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The floriculturist who traded Italy for a crown and lost recognition
A flower farmer in Seborga declares a medieval principality and crowns himself prince - but at what cost to him and the town's claim to sovereignty?
The floriculturist who traded Italy for a crown and lost recognition
In this episode, we follow the strange decades-long story of Giorgio Carbone and the tiny Ligurian village that he said was a forgotten principality. We trace how a flower farmer’s claim, medieval documents, a flag and a minted currency provoked a living experiment in sovereignty - and the unresolved question that kept the village and Italy apart.
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