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Michael Bates
Michael Bates
	Bates in 2015
Prince of Sealand ; (Micronation)
Pretendance	9 October 2012 - present
Predecessor	Paddy Roy Bates
Heir apparent	James Bates
Born	Michael Roy Bates; 2 August 1952 (age 72); Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
Spouse	; Lorraine Wheeler (divorced) ; Mei Shi (m. 2019)
Issue	James; Liam; Charlotte;
Father	Paddy Roy Bates
Mother	Joan Bates

Michael Roy Bates (born 2 August 1952), self-styled as Prince Michael of Sealand, is an English businessman and self-published author. He operates a self-proclaimed and unrecognized micronation^[1] 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 the death of his father in 2012.^[2]

References

↑ MacEacheran, Mike. "Sealand: A peculiar 'nation' off England's coast". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
↑ Urbina, Ian. "The Pint-Size Nation off the English Coast". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

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[peculiar-1] MacEacheran, Mike. "Sealand: A peculiar 'nation' off England's coast". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[2] Urbina, Ian. "The Pint-Size Nation off the English Coast". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

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Michael Bates (Sealand)

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