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Theodor, Baron Neuhof
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Theodor, Baron Neuhof

German adventurer
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Neuhof also spelled:
Neuhoff
Born:
Aug. 24/25, 1694, Cologne
Died:
Dec. 11, 1756, London
Title / Office:
king (1736-1743), Corsica
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Theodor, Baron Neuhof (born Aug. 24/25, 1694, Cologne—died Dec. 11, 1756, London) was a German adventurer. An indefatigable intriguer in military, political, and financial affairs throughout Europe, he was for a time (1736–43) the nominal king of Corsica under the style of Theodore I. After serving in the French and Bavarian armies, Neuhof went to England and then to Spain to conduct negotiations on behalf of Sweden. Later he was involved in the speculations of the Scottish financier John Law. In Genoa he convinced some Corsican prisoners that he would free their island from Genoese tyranny if they made him ...(100 of 163 words)

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