Sore Eyes » seborga http://soreeyes.org Tue, 22 May 2012 22:55:29 +0000 en hourly 1 His Tremendousness http://soreeyes.org/archive/2009/12/16/his-tremendousness/ http://soreeyes.org/archive/2009/12/16/his-tremendousness/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:38:04 +0000 John http://soreeyes.org/archive/2009/12/16/his-tremendousness/ Giorgio Carbone, the recently-deceased ruler of the micronation of Seborga, had the best title ever:

Prince Giorgio, a bewhiskered grower of mimosa flowers from a family of mimosa growers, was seized by a glorious vision: that Seborga was not part of the surrounding Italian nation. It was an ancient principality, cruelly robbed of its sovereignty.

After convincing his Seborgan neighbors of their true significance, Giorgio Carbone was elected prince in 1963. He gracefully accepted the informal title of His Tremendousness, and was elected prince for life in 1995 by a vote of 304 to 4.

[Via FP Passport]

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