House of Candia

The House of Candia was a noble family from Savoy (14th–16th).[1] It held a castle at Chambéry-Le-Vieux under the name "Château de Candie", in Arpitan: Cândia; a cadet branch of the Royal House of Ivrea, also related to the House of Chalon-Arlay.[2]

Members

François de Candie was Viscount of Geneva (Latin:Vice Dominus Genevarum) and Captain of the castle on the island of the Rhône in 1377.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Annuaire de la noblesse de France (1861), on line
  2. ^ Grew, Marion Ethel (1947). The House of Orange. 36 Essex Street, Strand, London W.C.2: Methuen & Co. Ltd.

Sources

  • Comte Amédée de Foras, Armorial et nobiliaire de l'ancien duché de Savoie, vol. 1, Grenoble, Allier Frères, 1863-1966 (archive), pp. 299 à 301, « Candie (de) »
  • Annuaire de la noblesse de France (1861), on line
  • Chateau de Candie [1]
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