Principality of Snake Hill

The Principality of Snake Hill, also known simply as Snake Hill is a self-proclaimed sovereign state, or micronation located in Australia. Snake Hill has roughly hundreds of citizens, and claims land the size of Monaco. Snake Hill claimed independence on 2 September 2003, and Princess Paula claimed it was a right to secede, citing "The U.S., as you well know, seceded from England in 1776, It’s a remedial right, a last resort."[2][1]

Principality of Snake Hill
Flag
Official languagesEnglish
Religion
Christianity
Demonym(s)Snake Hiller
GovernmentConstitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Princess Helena
• Duke
Princess Paula
Independence from Australia
• Declaration of Independence
2 September 2003[1]

History

A family of Australian residents could no longer afford to pay taxes, and after litigation over a mortgage and being inspired by the Principality of Hutt River, they did legal research and came to the conclusion that forming a country would be completely legal under Australian law, and they thus declared independence on 2 September 2003.[3]

The micronation was featured in Lonely Planet's Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations.[1]

In 2010, Helena was crowned Princess Helena after the 2010 death of her husband, Prince Paul, who was supposedly assassinated by a sniper.[3]

In late February 2011, a judge of the Supreme Court of Australia dismissed the Snake Hillers' argument that the bank's actions were outside the jurisdiction of the court, and that it was a matter of international law and must be referred to the High Court of Australia or the International Court of Justice.[4]

Culture

Snake Hill has two main newspapers, The Snake Hill Gazette and Snake Hill Women. Snake Hill also claims to operate a church and issue its own currency.[5]

Royalty

Princess Helena is the head of state of Snake Hill, who ascended to the throne after the death of her husband Prince Paul. Princess Helena's daughter is Princess Paula.[3]

See also

References
  1. Micronations - John Ryan. Lonely Planet Publications Party Ltd. September 2006. ISBN 978-1741047301. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  2. Manhire, Toby (3 April 2012) Australia: the world's "Micronation Central". New Zealand Listener. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. Matt Siegel, The Royal Me. April 2012 issue. The Atlantic. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. Lamont, Leonie (7 March 2011) Snake Hill nation fights back against banks. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20080801161740/http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/snakehill/links.html
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