Tag: micronations

'Princess' Joan of Sealand independent state dies at 86

Here is a brief biography from the official Sealand website.

Jeremiah Heaton treks to remote area of Sudan to claim 'kingdom'

"HavenCo, the Sealand-based data haven that failed spectacularly a decade ago, relaunched this weekend."

Visit Wikipedia to learn more about the self-proclaimed principality of Sealand.

"Giorgio Carbone, a flower merchant turned prince, died Nov. 25 at his home in Seborga, the medieval town near the Italian Riviera that he and 300-odd followers declared a sovereign state."

The bassist of the rock group Fall Out Boy wants to play in Sealand (a former British sea fort located off the coast of England), and Sealand's self-proclaimed royal family thinks that's an awesome idea.

Sealand  — a former British sea fort located off the coast of England — recently caught fire, but its self-proclaimed royal family has vowed to rebuild their artificial island "principality." (Sorry, the link to a news article about the vow to rebuild has expired.)

Here's Wikipedia's entry on Sealand.