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| Austenasia is divided into duchies, which itself is divided by provinces and provinces are divided between cities. All cities are non-contagious to each other and all cities are fully landlocked by the United Kingdom. There are two duchies, two provinces and three cities. The administrative divisions are: | Austenasia is divided into duchies, which itself is divided by provinces and provinces are divided between cities. All cities are non-contagious to each other and all cities are fully landlocked by the United Kingdom. There are two duchies, two provinces and three cities. The administrative divisions are:<ref> - ''Empire of Austenasia website'', retrieved April 5, 2012.</ref> | ||
| *Duchy of Royton | *Duchy of Royton | ||
| **Province of Greater Wrythe | **Province of Greater Wrythe | ||
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| Micronation (unrecognized entity) |
The Empire of Austenasia is a micronation and self-declared sovereign state landlocked by the United Kingdom. It operates under constitutional monarchy and comprises three privately owned properties that have declared themselves independent under the leadership of a house in south London. Austenasia is recognized by Vikesland, among others.
History
Austenasia was created on 20 September 2008 by Jonathan Austen (born 1994) and his father Terry Austen (born 1961), a security guard turned gardener. After sending a declaration of independence to their local Member of Parliament, Tom Brake, Terry was named Emperor and Jonathan was named Prime Minister. Two subsequent declarations of independence were sent to Gordon Brown and the British Home Office, as no reply had been received from any of the previous declarations, on 13 October and 31 December 2008 respectively.
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 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.
Administrative divisions
Austenasia is divided into duchies, which itself is divided by provinces and provinces are divided between cities. All cities are non-contagious to each other and all cities are fully landlocked by the United Kingdom. There are two duchies, two provinces and three cities. The administrative divisions are:
- Duchy of Royton
- Province of Greater Wrythe
- Wrythe
- Zephyria
- Province of Greater Wrythe
- Duchy of Highland
- Province of Nearloch
- Glencrannog
- Province of Nearloch
References
- Your Local Guardian: Carshalton home declares itself independent state 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) 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.
- Your Local Guardian: Carshalton "micronation" pushes for independence from Sutton Retrieved on 22 November 2011
- Description of Country - Empire of Austenasia website, retrieved April 5, 2012.