Charters

Alba: New Jersey

• Shire (July 2000) Dead shire
• Shire (November 1997) Shire created - New Jersey, formed in a prior reign, but which may have a report
• Shire (August 1997) Charter issued - "All of the states of New Jersey and Delaware proper, including East Stroudsberg, PA.
• Shire )July 1997) Shire created - New Jersey

Albion: Nevada

• Kingdom (July 2004) Elevated to kingdom, effective August 5, 2004, no change in borders.
• Duchy (March 2004) Creation of duchy, to exist with the same borders as Aragon.

Alhambra: Northwest

• Duchy (July 2003) Name changed to Alhambra at the request of the local estates. No border change. Caerleon (actual charter issued March 27, 2003)
• Duchy (November 2000) Thatuna raised to Duchy of Caerleon "Mundane states of Washington and Idaho inclusive, and within the state of Montana to include the counties of Toole, Pondera, Teton, Lewis and Clark, Broadwater, Gallatin, Madison, Jefferson, Beaverhead, Silver Bow, Deer Lodge, Ravalli, Granite, Powell, Missoula, Mineral, Sanders, Lake, Flathead and Lincoln Counties."
• Shire (July 2000) New shire of Thatuna

Aloria: Oklahoma

• Shire (July 2000) Dead shire
• Shire (November 1998) Shire created - "Siloam, Oklahoma and surround"

Andorra: Iowa, Illinois

• Duchy (March 2004) elevated to duchy
• Shire (March 2003) Borders expanded to include "mundane states of Iowa and Illinois."
• Shire (November 2001) Shire created - "Mundane Quad-Cities area of Iowa and Illinois, to include the Counties of Rock Island, Henry, Whiteside, and Mercer in the State of Illinois, and the Counties of Scott, Clinton, and Muscatine in the State of Iowa"

Anneylynnrose: Kansas

• See "Rathlin Isle"

Aragon: Nevada

• Kingdom (November 2002) Change border to include all of Nevada
• Kingdom (July 1999) Raised to kingdom (no mention of a border change)
• Duchy (November 1997) Create duchy of Desert Rose - "The membership of Desert Rose having exceeded 25 members as required by the Imperial Crown, and having a well-defined territory (extended in a 100-mile radius from the Las Vegas Main Post Office on Sunset, but within the state of Nevada), and having a well-organized ministry, by the power vested in Us as the high Crowns of the Adrian Empire, We Sir Mathghamhain Kilshannig II and Dame Isabeau de Ravenne II, do create a new Duchy. It shall be known as the Duchy of Desert Rose. It shall have the powers and duties as defined in the Bylaws of the Adrian Empire."

Avalon: Texas

• Shire (November 1997) Shire created - San Antonio, Texas area Charter Inactive 2005, Confirmed by HIH Dame Aislynne
• Shire (August 1997) Charter issued - "Texas. All of the city of San Antonio, NE on the 35 to the 71. East on the 71 to the 290. Then on the 45 S to the sea. Along the sea coast to the 37.Then north west along the 37 to San Antonio."

Blue Nose: Iceland

• Shire (November 1997) Shire created - Iceland Charter Inactive 2005, Confirmed by HIH Dame Aislynne

Borealis: Minnesota

• See "Nordraffn"

Brandenburg: Southern California

• Archduchy (July 2002) Elevated to Archduchy, no border change (officially may have been earlier than July)
• Duchy (March 2002) Duchy created for the northern part of San Diego County - Charter issued - "We, according to Our Laws, do hereby fix the territory of this Duchy to be the northern part of San Diego County, California (Via de la Valle east to Interstate 5, south to Interstate 805, south to Highway 52, then east along Highway 52)."

Calais: Southern California

• See "Esperance"

Caerleon: Northwest

• See "Alhambra"

Cambridge: New York Tri-State

• Duchy (November 2002) Elevated to duchy status, no border change
• Shire (July 2002) Name change from Crescent Moon
• Shire (March 2002) Charter issued - "We, according to Our Laws, do hereby fix the territory of this Shire to be the mundane states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut."

Carolingia: Northern California

• Archduchy (July 2003) Change the name to Carolingia. (actual charter not issued pending official description of borders)
• Duchy (March 2001) "Amend the Charter of Terre del Fuego to include the mundane Counties of San Joaquin, Tuolumne and Calaveras."
• Duchy (February 1998) Automatically protected as duchy status
• Duchy (November 1997) As modified by agreement between the Duc, and the Viceroy of Valley of Kings
• Duchy (July 1997) Working on borders for duchy

Castilles: Florida

• Kingdom (March 2003 Elevated to Kingdom, no border change
• Archduchy (November 2002) Elevated to Archduchy, no border change
• Duchy (March 2002) Charter issued - "We, according to Our Laws, do hereby fix the territory of this Duchy to be the southern tip of the state of Florida, generally bordered from the Atlantic Ocean along State Hwy. 869 west, south to the I-75, south to State Hwy. 820, east to the Florida Turnpike, south to State Hwy. 824, west to the Gulf of Mexico, inclusive, as outlined by the attached document."

Chesapeake: Maryland

• Duchy (March 2004) Article VIII.D.4. revoked, duchy now subject to same rules as other duchies.
• Duchy (February 1998) Automatically raised to duchy status, no charter reissued.
• Article VIII.D.4. says that duchies chartered prior to February 1, 1998 may continue to govern under its original charter (essentially may remain a (palatine) duchy even if their membership falls to as low as 1.)
• (November 1997) Maryland
• (August 1997) Charter issued - "All of the state of Maryland proper, including the city of Arlington, VA. Out from the city of Arlington to the Hwy 495."

Crescent Moon: New York Tri-State

• See "Cambridge"

Desert Rose: Nevada

• See "Aragon"

Draconia: Tennessee

• See "Drakul"

Dracos de Silva:

• Shire (November 2002) Zero membership, placed on inactive status.
• Shire (???) Created

Dragon's Mist: South Carolina

• See "Kildare"

Drakul: Mississippi, Tennessee

• Shire (November 1997) Parts of Mississippi and Tennessee. Name changed from Draconia Charter Inactive 2005, Confirmed by HIH Dame Aislynne
• Shire (August 1997) Charter issued - "From the SW corner along the 61 and 6 at Clakdale north along 61 to state border of Arkansas, continuing north along Hwy 55 to Junction of the 155. SE to the 412 along the 412 to Jackson. Then SE the 45 to Tupelo MS. Then west along the 6 to Clarkdale."

Dunvegan: Virginia/North Carolina

• Duchy (July 2004) Relinquished claim to 7 counties in NE North Carolina (see July 2003).
• Duchy (November 2003) Elevated to duchy, borders expanded "to include the western side of route 95 to the borders of West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee." (note: there is some question about whether Chesapeake holds some of these lands, so this shall not intrude upon any of Chesapeake’s lands.)
• Shire (July 2003) Expand borders - "Increase the borders of the Shire of Dunvegan to include the counties of Northampton, Hertford, Gates, Camden, Currituck, Edgecombe, Halifax and Pasquotank." (Note: These counties are in North Carolina. There are two Halifax Counties, one in each state, since the rest of the land is in North Carolina, it is assumed that it is Halifax County, North Carolina.)
• Shire (March 2002) Charter issued - "We, according to Our Laws, do hereby fix the territory of this Shire to be the mundane eastern portion of Virginia, to include the Counties of Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesapeake, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Emporia, Franklin, Gloucester, Goochland, Greensville, Hampton, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, New Kent, Newport News, Norfolk, Northampton, Nottoway, Petersburg, Poquason, Portsmouth, Powhattan, Prince George, Richmond, Southampton, Suffolk, Surry, Sussex, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, York"

Ekaterinegorod: Colorado, Wyoming

• Duchy (November 2000) Expanded and granted duchy status - "mundane states of Colorado and Wyoming inclusive, the eastern counties within the state of Montana known as Liberty, Hill, Blaine, Phillips, Valley, Sheridan, Rooseveldt, Daniels, Chouteau, Cascade, Judith Basin, Fergus, Petroleum, Garfield, McCone, Richland, Dawson, Wibaux, Prairie, Meagher, Wheatland, Golden Valley Musselshell, Rosebud, Treasure, Custer, Fallon, Carter, Powder River, Big Horn, Yellowstone, Carbon, Stillwater, Park, and Sweetgrass Counties. Within the State of Kansas (generally described as along I-70): Cheyenne, Rawlins, DeCatur, Norton, Philips, Smith, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Graham, Rooks, Osborne, Wallace, Logan, Gove, Trago, Ellis, Russell, Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane, Nass, Rush, Barton, Hamilton, Kearney, Finney, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Stafford, Edwards, Stanton, Grant, Haskell, Gray, Ford, Kiowa, Pratt, Morton, Stevens, Seward, Meade, Clark, Comanchee, Barber Counties. Within the State of Nebraska (generally along I-76): Sioux, Dawes, Box Butte, Scottsbluff, Banner, Kimball, Morill, Cheyenne, Garden, Deuel, Keith, Perkins, Chase, Hayes, Dundy, Lincoln, Hayes, Hitchcock, Frontier, Red Willow, Dawson, Buffalo, Hall, Merrick, Gosper, Phelps, Kearney, Adams, Furnas, Harlan, Franklin, and Webster Counties."
• Shire (November 1998) Pueblo and Boulder, Colorado

Esperance: Southern California

• Kingdom (September 1996) Boundary change with birth of Sangrael - "The western border being the coast, northern being the north county lines of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties until the 14 fwy., go north to the 58 fwy., east to the I-15/I-40 fwys., then east along the I-40 to the California/Arizona state line, being the eastern border. The southern border starts from Deoheny State Beach in Dana Point, go north along Caminbo Capistrano to the 74/Ortega Hwy., go northeast to the Orange/Riverside county line amid the Celveland National Forest, go northeast on Bedford Mtwy., then northeast along Bedford Wash to the I-15 fwy.; go east on Cajalco Rd., continue east on Ramona Exwy., east of the 215 fwy., to north on Sanderson Ave., to north on the 79/Lamb Canyon Rd. to the I-10 fwy., then east to the California/Arizona state line."
• Kingdom (April 1995) Elevated to kingdom
• Duchy (September 1994) Charter issued - "The borders for the kingdom of Esperance shall be the area bounded by a line following the Pacific Ocean coast south from Ventura to Newport Beach, a straight line east from Newport Beach to Indio, a straight line northeast from Indio to Twentynine Palms, a straight line west from Twentynine Palms to Victorville, a straight line from Victorville to Palmdale, a straight line southwest from Palmdale to Ventura. This area includes Newport Beach, Indio, Twentynine Palms, Victorville, Palmdale and Ventura."

Fire and Ice: Oregon

• See "Glouchester"

Galanche Dragun: Illinois

• Shire (November 2002) Zero membership, placed on inactive status.
• Shire (November 1998) Parts of Illinois

Galloway: North Carolina

• Shire (November 2003) Reactivated and name change from Mirkwood. Some confusion over actual borders (Dunvegan has a couple of counties in NC)
• Shire (March 2003) Placed on inactive status (zero membership)
• Shire (November 2002) Zero membership, placed on inactive status.
• Shire (???) Mirkwood - created for North Carolina

Glouchester : Oregon

• Shire (July 2004)) reactivated and name change from Fire and Ice
• Shire (November 2002) Zero membership, placed on inactive status.
• Shire (November 2000) Renamed from White Hooded Mounain and expanded to include the entire state of Oregon
• Shire (???)

Gridia: Georgia

• Shire (November 1998) Swainsboro, Georgia and surround Charter Inactive 2005, Confirmed by HIH Dame Aislynne
• Shire (November 1997) Georgia (unnamed)
• Shire (August 1997) Charter issued "The state line at the 221 south to the coast. South along the coast to the 341. NW along the 341 to the 1. North along the 1 until the 221. Continuin North to the state line."

Isenwold: Missouri

• See "New Eisenwold"

Kildare: South Carolina

• Duchy (March 2004) name change from "Dragon's Mist"
• Duchy (March 2004) Article VIII.D.4. revoked, duchy now subject to same rules as other duchies.
• Duchy (February 1998) Automatically protected as duchy, no charter reissued.
• Article VIII.D.4. says that duchies chartered prior to February 1, 1998 may continue to govern under its original charter (essentially may remain a (palatine) duchy even if their membership falls to as low as 1.
• Duchy (July 2000) Raised to duchy - all of South Carolina proper.
• Duchy (November 1997) Elevate to Duchy (chartered August 1997)
• Duchy (August 1997) Charter issued - "All of South Carolina proper."

Mag Mor:

• Shire (July 1997) Charter pending, no dues received Charter Inactive 2005, Confirmed by HIH Dame Aislynne

Midnight Sun: Alaska

• Shire (July 2000) Dead shire
• Shire (November 1998) Southeastern Alaska

Mirkwood: North Carolina

• See "Galloway"

Nassau: Minnesota

• Shire (March 2003) reactivated with name change to Nassau
• Shire July 2003 Placed on inactive status (zero membership) not noted in Estates Meeting
• Shire July 2002 Name change to Nordraffn from Borealis
• Shire November 2000 "Mundane state of Minnesota"

Navarre :

• See "Umbria"

New Eisenwold: Missouri

• Shire (July 2004) Shire reactivated and name change from Isenwold
• Shire (July 2000) Dead shire
• Shire (November 1997) Springfield, Missouri area
• Shire (August 1997) Charter issued - "NE corner 54 and 5 to and including Camdenton. South on the 5 7-76 to the 160. SE 76 and 160 west to the 76 along the 76 to the 37. SW corner 37 and 76. North on the 67 to Monett. The NW on the 37 to the 160. Then west on 160 to the 71 on the 71N to Navada, MI. NW corner 71 and 54E aong the 54 to Camdenton." [sic]

Nordraffn : Minnesota

• See "Nassau"

North Carolina: North Carolina

Lands distibuted via new charters to Galloway and Dunvegan

• Shire (November 1997) Shire (unnamed) Charter Inactive 2005, Confirmed by HIH Dame Aislynne
• Shire (August 1997) Chartere issued (unnamed) - "From the state line of where NC, SC, and GA meet. North along the state line to VA. East along the state line to the 29. The 29 souuth to the 220 continue south to the state line. West along the state line to where the states of NC, SC, and GA."

Pembroke: Arizona, Nevada

• See "Umbria"

Rathlin Isle: Kansas

• Shire (July 2002) Reactivated and name change from Annelynnrose Charter Inactive 2005, Confirmed by HIH Dame Aislynne
• Shire (???) Inactive
• Shire (November 1997) Shire created - Kansas City area
• Shire (August 1997) Charter issued - "Kansas City MO.The 116 and 13 West to the 73. South on the 73 to the 59. Continue along the 59 to Scipio. From Scipio East to the 152. The 152 East to the 71. North on the 71, the East parallel the South Grand River. The North of the South Grand River to the 131. Take the 131 N to the junction of the 116 and 13."

Sangrael: Southern California

• Duchy (March 2004) Article VIII.D.4. revoked, duchy now subject to same rules as other duchies.
• Duchy (March 2004) Subject of Imperial Civil Court to clarify whether they are a duchy, or an archduchy. They are a duchy.
• Duchy (February 1998) Automatically protected as duchy, no charter reissued.
• Article VIII.D.4. says that duchies chartered prior to February 1, 1998 may continue to govern under its original charter (essentially may remain a (palatine) duchy even if their membership falls to as low as 1.
• Duchy (September 1996) The western border being the Orange/Riverside counte line; the northern border starts within the Cleveland National Forest approx. 13 miles south of the 91 fwy., go northeast on Bedford Mtwy., to northeast along Bedford Wash to the I-15 fwy.; Go east on Cajalco Rd., continue east on Ramona Exwy., east of the 215 fwy., to north on Sanderson Ave., to north on the 79/Lamb Canyon Rd. to the I-10 fwy., then east to the California/Arizona state line being the eastern border, south along that to the Riverside/San Diego county line, which is the southern border.

Slivowitz: Ohio, Indiana

• Shire (March 2003) Zero membership, placed on inactive status
• Shire (March 2002) Charter issued - "We, according to Our Laws, do hereby fix the territory of this Shire to be the mundane southern portion of Indiana, the southwestern portion of Ohio, and the northern portion of Kentucky, to include: the Indiana Counties generally south of Interstate 70 (Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Dubois, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Gibson, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Morgan Hendricks, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Perry, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Ripley, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Sullivan, Switzerland, Union, Vanderburgh, Vigo, Warrick, Washington, Wayne) the Ohio Counties generally south of Interstate 70 and east Interstate 75 (Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Montgomery, Preble, Warren) the Kentucky Counties generally from Louisville east to Lexington and north to the state line (Amderson, Boone, Bourbon, Carroll, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Henry, Harrison, Jefferson, Kenton, Oldham, Owen, Pendleton, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, Woodford)"
• ??? (July 1997) Government collapsed, request withdrawal of charter

Snowden :

• Duchy (July 1997) No longer a duchy (charter lapsed, communication nonexistent)
• Duchy

Somerset: Ohio, Indiana

• Duchy (March 2003) Raised to duchy, no border change.
• Shire (March 2002) Charter issued - "We, according to Our Laws, do hereby fix the territory of this Shire to be the mundane northern portion of Indiana, and the northern and eastern portions of Ohio, to include: the Indiana Counties generally north of Interstate 70 (Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, De Kalb, Delaware, Elkhart, Fulton, Grant, Howard, Huntington, Jasper, Jay, Kosciusko, La Porte, LaGrange, Lake, Madison, Marshall, Miami, Montgomery, Newton, Noble, Parke, Porter, Pulaski, Randoplh, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Wabash, Warren, Wells, White, Whitley the Ohio Counties generally north of Interstate 70 and east of Interstate 74 (excluding only the counties of Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Montgomery, Preble, Warren)"

Terre Neuve: Southern California

• Kingdom (March 2002) Charter issued - "We, according to Our Laws, do hereby fix the territory of this Kingdom to be the southern part of San Diego County, California, generally south of State Highway 52 and including La Jolla and Del Mar, and all of Imperial County, California, inclusive, as outlined by the attached document."
• Kingdom (November 2001) Alter borders to create Duchy of Brandenburg - proposal withdrawn
• (???)

Thatuna: Idaho

• See "Caerleon"

Tierra del Fuego: Northern California

• See "Carolingia"

Topeka: Kansas

• Shire (November 1997) Proposal withdrawn, but there may be a report Charter Inactive 2005, Confirmed by HIH Dame Aislynne
• Shire (August 1997) Charter revoked before issuing. "The NW corner of the 13 and 16, east along the 16 to the 116. Then the 116 to the 59. The 59 south to the 35. West along the 35 to the 50. West on the 50 to the 177. North on the 177 to the 13 and 16."

Trinacria: Sicily

• Shire (July 2001) Proposal withdrawn (insurance will not allow creation)

Umbria: Arizona

• Kingdom (July 2004) ceded part of its NW lands to the Imperium so that a shire may be created (exact borders not included in minutes as of this posting)
• Kingdom (November 1997) Desert Rose/Umbria - Umbria cedes everything outside Arizona for canton of Desert Rose to become a duchy
• Kingdom (July 1997) Pembroke name change to Umbria
• Kingdom (November 1996) Pembroke - name change to Umbria (proposed)
• Duchy (March 1991) Duchy of Navarre - Charter issued - "the area bounded by the Colorado River, West from the Colorado River to Mount Manchester, Mount Manchester, Charleston Peak, Mount Navajo, East from Mount Navajo to the San Juan River, the San Juan River, South from the San Juan River to MaplePeak, Maple Peak, Playas Lake, the head waters of the Santa Cruz River, West from the head waters of the Santa Cruz River to the Colorado River, and the Colorado River."

Valencia: Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

• Shire (July 2004) Charter issued for the area around Pittsburg, PA.

Valley of Kings: Central California

• Shire (August, 2000) Defunct per HIM Dame Elisabeth
• Shire (November 1997) Fresno, CA area
• Shire (August 1997) Charter issued - "SW junction of the Hwy 5 and 99 North to the 205 then east to the 99, including Modesto. Then south on 99 including the city boundary of Fresno to the 245. The 245 south to the 46. Alif 36 to 65 then to the 99 back to the 5."
• Shire (September 1996) The southern border being the Kings county line, east to the 395 fwy., being the eastern border, north to the 203 fwy. By Mammoth Lakes, west to to the Madera county line, being the northern border follow the exterior borders of Madera, Fresno, being the western, and Kings county lines, encompassing Tulare county completely.

York: Florida

• Kingdom (March 2002) Charter issued - "We, according to Our Laws, do hereby fix the territory of this Duchy to be the generally the state of Florida, excluding the southern tip, generally from the Atlantic Ocean along State Hwy. 869 west, south to the I-75, south to State Hwy. 820, east to the Florida Turnpike, south to State Hwy. 824, west to the Gulf of Mexico, exclusive, as outlined by the attached document."
• (???)

White Hooded Mountain: Oregon

• See "Fire and Ice"