto, ten more counts of the Savoy family changed hands. With Amedeo VIII begins the ducal period of Savoy house history. This period was marked primarily by French influence on Italian affairs. After 11 dukes who ruled until the 17th century, Savoy with Victor Amedeo II. ascended to the position of kingdom on September 22, 1713. Savoy then also got rid of French influence, and the first king carried out reforms and intensified absolutism by controlling all spheres of society. The nobility is therefore also limited in obtaining whatever it desires, but this does not destroy it but on the contrary breaks through into other spheres of society. Subsidies from foreign countries prove how much Savoy is actually dependent on foreign powers, but also how good she is at making good connections and how developed her diplomacy was, which could be envied. Of the territories that made up only Piedmont, it was of economic benefit, while, for example, Sardinia was completely neglected and unused. With the three kings through the 18th century he consolidated his power and successfully resisted party influences by diplomatically balancing among the great powers of Europe until towards the end of the 18th century when King Victor Amedeo III. loses its balance during the French Revolution, which in a short time occupied the Savoy territories except Sardinia. Although later all areas were returned and the unification of the entire peninsula under the Savoy family as the ruling dynasty was achieved, the history of the family ended with a referendum in which the Republic of Italy was proclaimed in 1946.