Chris de Constantin
Chris de Constantin, 1st Viscount de Constantin, KJ, ADC, MoF MP (born 16 June 2006) is a Greek micronational statesman, diplomat, politician and nobleman involved in many micronations. He is the founder and first King of the Kingdom of Constantia,, as well as a Nortonian Nobleman (Viscount de Constantin) and also a Minister in Ostton.
Formerly he was also the President of the Republic of Hellenia and a minister in Pinang
Early life and first steps in Micronationalism
Chris de Constantin was born on 16 June 2006 in Athens, Greece. He is currently a 12th grader in an Athens private school. He is a Greek Orthodox Christian.
He first discovered micronationalism in 2020, mostly through Kevin Baugh and the Republic of Molossia. He joined the MicroWiki Discord server, where he became an acquaintance of Daniel Hamilton In November 2020, he founded the Empire of Hellenia, and in December of the same year, he founded the Republic of Hellenia, with some of his school friends. The National Assembly (Greek: Εθνοσυνέλευση), would convene regularly, and the micronation would join the Grand Micronation Alliance, in the spring of 2021.This activity, would come to a halt in June 2021, when after a coup, the server was deleted. During that same period he became a citizen of many other micronations, such as the Pinangese Republic, and the Federal Republic of Ostton. There, he met Esty Carpentieri and then political ally Tobey Wyles, people with who he has formed a strong friendship.
Micronational Career
Pinang
Chris became a citizen of Pinang in late April-early May, shortly after the proclamation of the Pinangese Third Republic. He founded the Orthodox Conservative Bloc, with the intention of representing Pinang's Eastern Orthodox minority. In June of 2021, the Orthodox Conservative Bloc, the Salvinists and the Republican Block merged to form the Republican Bloc (Pinang), one of the longest lived parties in the history of the nation. In the July 2021 elections, the Republican Bloc secured a victory and the Mazzini Cabinet was formed, where Chris (then known as Chris Link), assumed the office of Deputy Prime Minister. After the Cabinet was dissolved on 31/8/21, and the subsequent renaming of the party to National Party, Chris remained an active politician. During the November 2021 Pinangese crisis, he also served in the cabinet of National Unity, led by Connie Sarah. Throughout 2022, he served in the legisature and in 2023, at the time of dissolution of the now National Union Party he had risen through the party's ranks to become Chairman. Shortly after, in March he left Pinang but he returned in June of the said year.