Order of the Snowflake
The Order of the Snowflake is the highest Order of Westarctica. The intention of the Order is to honor those who have provided a service to Westarctica.
There are three classes of the Order:
- Knight Grand Cross
- Knight Commander
- Knight
Only the Grand Duke himself has the power to bestow new knighthoods and thus far, he has awarded the medal to foreign dignitaries, artists, prominent nobles, and other supporters of Westarctica. All knights receive the medal respective of their class and the award is for life.
The Order is considered a "self-styled" one, with no connection to existing or historical Orders of Chivalry.
Membership in the Order of the Snowflake entitles the bearer to attach the post-nomial "KtS" following their name. In this way, they are living examples of the Westarctican ideal.
Distribution of classes
Initially, the class of Knight was intended to be the most commonly bestowed. However, in 2016, the Grand Duke found a reliable source for high quality regalia and decided to make Knight Commander the primary class of the Order. The class of Knight is still bestowed in certain occasions, but mostly to foreign diplomats where Knight Commander might not be appropriate due to the class of knighthood held by their Head of State.
The class of Knight Grand Cross has always been reserved for Heads of State and members of the Royal Family.
List of Knights Grand Cross
Name | Year of appointment | Reason for appointment | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Duke Travis | 2015 | Sovereign | |
Prince-Consort Dinny | 2015 | Technological achievement | |
President Kevin Baugh of Molossia | 2015 | Allied Head of State | |
King Timothy of Shiloh | 2015 | Allied Head of State | Raised from Knight in 2018 |
Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis | 2016 | Allied Head of State | |
Emperor Eric Lis of the Aerican Empire | 2017 | Foreign Head of State |
List of Knight / Dame Commanders
Name | Year of appointment | Reason for appointment | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Queen Carolyn of Ladonia | 2015 | Foreign Head of State | Raised from Dame in 2018 |
Matt Roth | 2015 | Achievement in photography | Raised from Knight in 2017 |
President Yaroslav Mar of Lostisland | 2016 | Allied Head of State | |
Brandy Hardiman | 2016 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Emperor Olivier of Angyalistan | 2016 | Allied Head of State | |
Hal Bodner | 2016 | Achievement in literature | |
Gabriela Alvarez | 2016 | Services in photography | |
Sam Green | 2016 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Prince Jean-Pierre of Aigues-Mortes | 2017 | Allied Head of State | |
Grand Marshall Yagjian of Obsidia | 2017 | Allied Head of State | |
Chancellor Rankin MacGillivray of Slabovia | 2017 | Allied Head of Government | |
Sôgmô Will Sorgel of Sandus | 2017 | Allied Head of State | |
(No Flag) King Andrew of Briarcliff | 2017 | Achievement in micronationalism | Awarded by Prince-Consort Dinny |
Duke of Waesche | 2017 | Service as Prime Minister | |
Countess of Benton | 2017 | Services to Westarctica | |
Viscount of Whitmore | 2017 | Services to Westarctica | |
Prince-Abbot James of Inselwald | 2017 | Allied Head of State | Awarded during reign as King James of Scone |
Princess Samantha of Shiloh | 2017 | Valor in battle | |
Princess Rebecca, Duchess of Rockefeller | 2017 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Martin Schmidt | 2018 | German translation of Westarctica's website | |
Brittany Anne Bullock | 2018 | Naming of Sir Percival Waddlesworth | |
Chancellor Olivier of Aigues-Mortes | 2018 | Allied Head of Government | |
Dominique Garing of Saugeais | 2018 | Foreign government official | |
Michael Richards | 2018 | Service as Ellsworth King of Arms | Investiture performed by the Duke of Waesche |
Lars Vorländer | 2018 | Patronage of the Civilian Corps | |
C Jordan Farmer | 2018 | Service as Minister of Immigration | |
Baron of Bastanchury | 2018 | Service as Minister of Information | |
Kim Bryan | 2018 | Service as Honorary Consul to England | |
Brian Erdelyi | 2018 | Service as Minister of Blockchain | |
Christian Seitz | 2018 | German translation of The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Westarctica | |
Dr. Joachim Michael Adlfinger | 2018 | Service as Honorary Consul to Spain | |
Stefan Winkler | 2018 | Service as Foreign Minister | |
Count of Farwell | 2019 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Viscountess of Melville | 2019 | Devotion to Westarctica |
List of Knights / Dames
Name | Year of appointment | Reason for appointment | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2nd Viscount of Reynolds | 2015 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
King Christopher of Vikesland | 2015 | Allied Head of State | |
Victoria Kordysh | 2015 | Achievement in film production | |
Gary Nicholson | 2015 | Achievement in film production | |
Count of Farwell | 2015 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Baron Stogner | 2015 | Services to Westarctica | |
First Lady Adrianne Baugh of Molossia | 2015 | Allied government official | |
Constable Lexi Baugh of Molossia | 2015 | Allied government official | |
Prince Arthur of the House of Homestead | 2015 | Allied Head of State | |
Commodore Jonathan Miller of Molossia | 2015 | Allied government official | |
Grand Duke Jacob of Broslavia | 2015 | Foreign Head of State | |
Baron of Forrester | 2015 | Services to Westarctica | |
Kenny E. Marchant, Jr. | 2015 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Katie Bellis Miller of Molossia | 2015 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Natalie George | 2015 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Baron Omar Cisneros of Flandrensis | 2017 | Foreign government official | |
Minister Matthew Salzer of Ladonia | 2018 | Foreign government official | |
Francesco Alvaro Ronchi | 2018 | Service as Honorary Consul to Italy |