Difference between revisions of "Grand Duke Travis"

On 22 March 2006, two months after his abdication from the throne of Westarctica, Travis was approached by [[President Kevin Baugh|President Baugh]] of [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]] and asked if he would like to join Molossia as a citizen while turning his private abode into a province of Molossia. To sweeten the deal, President Baugh offered him a position as Grand Admiral of the [[Molossian Navy]], which was intended as a kind of advisory position to the President. In Baugh's own words:

You will carry this title as did Admiral Horthy in post World War I Hungary, a land-locked nation without a Navy. As to official duties, I envision them as what you are already doing, playing the part of advisor and idea-man.

Travis accepted these terms and was subsequently appointed to the post of Governor of [[Protectorate of New Antrim|New Antrim]], a ten-acre Molossian protectorate in northeastern Pennsylvania. This area was roughly equivalent to the central plot of land owned by the McHenry family since the 1700s. To help avoid increased scrutiny from his superiors in the Navy, it was agreed that while in service to Molossia, Travis would utilize his mother's maiden name as his last name and be officially known as "Grand Admiral Hess."

During his time as the leader of New Antrim, "Grand Admiral Hess" participated in the [[Molossia-Mustachistan War]], which lasted from May - June in 2006. The Grand Admiral served with distinction on the Eastern Front by leading the Molossian Navy to victory in the [[Battle of Lake Jean]], a feat for which he was awarded the Mustachistan War Medal. He also successfully mediated the [[New Antrim Tobacco Crisis]] in 2007.

In April 2009, after Travis had left the Navy and moved to Southern California to pursue a career in the entertainment industry, President Baugh and the Grand Admiral both agreed that the Protectorate of New Antrim had run its course and outlived its usefulness as a Molossian side-show. The protectorate was quietly retired without fanfare or an official announcement at the end of that month.