Principality of Freedonia
| Principality of Freedonia | |
|---|---|
| Unrecognizedmicronation | |
| Claimed by | John Kyle |
| Date established | 1997 |
| Area claimed | None |
ThePrincipality of Freedoniawas amicronationbased onlibertarianprinciples. It was created as a "hypothetical project" by a group of teenagers in the United States in 1992. The project was formalized as a new country project in 1997, which included attempts in 2001 to lease territory inSomaliland.The attempt to lease land was rejected.
It was headed by aTexasuniversity student named John Kyle, who used the title Prince John.[1][2]The Principality of Freedonia itself was based inBoston,Massachusetts.[3]
Coinage
[edit]While the Freedonia project was active, it minted its own currency.[3]It had a number of 50Freedonian dollar1 oz silver coins minted.[4]It offered these coins for sale on the organization's website.[5]
Current status
[edit]The Freedonia project's website has not been updated for a number of years and its discussion forum no longer functions, e-mail communication with the self-styled Prince does not work, and the entire project appears to be defunct. E-mail statements from the founder indicate the project is not being actively pursued as of 2004.[4]
As of 2013, the Freedonia website is no longer available.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations,John Ryan, George Dunford, and Simon Sellars, Lonely Planet Publications, 2006ISBN1741047307(paperback)
- ^"Wanted: Homeland for 300 Webheads".Metroactive.22 November 2000.Retrieved2 January2006.
- ^abBlumberg, Alex."It's good to be king".Wired.Retrieved19 October2014.
- ^ab"Links To Micro-National and Fantasy Coins: Listings F".Yahoo! Geocities.Retrieved2 January2006.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Bank of Freedonia".The Principality of Freedonia.Archived fromthe originalon 20 August 2012.Retrieved2 January2006.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.
