| 词条 | Michael Bates (Sealand) |
| 释义 |
| name = Michael Bates | image = Prince_Michael_Bates_of_Sealand.jpg | alt = | caption = Bates in 2008 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|08|02|df=Y}} | birth_place = Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = Prince Michael of Sealand | occupation = Company director[1] | nationality = British[1] | years_active = | education = Lindisfarne College | residence = Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, UK | known_for = leader of the Principality of Sealand | parents = Paddy Roy Bates Joan Bates | children = 3 | spouse = Lorraine Wheeler (divorced) | notable_works = Principality of Sealand: Holding the Fort }} Michael Roy Bates (born 2 August 1952), also known as Prince Michael of Sealand,[2] is a British author and businessman. He is also leader of a micronation called the Principality of Sealand, which he inherited from his parents Paddy Roy Bates and Joan Bates. He has claimed the title "Prince of Sealand" since 2012. BiographyMichael Bates was born to Roy and Joan Bates on 2 August 1952. On 24 December 1966,[4] at the age of 14, Michael joined his father Roy in occupying HM Fort Roughs, where they established a pirate radio station.[3] Michael left his boarding school to visit the platform and ended up never going back, stating, "I thought it was a six-week adventure, not 34 years."[4] On 2 September 1967, Roy declared sovereignty over the platform, and moved his family permanently to Sealand, including wife Joan, son Michael, and daughter Penelope.[3] Michael was a key participant in the battle to retake Sealand from the perpetrators of an attempted coup. On whether Sealand is a sovereign state, Bates stated, "We have never asked for recognition, and we’ve never felt the need to ask for recognition. You don't have to have recognition to be a state, you just have to fulfill the criteria of the Montevideo Convention which is population, territory, government and the capacity to enter into negotiation with other states. We can and we have done all these things. We've had the German ambassador visit at one point to discuss something: that was defacto recognition. We've had communication with the president of France many years ago, but we have never asked for recognition and we don’t feel we need it."[5] Bates resides in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, within the United Kingdom. He wanted his three children to attend English schools.[5] He is "proudly British" and considers himself of dual nationality.[2] Bates runs a shellfish company that harvests cockles mainly for the Spanish market.[6] The business, called Fruits of the Sea, is run by Bates and his sons James and Liam.[7] He also has a daughter named Charlotte. All three children are with his former wife, Lorraine Wheeler.[8] As of 2017, Bates' partner is Mei Shi, a former Major and professional soldier in the Chinese army.[9] In 2015, Bates published a memoir about his experiences with Sealand called Principality of Sealand: Holding the Fort.[10] Bates presented a discussion of his book at Estuary 2016, an art, literature, music and film festival.[11] In September 2017, Bates held a dinner to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Sealand, stating, "We're perhaps the most undemanding state in the world. We don't force anybody to worship any god or religion or anything. Maybe that's why we’ve lasted so long. Hopefully I'll be around for the next 50!"[12] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/zEhZylb61K4ZScBriyBLW_52Ut0/appointments|title=Michael Roy Bates|publisher=Companies House|access-date=22 February 2019}} {{s-start}}{{s-pre|p}}{{S-bef|before=Paddy Roy Bates}}{{s-ttl|title=Prince of Sealand|years=2012–present2. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Tingle|first1=Rory|title=World's smallest self-proclaimed nation - an old WWII fort the size of two tennis courts - gets 'thousands' of citizenship requests following votes for Brexit and Donald Trump|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3979904/World-s-smallest-self-proclaimed-nation-old-WWII-fort-size-two-tennis-courts-gets-thousands-citizenship-requests-following-votes-Brexit-Donald-Trump.html|accessdate=30 December 2017|publisher=Daily Mail|date=January 14, 2017}} 3. ^1 {{cite journal|last1=Lyon|first1=Andrew H. E.|title=The Principality of Sealand, and Its Case for Sovereign Recognition|journal=Emory Law|date=2015|volume=29|issue=3|url=http://law.emory.edu/eilr/content/volume-29/issue-3/comments/sealand-case-for-sovereign-recognition.html|accessdate=30 December 2017}} 4. ^{{cite news|last1=Mathieson|first1=Steven|title=Prince Michael of Sealand cries freedom|url=https://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/analysis/2001359/prince-michael-sealand-cries-freedom|accessdate=30 December 2017|publisher=V3|date=October 20, 2000}} 5. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Eveleth|first1=Rose|title=I rule my own micronation|url=http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150414-i-rule-my-own-ocean-micronation|accessdate=30 December 2017|publisher=BBC|date=April 15, 2015}} 6. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Milmo|first1=Cahal|title=Sealand's Prince Michael on the future of an off-shore 'outpost of liberty'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sealand-prince-michael-on-the-future-of-an-off-shore-outpost-of-liberty-a6940201.html|accessdate=30 December 2017|publisher=Independent|date=March 18, 2016}} 7. ^{{cite news|last1=Drake|first1=Kristina|title=New Rochford cockle factory hopes to revolutionise industry|url=http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/14278447.New_Rochford_cockle_factory_hopes_to_revolutionise_industry/|accessdate=30 December 2017|publisher=Echo News|date=February 16, 2016}} 8. ^{{cite news|last1=Gye|first1=Hugo|title=The Princess of Sealand - self-proclaimed ruler of world's smallest independent state whose kingdom was North Sea platform the size of two tennis courts - dies aged 86|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3493073/The-Princess-Sealand-kingdom-North-Sea-platform-dies-aged-86.html|accessdate=30 December 2017|publisher=Daily Mail|date=March 15, 2016}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=North Sea 'sovereign state' Sealand marking 50th anniversary|url=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/North-Sea-sovereign-state-Sealand-marking-50th-anniversary-6b1c09e6-07d9-4e8e-ad11-c509bef353de-ds|accessdate=30 December 2017|publisher=The Mail|date=September 2, 2017}} 10. ^{{cite book|last1=Bates|first1=Michael|title=Principality of Sealand: Holding the Fort|date=June 1, 2015|publisher=Principality of Sealand|isbn=978-0993320002}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Michael Bates aka Michael of Sealand|url=http://www.estuaryfestival.com/artist/detail/michaelbates.html|website=Estuary|accessdate=30 December 2017}} 12. ^{{cite news|title=Sealand, sovereign state off Suffolk coastline, to mark its 50th anniversary with Essex dinner|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/sealand-sovereign-state-off-suffolk-coastline-to-mark-its-50th-anniversary-with-essex-dinner-1-5178175|accessdate=30 December 2017|publisher=East Anglian Daily Times|date=September 2, 2017}} }}{{s-inc|after=Incumbent}}{{s-end}}{{SealandNavigation}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bates, Michael}} 4 : 1952 births|Living people|Principality of Sealand|Offshore radio broadcasters |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。