There’s a lesson here, because somewhere on Shelby, “King” Larry is thinking, hmm, wish I’d thought of establishing undiplomatic relations with him …
Giorgio Carbone, Elected Prince of Seborga, Dies at 73, by Douglas Martin (New York Times)
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. Voters then ratified Seborga’s independence, which, by the prince’s interpretation, it already had.
