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==Origin==
The"House of Candia" ( {{lang-it|Casa Candia}}, [[French language|French]]: ''Maison de Candie'') is a [[dynasty]] of Western Europe that became part of the ''“Sapaudia Novilitas”'' the nobility of the Kingdom of [[Savoy]] latter parts of Italy, France and Switzerland. The house began its legacy during the Catholic Crusades as [[Knights Templar]] and its direct link to the [[Swiss Guards]] and the [[Benedictine monks]]. They entered history by their dealings as Viscounts of [[Geneva]] the official Latin term ''"[[vicedominus]] Genevarum",'' a feudal title in old France and Switzerland. They ruled the [[Vidame]] of the Prince-Bishops of Geneva. Originally de Candie was created from the union of a junior [[branch]] of the [[House of Normandy]] and the [[House of Crêpon]] of Denmark, that in the 10th cent settled in the [[Duchy of Saxony]] in the Kingdom of [[Lotharingia]] (German: Lotharingien) today [[Lorraine (region)|Lorraine]], [[Alsace]], and the Duchy of [[Saxony]]. Subsequently they relocated their seat to the [[Kingdom of Burgundy]] on Lake Geneva and part of the Alps region latter the [[Duchy of Savoy]] (today’s parts of French Savoy, the Italian Piedmont and the Swiss Lake of Geneva region).
Though originally a simple noble family, the Candie later heirs to a large account of feudal possessions and titles across Europe always supported by their strong links to the [[Holy See]]. Along the crusades and thereafter through conquest, marriage, and diplomacy this house successors expanded their holdings in France, Switzerland, and Italy; including lordships in [[Candida]], [[Bugey]], [[Apulia]], [[Sardinia]], [[Nice]], and [[Spain]].
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