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The Principality of Sealand (/ ˈ s iː ˌ l æ n d /) is a micronation on HM Fort Roughs (also known as Roughs Tower), [2] an offshore platform in the North Sea.It is situated on Rough Sands, a sandbar located approximately 11 kilometres (6 nmi) from the coast of Suffolk and 13 kilometres (7 nmi) from the coast of Essex.
Patrick Roy Bates (29 August 1921 – 9 October 2012), self-styled as Prince Roy of Sealand, was a British pirate radio broadcaster and micronationalist, who founded the self-proclaimed Principality of Sealand.
Michael Roy Bates, self-styled as Prince Michael of Sealand, is an English businessman and self-published author. He operates a self-proclaimed and unrecognized micronation [1] called the Principality of Sealand, which he inherited from his parents Paddy Roy Bates and Joan Bates. He has claimed the title "Prince of Sealand" since the death of ...
Bates took this as de facto recognition of his country and seven years later issued a constitution, flag, and national anthem, among other things, for the Principality of Sealand (founded on 2 September 1967). In 1978, a German businessman, along with some other Germans and Dutchmen invaded Roughs Tower but Bates recaptured it and finally ...
Pages in category "Principality of Sealand" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
At the time, the fort was international waters. In 1978, Germany sent a diplomat to Sealand to negotiate with Bates for the release of a German citizen who claimed to be Sealand's prime minister, and had led a failed attack on the fort. Bates would thereafter claim that the dispatching of the emissary constituted recognition of Sealand by Germany.
Sealand Arms 1977 .900 Gold 2000 SX$10 Princess Joan Sealand Arms 1977 .925 Silver 2000 SX$10 Prince Roy: Sealand Arms 1977 .925 Silver 2000 SX$20 Princess Joan Sealand Arms 1975 Silver Unknown SX$25 Prince Roy, 1967–2012, motto "E Mare Libertas" and the Sealand Arms Principality of Sealand, 25 Dollars, Sealand Arms, 1921 "In Memorium " 2012
During the Second World War, the Government of the United Kingdom set up a small base in the North Sea, but was then abandoned after the war had ended.In 1967, pirate radio broadcaster Roy Bates claimed the territory as the Principality of Sealand, and eventually the British government claimed Sealand within their jurisdiction.