Orelie-Antoine de Tounens, the deposed and possibly…

Orelie-Antoine de Tounens, the deposed and possibly self-proclaimed King Orelie-Antoine I of Araucania and Patagonia, had tried to return again in 1876.

However, local settlers had robbed him on his way to Patagonia and handed him over to Chilean authorities.

He also fell very sick and had to go through an operation to survive.

His health did not allow him to continue his journey and he had to return to France.

He dies on September 17, 1878, in Tourtoirac, France.

Although de Tounens has no children, some of his kin assume the title as heir of the kingdom.

Gustave-Achille Laviarde (as Achille I) will later try, without success, to convince U.S. president Grover Cleveland to recognize Araucanian autonomy.