The Barony of Caux can be found in the Lonely Planet Micro Nations hand guide.
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Continent: Europe
Population: 100
Government: Absolute Feudal Barony
Restituted and declared a soveign state on August 27, 2001, the Barony of Caux is under the leadership of His Lordship John I . Having a national anthem and its own currency, 102 Caletans (subjects), an army of 18, a police force of 2, and even the HLV Catherine Rose, the official naval vessel.
I had the pleasure of meeting His Sovereign Lordship John I, at the Embassy of the Barony of Caux in Toronto on May 30, 2007.
Motto
Deus Pascit Corvus (God Feeds the Raven)
Welcome to an ancient and feudal Sovereign Barony of Caux. The charms of a garden nation and the friendly interest of our people will entrance you as they have so many visitors in the past millennium.The rolling fields of our bucolic Shropshire landscape, the dramatic chalk cliffs of our territories in the Pays de Caux, and the gentle attractions of the floral gardens at our Ambassaorial Enclave to North America at Toronto, Canada will all tell you that, in the Barony of Caux, you have found a truly special place.We urge you to relax, enjoy yourself and sample our unique feudal culture before telling all your friends about our charms. And finally, we wish you a happy, peaceful and fulfilling visit to the Sovereign Barony of Caux"
John I, Baron of Caux is Lordship, John I, Baron of Caux, was born on March 24, 1954CE Toronto, Canada, where the Baronial family was attended Lakefield College School (Dipl. Incompl.) University (BA Incompl.), after which he pursued careers promotion, ladies undergarment sales and management Lordship's interests include reading, sitting, napping, fast suits, feudal law, guns, history, maps and fins Bordeaux.
Patrick, Lord Caudebec, Heir, has made a career of sorts in card-playing, bingedrinking,adult movies and trading in controlled substances to minors. Lord Patrick's interests are in women, Stolichnaya, bizarre dentistry and recreational self-abuse. Since the unfortunate episode which does not bear repeating here, Lord Patrick has ceased to play an active role in the affairs of the Barony.
Lady Deborah, Baroness of Caux, Consort her Ladyship, Deborah, Baroness of Caux, was born on August 11, 1964CE at Toronto, Canada, daughter of Mr. Gordon Jarvis, a Gentleman of Toronto and Bethany, Canada. She attended North Toronto Collegiate and the University of Toronto, achieving her BA in English. Her Ladyship married His Lordship on June 23, 1985 CE. Her interests are in English female novelists of the early nineteenth century and refined knick-knacks.
The Barony of Caux is dedicated to the proposition that a classic feudal governance structure, headed by an absolute ruler, is the most natural, the progressive and the most efficient form of governance available to human beings, and that all other experiments in governance (democracy, communism, empire, global commerce) are deficient, and lead eventually to ruin, out rises, once again, feudal governance. In a feudal system, the rights and responsibilities of both ruler and ruled clear, unlike in many modern systems. The ruler has the responsibility of and defense of the ruled, and the ruled have the responsibility of loyalty monetary support of the ruler. In many other systems, these roles are unclear, and many governments seek to avoid the burden of care while many citizens seek to avoid the burden of loyalty and support. While we bow to none in our readiness to defend the borders of the Barony, while we yet keep a watchful eye on our historic adversary to the west, still, Sovereign Barony of Caux is, in the main, a peaceful nation, and is often described as a 'Garden State' because of the colourful floral gardens at the Baronial Enclave and Embassy to North America at Toronto, Canada.
Foreign AffairsRecognition of sovereignty has been received from: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America. The Barony is a founding member of the League of Small Nations and recognizes all member states of the United Nations
CitizenshipOaths may be pledged electronically, by sending the candidate a .jpg of the Baron's hands. To enquire about becoming a subject of the Barony, please contact the Lord Chamberlain.
National SportWhacking the Welsh
History behind The Barony of CauxAn ancient family in service to help control the borders of Wales, were independent and sovereign under the overlordship of the King. Traced back to Normandie and believed to be of Danish origin, The Corbets who's name derives from the old Norman "Le Corbeau" which, over time, changed to "Le Corbet", with the raven being their symbol.
Historians, Pliny and Tacitus, wrote that there was a warrior family who took their family name and emblem from "The Raven". They related that their direct ancestor was the Roman hero Marcus Valerius Corvus. It is said that Valerius had a Raven land on his helmet at a critical moment during a battle in Gaul and lead him to victory.
The first documentation of this family is in A.D. 1040 when Le Carpentier mentions one Hugo le Corbet or le Corbeau as "Chivalier." Until the Norman Invasion in 1066 they were an important family in the Pays de Caux region of Normandie. The Corbets owed fealty to the Earl Roger de Montgomery. They were in sovereign service to help control the borders of Wales, with absolute local authority over their demesnes.
Independent and sovereign under the overlordship of the King, they were essentially free states. This sovereign status was reconfirmed on the Barony of Caux in 1165 CE by the Count of Anjou, Henry II, Pretender to the English Throne. The Barony passed to Beatrice Corbet in 1397, and the title was vacated in 1422. The present claim to the Barony dates from 1972, and the Barony was restituted on August 27, 2001.
Tales from the Baronial BroadsheetEnlosed in the Book of the Barony of Caux are tales of its citizens, including some amusing situations in which His Lordship had to be called upon.
The Baronial Broadsheet: The Voice of the Barony of Caux
2 December 2002, From Capt. the Hon. David Grossman, MoC"Dear Lord Baron, I was notified at 5:30 this evening by telephone that Lt. Brownrigg was released from Jail with time served, He was psychologically evaluated as they thought he was crazy because he said he was a Lieutenant. in the Baronial Special Forces Company, so they placed him in the mental ward of the jail until he was released. He was detained for not paying a traffic ticket years back."
"There lies the crux of our story. Such is the arrogance with which some of the greatest powers in the world treat the legitimate aspirations of some of their smaller neighbours that a great country like the United States should imprison a subject of another country in a mental ward, just for displaying his pride in his citizenship. This symbolizes the urgent need that exists for the Barony, and other small states, to stand up for their rights and make their voices heard in the council of nations." - His Lordship of the Barony of Caux
This remarkable tale has a happy ending, however, as you will learn in Col. Grossman's official report of the incident:
Report on the Incident at the Washoe County Jail
30 December 2002 From Capt. the Hon. David Grossman, MoC"Dear Lord Baron, I was notified about Lt. Brownrigg's detention in the Washoe County jail, on the 1st of December, I was told that He was put in the mental ward as he told the Officers that He was a citizen of the Barony of Caux, and a Lieutenant in the Baronial Special Forces Company, in the Militia of Caux, on Foreign Military active duty.
Lt. the Hon. James Fitz, MoC, went to the Jail and asked for information on the situation, but they wouldn't give him any information on why he was being detained. Lt. Fitz came back with the consular appointment and commissions of their military status, and the Officers gave a verbal agreement to the judge three days later that yes he is a military officer and Lt. Fitz was a consul intervenor on his behalf. The Judge released him the moment he was notified of his active duty in a Foreign military. and apologized for detaining him on a pre-served charge."
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