biography
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Theodore
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called King of Corsica, also known as Baron von Neuhoff
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| lived:
| (1686–1756)
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| biography:
| Adventurer, born in Cologne, W Germany. He served in the French army and the Swedish diplomatic service, became chargé d'affaires to Emperor Charles VI (ruled 1711–40) and, in 1736, led a Corsican rising against the Genoese, supported by the Turks and the Bey of Tunis. He was elected king, and left after a few months to procure foreign aid, but his attempts to return in 1738 and in 1743 were frustrated. He settled in London in 1749. |
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