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UNINA9910786479103321 |
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Autore |
Gasper Julia |
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Titolo |
Theodore von Neuhoff, King of Corsica [[electronic resource] ] : the man behind the legend / / Julia Gasper |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Newark, : University of Delaware Press, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-84707-8 |
1-61149-441-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (313 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Corsica (France) History 18th century |
Corsica (France) Kings and rulers Biography |
Corsica (France) Politics and government 18th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Something to Hide; 2 A Promising Young Officer; 3 Spain and Marriage; 4 Neuhoff's Missing Years, 1721-1733; 5 A Rebellion and a Plan, 1733-1735; 6 A Brilliant Campaign; 7 The Murder of Fabiani and After; 8 Monarch on the Run, 1737-1739; 9 Receding Hopes, 1740-1748; 10 The Baron Bounces Back, 1749-1756; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"A visionary and a madman" was how one British statesman, Lord Carteret, described Theodore von Neuhoff. This exciting biography, Theodore von Neuhoff, King of Corsica: The Man behind the Legend by Julia Gasper, traces the unlikely career of the German baron who in 1736 had himself proclaimed and crowned King of Corsica. |
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