Kingdom of Sardinia and Aosta, dynastic possessions since the 11th century, the Principality of Piedmont (a possession built up in the 13th century), and the County of Nice (a possession since 1388). While in theory the traditional capital of the island of Sardinia and seat of its viceroys was Cagliari, the Piedmontese city of Turin was the "de facto" capital of Savoy. When the mainland domains of the House of Savoy were occupied and eventually annexed by Napoleonic France, the king of Sardinia made his permanent residence on the island for the first time in its history. The Congress of Vienna (1814–15), which
Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia The Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia (, also called "Parlamento Subalpino") was the bicameral parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia. It was established in 1848 by the Albertine Statute and was dissolved in 1861, to be succeeded by the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy. It is thus the ultimate ancestor of the modern Parliament of Italy. There were two chambers: Joint sessions of the Parliament, for solemn occasions like the "speech from the crown" ("discorso della corona"), were held at the Palazzo Carignano, for space reasons. The two chambers were theoretically equal