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Theodore von Neuhoff, King of Corsica [[electronic resource] ] : the man behind the legend / / Julia Gasper



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Autore: Gasper Julia Visualizza persona
Titolo: Theodore von Neuhoff, King of Corsica [[electronic resource] ] : the man behind the legend / / Julia Gasper Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Newark, : University of Delaware Press, 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 p.)
Disciplina: 943.05092
Soggetto geografico: Corsica (France) History 18th century
Corsica (France) Kings and rulers Biography
Corsica (France) Politics and government 18th century
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: "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.
Titolo autorizzato: Theodore von Neuhoff, King of Corsica  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-84707-8
1-61149-441-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910463317603321
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