Self-proclaimed
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Template:Short description Self-proclaimed describes a legal title that is recognized by the declaring person but not necessarily by any recognized legal authority. It can be the status of a noble title or the status of a nation. The term is used informally for anyone declaring themselves to any informal title.
Examples
- Micronations such as Sealand are small, self-proclaimed entities that claim to be independent sovereign states but which are not acknowledged by any recognized sovereign state.[1]
- A self-proclaimed monarch such as Jean-Bédel Bokassa.
- Self-styled order, a chivalric order with unrecognised claim of historical legacy.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Braw, Elisabeth (2010-06-29). "Unhappy with the government? Follow the lead of 'Sealand'". Metro News. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
