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The Principality of Hutt River, often referred to by its former name, the Hutt River Province, was a micronation in Australia, proclaimed on 21 April 1970 when farmer Leonard Casley declared his farm to be a sovereign state, the "Hutt River Province".
In 1970, he declared independence and founded Hutt River Province in response to a dispute with the Government of Western Australia over what the Casley family considered draconian wheat production quotas. "His Royal Highness Prince Leonard I of Hutt" was the style used by Casley from the creation of the principality until his death.
[P 2] The first chapter, "Prince Leonard Prepares for War", [P 3] profiles several micronationalists and their reasonings for declaring independence. The chapter's title refers to Leonard Casley , Prince of the Principality of Hutt River micronation, who declared, then undeclared, war on Australia as he believed a state undefeated in war must ...
Bust of Prince Leonard in the Principality of Hutt River, one of the micronations profiled in How to Rule Your Own Country. How to Rule Your Own Country particularly deals with an overarching theme on the disproportionate number of micronations located within Australia, which the authors explore in the first chapter and attribute to "larrikin tradition" and the country's remoteness.
In 1970, after a dispute over wheat production quotas, Leonard Casley proclaimed his wheat farm in Western Australia the "Principality of Hutt River", styling himself as "HRH Prince Leonard I of Hutt". [6] The Australian government did not recognize his claim of independence. [7]
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Principality of Hutt River During a dispute with the Western Australia government over its limits on wheat production, Leonard Casley declared his sizable farm an independent province, though he remained loyal to Queen Elizabeth II .
Prince Harry and Prince William both attended their uncle Lord Robert Fellowes' funeral amid their rift. However, they reportedly avoided one another while there. Harry, 39, and William, 42, went ...