Kingdom of Corsica (1736)
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 as King of Corsica.
Kingdom of Corsica | |||||||||
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| 1736 | |||||||||
| Motto: Prudentia et industria vincitur tyrannis; Pro bono publico regno corsice | |||||||||
| Anthem: Dio vi salvi Regina ("God save you Queen") | |||||||||
1737 map of Corsica commissioned by King Theodore | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 8,680 km2 (3,350 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Currency | soldi | ||||||||
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| Today part of | France ∟ Corsica | ||||||||
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