WHOLE NATION FOR SALE.
... « * 5s I '' ; r-tENCIPA-ITT OF SA_A_T, jjf J ' CHATEAU AND ALL. Li :{, An entire nation,'with 65,000 people, ~-- river "full of excellent fish," a history hat goes back to the days of Wallentein, castles, forests and royal chateau re offered on the auction block iv _ris. It is the little principality of Sagan, _ ituated between Silesia and Branden>urg, and covering about 500 square ~ niles of territory rich in historic egends. The offer is made by th_ )uke of Talleyrand, husband of Anna Jould, "serene highness of the indelendent principality." The only qualifications are that th. ■ i Luke retain the title of "Serene Highless of Sagan," and that the price-' hall be fixed by the duke's minister of inance. , The principality has existed Eince ■> ■ 649, when the King of Bohemia gave • t to his great leader, Wallenstein, and t has been in the Talleyrand family-*" iince 1845. Both the French and German •xnments mti3t consent to the sale,'.,--, nit the duke declares it is a mere> 'ormality, as the Talleyrand family ia: lole owner of the domain. , •
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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 116, 17 May 1924, Page 11
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178WHOLE NATION FOR SALE. Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 116, 17 May 1924, Page 11
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