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Bertoleoni
Bertoleoni is the self-proclaimed ruling family of the self-styled "Kingdom of Tavolara" ( Sardinia, Italy), which claimed to be "the smallest kingdom of the world" (now extinguished). The members of this family were also the only inhabitants of this island (whose land is owned partly by the Marzano family in Rome, and partly by a NATO military base) that had been abandoned in 1962. They sustained themselves by goat farming and fishing. Currently, the supposed kingdom is a tourist attraction for the 50 or so native inhabitants of the island, where the current "king" and "crown princess" run its two restaurants and sell souvenirs to visitors of the Natural Park. A Giuseppe Bertoleoni claimed that during a hunting trip, Charles Albert, King of Sardinia, verbally appointed him "king of Tavolara" in 1836. According to Giuseppe Bertoleoni, Charles Albert also (verbally) sanctioned the use of the title "Prince" for the oldest male heir, and the titles "Lord of the Islands" (Signore d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Tavolara
__NOTOC__ The Kingdom of Tavolara is a micronation on Tavolara Island, off the northeast coast of Sardinia. Set up by the Bertoleoni family, allegedly sanctioned by Charles Albert, King of Sardinia, it claims to be one of the smallest kingdoms in the world. The island was known in ancient times as Hermea. According to tradition, Pope Pontian died on Tavolara following his abdication and exile in 235. It is probably the island previously called Tolar, which was used by some Arab ships in 848–849 as a base to attack nearby coasts. Joachim Murat visited Tavolara in 1815 during his attempt to regain the Kingdom of Naples. At that time the island was uninhabited. Giuseppe Bertoleoni claimed to be its monarch. When he died in the 1840s, his eldest son became King Paolo I. During his reign, in 1861 the Italian government paid 12,000 Italian lire for land at the northeast end of the island to build a lighthouse, which began operating in 1868. After Paolo's death in 1886, a number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavolara King's Grave
Tavolara is a small island off the northeast coast of Sardinia, Italy. The island is a limestone massif long and wide, with steep cliffs except at its ends. Its highest point, Monte Cannone, is above sea level. A cove and beach can be found at each end of the island, Spalmatore di Fuori at the northeast, and Spalmatore di Terra at the southwest. Currently, the island is inhabited by only a handful of families, and has a small cemetery and summer restaurant. The water around the island is a popular spot for scuba diving. The nearest sizable town is Olbia, and the small fishing village of Porto San Paolo is directly across a small strait. The islands of Molara and Molarotto are nearby. Most of the population of the island was displaced in 1962 when a NATO radiogoniometric station was constructed on the eastern half of the island. The aerials from the station can be seen from quite a distance, and that entire half of the island is restricted to military personnel. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capo Testa
Capo or capos, may refer to: Designation, akin to captain *Capo, short for '' Caporegime'', a rank in the Mafia *'' Capo dei capi'', or ''capo di tutti capi'', Italian for "boss of bosses", a phrase used to indicate a powerful individual in organized crime * Capo (concentration camp), a prisoner who supervised forced labor or carried out tasks delegated by Nazi guards People *Capo (surname) * Pedro Capó, or "Capó", singer-songwriter from Puerto Rico * Capo (rapper) (born 1991; as ''Cem Anhan'') aka ''Capo Azzlack''; German rapper *Jim Jones (rapper) (born 1976; as ''Joseph Guillermo Jones II''), pseudonym "CAPO"; U.S. rapper * Los Capos, Mexican Lucha Libre pro-wrestlers Places *Acquarica del Capo, town and commune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of southeast Italy * Capistrano Valley High School, commonly known as Capo *Capo d'Orlando, a commune in the Italian province of Messina, in Sicily * Capo di Ponte, a commune in the Italian province of Brescia, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto San Paolo
Loiri Porto San Paolo ( Gallurese: ''Lòiri–Poltu Santu Paulu'', sc, Lòiri–Portu Santu Paulu) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about south of Olbia. The administrative centre is Loiri ( Gallurese: ''Lòiri'', sc, Lòiri). Loiri Porto San Paolo borders the following municipalities: Monti, Olbia, Padru Padru (Gallurese: ''Patru'', sc, Padru) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about south of Olbia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,107 and ..., San Teodoro. References External linksOfficial website Cities and towns in Sardinia 1979 establishments in Italy States and territories established in 1979 {{Sardinia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ventimiglia
Ventimiglia (; lij, label= Intemelio, Ventemiglia , lij, label=Genoese, Vintimiggia; french: Vintimille ; oc, label=Provençal, Ventemilha ) is a resort town in the province of Imperia, Liguria, northern Italy. It is located southwest of Genoa, and from the French-Italian border, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia river, which divides the town into two parts. Ventimiglia's urban area has a population of 55,000. Etymology The name derives from , which later became 'Albintimilium', , then . The similarity to the phrase ("twenty miles") is coincidental, although the town was almost exactly 20 statute miles from France between 1388 and 1860. History Ventimiglia is the ancient Album Intimilium, the capital of the Intimilii, a Ligurian tribe. In AD 69 the city was sacked by the army of Otho and Vitellius, but recovered to remain prosperous into the 5th century, surrounded by walls with cylindrical towers built at each change of dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olbia
Olbia (, ; sc, Terranoa; sdn, Tarranoa) is a city and communes of Italy, commune of 60,346 inhabitants (May 2018) in the Italy, Italian insular province of Sassari in northeastern Sardinia, Italy, in the historical region of Gallura. Called ''Olbia'' in the Roman age, Civita in the Middle Ages (Sardinian medieval kingdoms, Judicates period) and ''Terranova Pausania'' before the 1940s, Olbia was again the official name of the city during the Italian Fascism, fascist period. Geography It is the economic centre of this part of the island (commercial centres, food industry) and is very close to the Costa Smeralda tourist area. It was one of the administrative capitals of the province of Olbia-Tempio, operative since 2005 and canceled after a referendum seven years later. Olbia is a tourist destination thanks to its sea and beaches and also for the large number of places of cultural interest to visit. Climate Olbia has a Mediterranean climate (''Csa''), with mild winters, warm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as ''Gioxeppe Gaibado''. In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as ''Jousé'' or ''Josep''. 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, patriot, revolutionary and republican. He contributed to Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. He is considered one of the greatest generals of modern times and one of Italy's " fathers of the fatherland", along with Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Giuseppe Mazzini. Garibaldi is also known as the "''Hero of the Two Worlds''" because of his military enterprises in South America and Europe. Garibaldi was a follower of the Italian nationalist Mazzini and embraced the republican nationalism of the Young Italy movement. He became a supporter of Italian unification under a democratic republican government. However, breaking with Mazzini, he pragmatically allied himself with the monarc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previous British monarch and is known as the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the British Parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (the fourth son of King George III), and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After the deaths of her father and grandfather in 1820, she was raised under close supervision by her mother and her comptroller, John Conroy. She inherited the throne aged 18 after her father's three elder brothers died without surviving legitimate issue. Victoria, a constitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Vulcan (1889)
HMS ''Vulcan'' was a British torpedo boat depot ship launched in 1889, later converted to a submarine tender in 1908-09. As a training hulk, she was renamed HMS ''Defiance III'' in 1931 and used for training at Torpoint, Cornwall. She was scrapped in Belgium in 1955. Construction The increasing numbers of torpedo boats which had entered service produced the need for a specialist support ship. ''Vulcan'' could carry six torpedo boats on her deck and had repair workshops and equipment stores. She had an armoured deck and could act as a light cruiser. Service history ''Vulcan'' was launched on 13 June 1889. Captain Henry Jackson was appointed in command in December 1899, when she served as a torpedo depot ship on the Mediterranean Station. Captain Charles John Briggs was appointed in command on 12 December 1901. Robert Falcon Scott served aboard ''Vulcan'' as a midshipman. By 1919, ''Vulcan'' was serving as a depot ship. On 18 October 1919, she was in harbour at Blyth, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
