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==Stones== | ==Stones== | ||
===The Langer Ruby=== | ===The Langer Ruby=== | ||
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The most valuable item in the Crown Jewels is the Langer Ruby, a 177ct round cut ruby that was given to [[Grand Duke Travis]] by Jon-Lawrence Langer, the [[Duke of Moulton-Berlin]] as a gift in 2005. | The most valuable item in the Crown Jewels is the Langer Ruby, a 177ct round cut man-made ruby that was given to [[Grand Duke Travis]] by Jon-Lawrence Langer, the [[Duke of Moulton-Berlin]], as a gift in 2005. | ||
The | The Ruby was the source of a debate in 2006 after the [[abdication of Grand Duke Travis]]. After a falling out between the members of the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet]], the Duke of Moulton-Berlin chose to leave the government, but wished to retain his title of nobility as well as the title he had bestowed upon his son. There was concern that if the Duke were stripped of his titles, he might have a valid reason to demand the return of the ruby. | ||
Eventually, Travis McHenry emerged from his retirement and confirmed that titles issued under any regime are considered valid in perpetuity unless the holder is specifically [[disbarred]] for unbecoming conduct. The Duke of Moulton-Berlin kept his titles and Westarctica kept the ruby. | Eventually, Travis McHenry emerged from his retirement and confirmed that titles issued under any regime are considered valid in perpetuity unless the holder is specifically [[disbarred]] for unbecoming conduct. The Duke of Moulton-Berlin kept his titles and Westarctica kept the ruby. | ||