Grand Duchy of Flandrensis

The Grand Duchy of Flandrensis (Dutch: ) is a micronation which has some claims of territories in Antarctica. It was created in 2008 by the Belgian Niels Vermeersch.

Its was founded on September 4, 2008 as a temporary hobby for two weeks. Oeuillet, J., Le business des vanités : enquête sur les arnaques à la noblesse, Ed. du Moment, 16 April 2015, pages 207,  The micronation is inspired by the medieval County of Flanders (Pagus Flandrensis). VANSTEENKISTE, A., "Hoogledenaar is Groothertog van micronatie Flandrensis", Het Nieuwsblad, 13 September 2012, page 22-22 VERHAEGHE, H., Middagpost West-Vlaanderen , Radio 2, 13 September 2012 (interview with Niels Vermeersch) Flandrensis was regarded by the founder first as a hobby-micronation, and later as an ecological venture, to raise awareness of ice melting and climate change. STROCHLIC, N., Ieder zijn eigen koninkrijk, National Geographic, April 2016, page 8-9

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