Life In The Smallest Kingdom In The World

At first, Bertoleoni intended to escape to the island so he wouldn't be fined for having two wives, then decided to stay there.Life in Bertoleoni, the world's smallest kingdom, is located off the northeast coast of Sardinia, Italy is Tavolara, an island 5 km long and 1 km wide. This island, except for the two ends, is mostly steep cliffs. The narrow strait with a long beach is the only inhabited island on the island. Bertoleoni claims to be the ruling family "Kingdom of Tavolara", and proclaims it "the smallest kingdom in the world"

. Members of this family are also the only inhabitants of the island, having lived for more than 200 years, and a portrait of the Bertoleoni royal family hangs at the Buckingham Electric Museum, London and on the restaurant's wall on the island. Below is the caption: The Tavolara royal family, located in Terranova Bay, the smallest kingdom in the world. Photo: Amusing Bertoleoni arrived on the island in 1807 and decided to permanently reside here with two wives and children.



At first, Bertoleoni chose the site to avoid tax evasion, no fines due to multiple wives, and the title he earned was in 1836, bestowed by Sardinian ruler Carlo Alberto while visiting Tavolara. According to AmusingPlanet, Bertoleoni's story of becoming king and ruling Tavolara kingdom is simple and quick. At that time, Carlo Alberto went to Tavolara to visit, the 24-year-old son of Bertoleoni greeted him and introduced himself as king of the island. very pleased and happy to say: "Hey Paolo, you are the king of Tavolara." A few years later, the Italian government tried to reclaim the island as public property, Paolo went to Turin to meet Carlo Alberto and recalled the past. Here, the young man was given a paper by King Carlo to recognize "Paolo is king of Tavolara". Tourists went to swim on Tavolara island Since then, this land has been ruled by the Bertoleoni clan.



Seven generations of him have lived in this small land. They live a self-sufficient life by raising goats and fishing. As tourism develops, King Bertoleoni's descendants also sell souvenirs to visitors to the island. Together they operated two restaurants on the island. In the 1900's, Queen Victoria made a photo collection of world leaders at the time. She sent photographer to Tavolara island and photographed Bertoleoni royal family. Today, the Bertoleoni family's photo is still hung at the Buckingham Palace Museum in London and on the wall of the restaurant on the island. Photo: AmusingPlanet.



In 1934, the island was merged into Italy. In 1962, NATO established a base on the eastern half of the island that limited part of the place. Today, the Bertoleoni family owns only 50 hectares of the island. ". In addition, they are also working hard to find ways to gain the recognition of the government and the world that Tavolara is a country and the smallest kingdom in the world..

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