Hi,
From 1675 to 1730, it was named "States" in French "États" de Savoie. Victor-Amédée de Savoie was a Savoyard but his mother was French born in Paris. He was too young so his mother had the Regency. Please read the article on Wikipedia and you will understand the complexity in those days. Here is the link to the article in English.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Jeanne_Baptiste_of_Savoy-...