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. The project was formalized as a new country project in 1997, which included attempts in 2001 to lease territory in Somaliland. The attempt to lease land was rejected.
| Principality of Freedonia | |
|---|---|
| Unrecognized micronation | |
| Claimed by | John Kyle |
| Date established | 1997 |
| Area claimed | None |
It was headed by a Texas university student named John Kyle, who used the title Prince John.[1][2] The Principality of Freedonia itself was based in Boston, Massachusetts.[3]
Coinage
editWhile the Freedonia project was active, it minted its own currency.[3] It had a number of 50 Freedonian dollar 1 oz silver coins minted.[4] It offered these coins for sale on the organization's website.[5]
Current status
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations, John Ryan, George Dunford, and Simon Sellars, Lonely Planet Publications, 2006 ISBN 1741047307 (paperback)
- ^ "Wanted: Homeland for 300 Webheads". Metroactive. 22 November 2000. Retrieved 2 January 2006.
- ^ a b Blumberg, Alex. "It's good to be king". Wired. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Links To Micro-National and Fantasy Coins: Listings F". Yahoo! Geocities. Retrieved 2 January 2006.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bank of Freedonia". The Principality of Freedonia. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2006.
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.