ed ▁their ▁territory ▁when , ▁in ▁ 1 2 1 8 , ▁they ▁inherited ▁the ▁Va ud ▁lands ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Lake ▁Gene va ▁from ▁the ▁ext inct ▁House ▁of ▁Z ähr ingen . ▁In ▁ 1 2 2 0 , ▁Count ▁Thomas ▁I ▁occupied ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁P iner olo ▁and ▁Ch amb é ry ▁( K am rach ), ▁which ▁afterwards ▁became ▁the ▁Sav oy ▁capital . ▁In ▁ 1 2 4 0 , ▁his ▁younger ▁son ▁Peter ▁II ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁England ▁by ▁King ▁Henry ▁III , ▁who ▁had ▁married ▁Peter ' s ▁nie ce ▁Ele an or ▁of ▁Prov ence . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Lord ▁W arden ▁of ▁the ▁Cin que ▁Port s ▁and ▁Earl ▁of ▁Richmond ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁Sav oy ▁Palace ▁ere cted ▁at ▁London . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 3 1 3 , ▁Count ▁Ama de us ▁V ▁the ▁Great ▁officially ▁gained ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁Imperial ▁imm edia cy ▁from ▁Emperor ▁Henry ▁VII . ▁What ▁was ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Burg und y ▁effectively ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁entirely ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁em peror ▁after ▁the ▁D au ph iné ▁had ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁future ▁King ▁Charles ▁V ▁of ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 9 ▁and ▁Ama de us ▁VI ▁of ▁Sav oy ▁was ▁appointed ▁Imperial ▁vic ar ▁of ▁A rel at ▁by ▁Emperor ▁Charles ▁IV ▁in ▁ 1 3 6 5 . ▁ ▁Ama de us ▁VII ▁gained ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea ▁by ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁County