Editing Self-proclaimed monarchy (section)

=== Australia ===
In 1970, after a dispute over wheat production quotas, [[Leonard Casley]] proclaimed his wheat farm in [[Western Australia]] the "[[Principality of Hutt River]]", styling himself as "HRH Prince Leonard I of Hutt".<ref name="Hutt">{{cite news|title=Secession Success|date=8 June 2008|work=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]}}</ref> The Australian government did not recognize his claim of independence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australia.gov.au/faq/hutt-river-province|title=What is the Hutt River Province?|date=1999-02-22|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref> Casley abdicated in 2017, passing the principality to his son, "[[Graeme Casley|Prince Graeme I]]". The principality formally dissolved in 2020.<ref name="www.watoday.com.au">{{cite web|url= https://www.watoday.com.au/national/end-of-an-empire-hutt-river-to-rejoin-australia-after-50-years-20200803-p55i1u.html|last=Hedley|first=Kate|title=End of an empire: Hutt River to rejoin Australia after 50 years|work=WA Today|date=3 August 2020|accessdate=5 August 2020}}</ref>