King of Corsica

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The King of Corsica was the monarchic title claimed over the Mediterranean island of Corsica, historically held by various rulers as part of broader regional power struggles.

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King of Corsica canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical title
person
royal title
appliesToTerritory Corsica
associatedWith Aragonese rule of Corsica
Corsican Republic
French rule of Corsica
Genoese rule of Corsica
Pisan rule of Corsica
independence movements in Corsica
conflictContext Franco-Genoese rivalry
Mediterranean power politics
struggle between Genoa and local Corsicans
coronationCountry Corsica
coronationLocation Ypati
surface form: Alesani
country Corsica
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
diplomaticGoal seeking foreign support for Corsican independence
dissolvedIn 18th century
followedBy French annexation of Corsica
hasCapital Bastia
Corte
hasClaimant Theodore von Neuhoff NERFINISHED
hasCoronationLocation Alesani
hasGovernmentForm monarchy
hasLanguage Corsican language
surface form: Corsican

French
Italian
hasNotableReign 1736 reign of Theodore von Neuhoff
hasReligion Roman Catholicism
hasSymbol crowned Moor’s head (Corsican flag variant)
hasTitleHolder Theodore von Neuhoff NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfSuccession elective elements (local leaders’ support)
hereditary monarchy (claimed)
historicalPeriod Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages
legalStatus unrecognized by major European powers (for Theodore’s reign)
locatedIn Europe
Mediterranean Sea
partOf history of Corsica
history of the Mediterranean region
positionHeld King of Corsica self-linksurface differs
precededBy Genoese rule of Corsica
reignEnd 1736
reignStart 1736
status defunct title
successorState Kingdom of France
usedBy foreign adventurers
local Corsican leaders

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alfonso V of Aragon positionHeld King of Corsica
King of Corsica positionHeld King of Corsica self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Theodore von Neuhoff
Martín el Humano positionHeld King of Corsica
Martín el Humano royalTitle King of Corsica
Martín el Humano de Aragón title King of Corsica
Alfons el Magnànim positionHeld King of Corsica