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Paddy Roy Bates

Paddy Roy Bates
Portrait photograph of Bates
Bates in 1966
Prince of Sealand
(Micronation)
Pretence2 September 1967 – 9 October 2012
PredecessorPosition established
SuccessorMichael Bates
BornPatrick Roy Bates
(1921-08-29)29 August 1921
Ealing, Middlesex, England
Died9 October 2012(2012-10-09) (aged 91)
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England
Spouse
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(m. 1949)​
Issue
OccupationPirate radio entrepreneur
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of servicec. 1940
RankMajor
Battles / warsWorld War II

Patrick Roy Bates (29 August 1921 – 9 October 2012), self-styled as Prince Roy of Sealand, was a British pirate radio broadcaster and micronationalist, who founded the self-proclaimed Principality of Sealand.[1][2]

  1. ^ Strauss, Erwin. How to Start Your Own Country, Paladin Press, 1999, p. 132, cited in admin (20 September 2008). "A Brief History of Sealand" Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, HistoriaInfinitas.com; retrieved 11 May 2011
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Times was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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