Austenasia
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51°22′53.2″N 0°10′18.5″W / 51.381444°N 0.171806°W
Empire of Austenasia Micronation | |
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| Motto: IMPERATOR ET POPVLVM AVSTENASIÆ The Emperor and People of Austenasia | |
| Anthem: God Save the Emperor by Jonathan Austen | |
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| Status | Current |
| Capital | "Wrythe" (in Carshalton) |
| Official languages | English |
| Ethnic groups | European |
| Demonym(s) | Austenasian |
| Organizational structure | Monarchy |
• Emperor | Jonathan I (Jonathan Austen) |
• Prime Minister | Joseph Kennedy |
| Establishment | |
• Declared | 20 September 2008 |
• Current Constitution[1] | 20 September 2011 |
| Area claimed | |
• Total | 0.2327 km2 (0.0898 sq mi) |
| Membership | 82 |
| Purported currency | Pound sterling (£) |
The Empire of Austenasia is a micronation and self-declared sovereign state based in the United Kingdom. Formed in 2008, it operates under the constitutional monarchy of its Emperor, Jonathan Austen, and comprises eighteen properties that have declared themselves independent under the leadership of a house in south London.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Austenasia is recognized by Vikesland,[9] among others.
History
Austenasia was founded on 20 September 2008 by Jonathan Austen (born 1994), a student, and his father Terry Austen (born 1961), a security guard turned gardener. After sending a declaration of independence for their house in Carshalton to their local Member of Parliament, Tom Brake, Terry was named Emperor and Jonathan was named Prime Minister. Terry abdicated in February 2010, and was succeeded by Emperor Esmond III, who after a "civil war" and various internal disputes was replaced by a new leader, Declan MacDonagh, in December later that year. Jonathan then became emperor after Declan abdicated in January 2013 for personal reasons, and began a program of expansion which has seen people from across the world join the micronation by claiming properties which they live in or regularly visit. The micronation has been featured in several local and international publications, and has a certain amount of fame within Carshalton as being a local "quirk".[10][11][12]
Jonathan met with Tom Brake MP in May 2011, who contacted Foreign Secretary William Hague to enquire about the criteria by which the UK recognises new states on Jonathan's behalf.[13]
Geography
Austenasia claims several properties around the world, variously classified as "cities", "towns", "territories" or "crown dependencies". Wrythe, the micronation's "capital city", consists of a suburban house in the London Borough of Sutton. Several other British houses are also claimed, and other territorial claims include part of a university campus in Australia and a holiday home in the Hebrides. The micronation also has claims in the USA, Canada, India and Algeria.[14][15]
See also
References
- ^ https://micronations.wiki/wiki/Austenasian_Constitution_of_2011
- ^ Your Local Guardian: Carshalton home declares itself independent state Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 22.01.2009
- ^ Join the List of 5 Weirdest Micronations by Starting Your Own Country - Asylum.com Retrieved 25.12.2010
- ^ Chosun Ilbo 16 March 2010 Retrieved 22.12.2010
- ^ City - Summer 2009 (Page 97) Archived November 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22.12.2010
- ^ Tom Cutler (3 May 2011). The Gentleman's Bedside Companion: A Compendium of Manly Information for the Last Fifteen Minutes of the Day. Penguin. pp. 137-138. ISBN 978-0-399-53669-4. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ Tom Gillespie (9 July 2014). "Leader of 'independent micronation' in Carshalton donates land to Renasia". Telegraph & Argus Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ Travis Elborough (31 August 2016). "Curiocity review – a love letter to London". The Guardian Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ Vikesland Foreign Affairs Page
- ^ Cutler, 2011
- ^ Mike Murphy-Pyle, 26 February 2013.Your Local Guardian: Expanding empire celebrates new leader's coronation Retrieved on 19 March 2013
- ^ Eduardo González, 13 September 2015. "En Austenasia no se pone el Sol". Sabemos. Retrieved on 10 October 2017.
- ^ Your Local Guardian: Carshalton "micronation" pushes for independence from Sutton Retrieved on 22 November 2011
- ^ Murphy-Pyle, 2013
- ^ Territory - Empire of Austenasia website, retrieved 19 March 2013.
External links
- Official website
- https://micronations.wiki/wiki/Empire_of_Austenasia Austenasia on MicroWiki
