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On 13 November 2004, the Viscounty of Siple was granted autonomy and The Statue of Autonomy for the Viscounty of Siple, which was written by the Viscount himself, was approved by the Grand Duke. It established a legislative branch within the Viscounty and increased the Viscount of Siple's power over his region. | On 13 November 2004, the Viscounty of Siple was granted autonomy and The Statue of Autonomy for the Viscounty of Siple, which was written by the Viscount himself, was approved by the Grand Duke. It established a legislative branch within the Viscounty and increased the Viscount of Siple's power over his region. | ||
Following the birth of the Grand Duke's first son, [[Prince Ashton Roman]] on | Following the birth of the Grand Duke's first son, [[Prince Ashton Roman]] on 4 June 2005, the Viscount of Siple issued a proclamation whereby the entirety of his lands were given to the newborn Prince as a gift from the people of Siple. After this event, the Viscount of Siple largely disappeared from public life in [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==The Siple War== | ==The Siple War== | ||
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After the successful conclusion of the Siple War and the restoration of peace in [[Antarctica]] in 2010, Travis decided to grant full possession of Siple Island to his former adversary [[Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis]]. Niels was given the title Prince of Siple and authority to rule the island in his own right as a royal prince. This same privilege had only been granted once before, to the [[Princess of Thurston]] in 2005. | After the successful conclusion of the Siple War and the restoration of peace in [[Antarctica]] in 2010, Travis decided to grant full possession of Siple Island to his former adversary [[Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis]]. Niels was given the title Prince of Siple and authority to rule the island in his own right as a royal prince. This same privilege had only been granted once before, to the [[Princess of Thurston]] in 2005. | ||
As the Prince of Siple, Grand Duke Niels is both a sovereign Head of State as well as a member of | As the Prince of Siple, Grand Duke Niels is both a sovereign Head of State as well as a member of the [[Peerage of Westarctica]]. In return, Niels made Grand Duke Travis the Baron of Flandrensis, thus creating a similar situation and helping secure peace and friendship between Westarctica and Flandrensis for the future. | ||
To further simplify the political situation, the Viscount of Siple's title was [[mediatization|mediatized]] and placed under the authority of the Prince of Siple. | |||
==25¢ coin== | ==25¢ coin== | ||