Theodore von Neuhoff, King of Corsica : the man behind the legend / / Julia Gasper
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| Autore: |
Gasper Julia
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| Titolo: |
Theodore von Neuhoff, King of Corsica : the man behind the legend / / Julia Gasper
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
| ISBN: | 1-283-84707-8 |
| 1-61149-441-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910810771303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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