Meanings
- A micronation, a purported constitutional monarchy, claiming sovereignty over a suburban house in the Wrythe, Carshalton, London Borough of Sutton with several claimed exclaves around the world. Capital: Wrythe.
Cabinet is formed out of one representative from each town in Austenasia. The representatives are elected by the residents of the respective town every year.
2008 September 20, Jonathan Austen, Act 1 (The Constitution) [Austenasian Constitution of 2008], Empire of Austenasia, archived from the original on 19 Apr 20185 more examples
Austenasia was created on September 20, 2008, when founding father Terry Austen, now aged 43, and his son Jonathan, now aged 16, declared independence from the Sutton suburb.
2011 September 23, “Carshalton "micronation" pushes for independence from Sutton”, in YourlocalguardianThe leader of Austenasia has given a plot of land to the people of Renasia, in a deal that has strengthened ties between the two nations. Emperor Jonathan I handed over the patch of grass on Saturday, June 28. The 19-year-old ruler held a special ceremony at the spot in Poulter Park, Carshalton, to declare his nation would be releasing the land.
2014 July 9, Tom Gillespie, “Leader of 'independent micronation' Austenasia in Carshalton donates land to Renasia”, in Telegraph & Argus, archived from the original on 10 Oct 2017In 1977, the squatter residents of Freston Road in Notting Hill attempted to establish the breakaway Independent Republic of Frestonia. Another example: since 2008, the father and son-founded, budding dominion of Austenasia, composed of a handful of terrace houses not far from Croydon Ikea, has been making its own bid for freedom, if so far only obtaining recognition from a no less eccentric micronation in Manitoba.
2016 August 31, Travis Elborough, “Curiocity review – a love letter to London”, in The GuardianFollowing similar moves by the EU, the Empire of Austenasia – a constitutional monarchy that rules over 24 properties in the United Kingdom – has restricted entry to many of its territories, including Palasia, a landlocked semi-detached house near Thetford, England.
2020 March 25, Gavin Haines, “How micronations are responding to the coronavirus”, in Lonely PlanetAustenasia's emperor, Jonathan Austen, 25, has had to follow the shelter-in-place guidelines imposed by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the other side of his front door.
2020 June 21, James Hookway, “Fake Countries Have a Hard Time Dealing with the Pandemic, Too”, in The Wall Street Journal, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2020
Origin
From Austen (“an English surname”) + -ia (“used in forming the names of countries”), further etymology uncertain. Declared 20 September 2008 by Jonathan Austen and named for the ruling house (dynasty). The inclusion of -as- may have been by analogy with terms like Australasia, Eurasia and Malaysia.
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