Editing Self-proclaimed monarchy (section)

=== United Kingdom ===
In 1967, [[Paddy Roy Bates]], a former major in the [[British Army]], took control of [[Roughs Tower]], a Maunsell sea fort situated off the coast of [[Suffolk]] and declared it the "[[Principality of Sealand]]".<ref name="Jawn">Strauss, Erwin. ''How to Start Your Own Country'', Paladin Press, 1999, p. 132, cited in admin (20 September 2008). [http://www.historiainfinitus.com/?p=104 "A Brief History of Sealand"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328142725/http://www.historiainfinitus.com/?p=104 |date=2012-03-28 }}. Historia Infinitas. Retrieved 11 May 2011</ref> Upon his death in 2012, "[[Prince]]" Paddy Roy Bates was succeeded by his son, [[Prince Michael of Sealand|Michael]].<ref name="summitofmicronations">{{cite web|url=http://www.muu.fi/amorph03/downloads/pdfs/principality_of_sealand.pdf|title=Information on the Principality of Sealand including Bates Family, GDP, Constitution|website=Artists' Association MUU|publisher=Amorph Summit of Micronations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015085734/http://www.muu.fi/amorph03/downloads/pdfs/principality_of_sealand.pdf|archive-date=2014-10-15|url-status=dead|accessdate=13 November 2007}}</ref>