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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:King Robert.jpg| | [[File:King Robert.jpg|300px|thumb|King Robert Ben Madison of Talossa around the time the country was created]] | ||
Talossa was founded as a kingdom on 26 December 1979 by Robert Ben Madison, shortly after the death of his mother. Madison maintained Talossa throughout his adolescence, publishing a handwritten newspaper and designing a flag and emblem. During this time its only citizens were about a dozen relatives and acquaintances. This changed in the mid-1990s, when a series of stories in the ''New York Times'' and ''Wired'' brought mainstream attention to Talossa's website. | Talossa was founded as a kingdom on 26 December 1979 by Robert Ben Madison, shortly after the death of his mother. Madison maintained Talossa throughout his adolescence, publishing a handwritten newspaper and designing a flag and emblem. During this time its only citizens were about a dozen relatives and acquaintances. This changed in the mid-1990s, when a series of stories in the ''New York Times'' and ''Wired'' brought mainstream attention to Talossa's website. | ||
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During [[MicroCon 2017]] in Atlanta, Georgia, [[Grand Duke Travis]] was introduced to Munditenens (Dien) Tresplet, the Royal Governor of Talossa's Pengöpäts [[Antarctic]] Territory. After lengthy discussion, the Royal Governor joined hands with Grand Duke Travis and Baron Omar Cisneros, the representative from [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis|Flandrensis]], and agreed to peacefully resolve any conflicts concerning their competing Antarctic claims. | During [[MicroCon 2017]] in Atlanta, Georgia, [[Grand Duke Travis]] was introduced to Munditenens (Dien) Tresplet, the Royal Governor of Talossa's Pengöpäts [[Antarctic]] Territory. After lengthy discussion, the Royal Governor joined hands with Grand Duke Travis and Baron Omar Cisneros, the representative from [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis|Flandrensis]], and agreed to peacefully resolve any conflicts concerning their competing Antarctic claims. | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.talossa.com Official website] | |||
* [https://www.wired.com/2000/03/kingdoms/ Wired article on Talossa] | |||
* [https://micronations.wiki/wiki/Kingdom_of_Talossa_(Woolley) MicroWiki entry on Talossa] | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFAzMNQVZnE Robert Madison's 30th Anniversary Speech] | |||
[[Category:micronations]] | [[Category:micronations]] |