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A principality (or sometimes princedom) can either be a monarchical feudatory or a sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a regnant-monarch with the title of prince and/or princess, or by a monarch with another title considered to fall under the generic meaning of the term prince.
May 22, 2019 · The original question is wrong in claiming that a principality was an independent state. There have been some independent principalities but the majority of all principalities were dependent states, parts of higher and larger states.
- If you are a prince, you may call yourself whatever you want. And you can try to impose the usage of the title on your subjects, if you really care...
- This thread doesn't answer my question as principalities weren't under a king who had given them their title and who they owed fealty to. Principal...
- Expanding on Alex' answer, there is the example of the Hohernzollern dynasty. They were the prince-electors of Brandenburg, but from 1701 to 1772 t...
- Sometimes sovereigns had to downgrade their title. We often think of Franz Josef as Emperor of Austria-Hungary after the creation of the dual mona...
- Several people did just that: have control over a territory, declare themselves to be $insert–title. Odoacer declared himself to rex Italiae , ki...
- I don't understand the concept of principalities, why wouldn't you just call yourself king ? The job description appears to be exactly the same...
Mar 23, 2019 · No other country recognizes the Principality of Sealand. An official from the United States Department of State was quoted in Wired, "There are no independent principalities in the North Sea. As far as we are concerned, they are just Crown dependencies of Britain."
- Matt Rosenberg
Oct 2, 2023 · Note 1: In this listing, the term “independent state” refers to a people politically organized into a sovereign state with a definite territory recognized as independent by the US. Note 2: Geopolitical Entities, Names, and Codes (GENC) Standard two-letter and three-letter codes.
The Principality of Sealand (/ ˈ s iː ˌ l æ n d /) is a micronation on HM Fort Roughs (also known as Roughs Tower), an offshore platform in the North Sea approximately twelve kilometres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 nautical miles) off the coast of Suffolk, England.
- 0.004 km² (0.0015 sq mi), (approx. 1 acre)
- Constitutional monarchy
- 2 (2015)
- Sealand dollar
Independent states of the world and their capital cities. Members of the United Nations.
A European microstate or European ministate is a very small sovereign state in Europe. In modern usage, it typically refers to the six smallest states in Europe by area: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City (the Holy See ). [1]
