Charles de Thierry
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Charles Philippe Hippolyte de Thierry (April 1793 – 8 July 1864) was a nineteenth-century adventurer who attempted to establish his own sovereign state in New Zealand in the years before the Treaty of Waitangi between the British Crown and the Maori chiefs in 1840.
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Charles de Thierry | |
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Born | April 1793 |
Died | 8 July 1864 (aged 71) Auckland, New Zealand |
Resting place | Symonds Street Cemetery |
Known for | Attempt to establish his own sovereign state in New Zealand in the years before British annexation |
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