Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-31
KING WHO DIED IN POVERTY.
Corsican Monarch Whose Tombstone
Still stands in n London
Churchynrd.

| ne tombstone OF KING VINO died
| in poverty still stands in the Gods
acre which surrounds the parish
church of st. Anne, Soho, London.
King Theodore of Corsica was born
at Metz in 1896. Invited by the gem
| eral assembly of the Corsicans to be-
come their king, he was duly crowned
in 1876, but few years sufficed to
exhaust his personal wealth. After
appointing a regency of 30 mobiles to
| manage the state in his absence, he
! commenced pilgrimage of solicita-
tion to obtain foreign aid and money
to support his rank and style as king
of Corsica, says a London paper.
He was more or less Hospitality re-
ceived in several courts, but the prime
object of his mission was not achieved
Arriving in England at last. he was
referred to the admiral of the Med
iterranean fleet. who would aid him
by order of the home government.
But when King Theodore learned that
his landing would be opposed he re-
turned to England.
Having borrowed on the continent
where and when opportunity present
ed itself, he laid himself open to the
wiles of the Genoese mobiles, who were
ever scheming and plotting against
him. He was arrested for debt of
5000 florins in Amsterdam and thrown
into prison, but subsequently, released
by a subscription being re'sed "
Jews and foreigners to liqudate rs
nAht A Snotiph 4 L
10000 forins. and in 173s he unsuccess-
fully attempted IA landing in Corsica.
Back again to England, where he
received considerable sympathy and
support, he was again seized for debt
and cast into the kings bench prison.
In prison he affected as regal state
of demeanor as his surroundings al
lowed and received his various visit
ors with an amount of pomp and GER
emony rather ludicrous and pathetic.
Here he remained until he was re-
leased on his surrenderng his king
dom for the benefit of his creditors.
On his release he took a chair to the
house of the Portuguese minister, he
being away from home, and King
'''~'''iN' nv nav lIlt "HtTtNlIHdI
to pay for his conveyance, requested
the chairman to carry him to the
house of tailor in Soho, which was
done. The man of scissors and cloth
paid the fare and gave the pauper
king shelter. Theodore was taken i'll
the next day and died three DAYS later
without sixpence in his pocket.
many acts of Kindness during his life.
raised a subscription to bury him and
composed his epitaph. Smollett de-
scribes his person and character in
Ferdinand Count Fathom."
The original mural tablet has been
made more imposing by the addition
of many-membered molding.
The inscription reads: Near this
place is inferred Theodore, king of
Corsica, who died in this parish on De-
cember II, 1856, Immediately after
leaving the kings bench prison. by
the benefit of the act of insolvency.
in consequence of which he registered |
his kingdom of Corsica for the use of |
his creditors.
The grave, great teacher, to level
brings
Heroes and beggars, galley slaves and
kings,
But Theodore this moral learned e'er
dead.
Fate pourd its lessons on his living head.
Bestowed a kingdom and denied him
breath" 'iii
Under this monument Is one TO Wi.
liam Hazlett, who also finds a resting
place in the churchyard.