With Savoy split in the 16th century between France and Switzerland, its foothill region southeast of the Alps, Piedmont, had come into the Italian orbit.
Savoy was unified in the 16th century.
mnli hypothesis: Savoy was unified in the 16th century. premise: With Savoy split in the 16th century between France and Switzerland, its foothill region southeast of the Alps, Piedmont, had come into the Italian orbit.