Theodore I of Corsica, born Freiherr Theodor Stephan von Neuhoff, was a German adventurer who was briefly King of Corsica. Theodore is the subject of an opera by Giovanni Paisiello, Il re Teodoro in Venezia, and one of the six kings in Venice in Voltaire's Candide.

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Occupation: adventurer, diplomat, military personnel, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
Position held: king
Citizenship: Holy Roman Empire
Born: August 25, 1694, August 24, 1694
Died: December 11, 1756

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Theodore of Corsica

German noble (1694–1756)

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Occupation: adventurer, diplomat, military personnel, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
Position held: king
Citizenship: Holy Roman Empire
Born: August 25, 1694, August 24, 1694
Died: December 11, 1756