Principality of Freedonia
| Principality of Freedonia Micronation |
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| Motto: Superibimus | ||||
| Location | None | |||
| Official languages | English | |||
| Demonym | Freedonian | |||
| Organizational structure | Constitutional monarchy | |||
| • | Prince | John I (1997-2004) Jlk I (2014-Present) |
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| • | Declared | 1997 | ||
| Membership | < 300 (1997-2004) 546 (2014-Present) | |||
| Purported currency | Freedonian Dollar (based on precious metals) | |||
The Principality of Freedonia was a micronation based on libertarian principles. It was created as a "hypothetical project" by a group of teenagers in the United States in 1992.[1] The project was formalized as a new country project in 1997, which included attempts in 2001 to lease territory in Somaliland.[1] The attempt to lease land was rejected, and a riot ensued in response to the attempt, in which it is purported that one person died.[1]
It was headed by a Texas university student named John Kyle, who uses the title Prince John and the nation started functioning in 2014 by Jlk. Mlk is the new general of FreeDonia I.[2][3] The Principality of Freedonia itself was based in Boston, Massachusetts.[4]
Coinage
While the Freedonia project was active, it minted its own currency.[4] It had a number of 50 Freedonian dollar 1 oz silver coins minted.[5] It offered these coins for sale on the organization's website.[6]
Current status
The Freedonia project's website has not been updated for a number of years and its discussion forum no longer functions, email communication with the self-styled Prince does not work, and the entire project appears to be defunct. E-mail statements from the founder indicate that the project is not being actively pursued as of 2004.[5]
As of 2013, the Freedonia website is no longer available. In 2014 Jlk started a Facebook page about Freedoniajlk.
References
- 1 2 3 Bahareth, Mohamma (2011). Micronations. iUniverse. ISBN 1462069266.
- ↑ Lonely Planet Micronations, John Ryan, George Dunford, and Simon Sellars, Lonely Planet Publications, ISBN 1741047307 (paperback)
- ↑ "Wanted: Homeland for 300 Webheads". Metroactive. 22 November 2000. Retrieved 2 January 2006.
- 1 2 Blumberg, Alex. "It's Good to Be King". Wired. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Links To Micro-National and Fantasy Coins: Listings F". Yahoo! Geocities. Retrieved 2 January 2006.
- ↑ "Bank of Freedonia". The Principality of Freedonia. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2006.
Further reading
- Micronations. pp. 56-59.
- "The invisible empires". The Sunday Leader. (scroll down on page)
- "Houston 101: Hail, Freedonia (Except For The Part About The Killings)". Houston Press.
