Sovereign State of Aeterna Lucina | |
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| Micronation (unrecognized entity) | |
| Location | Byron Bay,Curl Curl, and finallyCooma,New South Wales,Australia |
| Area claimed | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Claimed by | Paul "Baron" Neuman |
| Dates claimed | 1978–founder's death[citation needed] |
TheSovereign State of Aeterna Lucina[1] (also known as theSovereign Humanitarian Mission State of Aeterna Lucina[2]), was an Australianmicronation. It was founded in 1978,[3] and continued until the death of its founder.[1]
The founder and "Supreme Lord" of Aeterna Lucina was German migrant Paul Neuman, who changed his name bydeed poll to Paul Baron Neuman. He founded it when living inByron Bay, and later moved it with him toCurl Curl inSydney, and finallyCooma.[4] He claimed to have received the title Baron Neuman of Kara Bagh from the exiled former king Hassan III ofAfghanistan and also claimed to have been awarded hundreds of other honours, including professorships,Doctorates of Philosophy, and degrees in divinity.[1] He sold at least one "knighthood", withRoland Bleyer reportedly purchasing one forA$1,900.[5]
Aeterna Lucina came to public attention in 1990 when Neuman faced fraud charges in theNew South Wales court system relating to land sale offences.[2][6] The case involvedA$144,000 and was eventually abandoned in 1992.[3]
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