Kingdom of Corsica (1736)
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"Kingdom of Corsica" redirects here. For the 14th-century union with Sardinia, see Kingdom of Sardinia. For the state which existed during the 1790s, see Anglo-Corsican Kingdom.
The Kingdom of Corsica was a short-lived kingdom on the island of Corsica. It was formed after the islanders crowned the German adventurer Theodor Stephan Freiherr von Neuhoff[1] as King of Corsica.
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Kingdom of Corsica | |||||||||
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1736 | |||||||||
Motto: Prudentia et industria vincitur tyrannis; Pro bono publico regno corsice[further explanation needed] | |||||||||
Anthem: Dio vi salvi Regina ("God save you Queen") | |||||||||
Status | Unrecognized state | ||||||||
Capital | Cervione; Corte | ||||||||
Common languages | |||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | ||||||||
King | |||||||||
• 1736 | Theodore I | ||||||||
Legislature | Diet | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | March 1736 | ||||||||
• Constitution | 15 April 1736 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 11 November 1736 | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
[citation needed] | 8,680 km2 (3,350 sq mi) | ||||||||
Currency | soldi | ||||||||
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Today part of | France ∟ Corsica |
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