Grant Bruns, Duke of Aeolia

Grant Bruns
Duke of Aeolia
Grant Bruns in 2022
Duke of Aeolia
Reign	10 November 2020 – present
Co-Sovereigns	Carson I and Sarah I
Born	Grant Michael Bruns 22 March 2003 (2003-03-22) Toledo, Ohio
Nationality	American
Citizenship	United States  Northwood-Oregon
Occupation	Service
Residences	Aeolia, Northwood-Oregon
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Grant Bruns C&S, CN, AM is the current Duke of the Duchy of Aeolia, part of the Kingdom of Northwood-Oregon. He joined micronationalism when he became a citizen of the Duchy of Clay, becoming more involved with the founding of the Duchy of Aeolia. He is the former owner and now manager of Gruntioli Studios.

Micronational career

Grant initially joined micronationalism when he became a citizen of the Duchy of Clay, part of the Kingdom of Northwood-Oregon, on 29 September 2020 after being invited by Carson Snyder.

In the Northwood-Oregon, Grant initially started simply as a citizen of the Duchy of Clay, despite residing in Toledo, Ohio. Later, on 9 November 2020, Grant was invited to switch his citizenship to the Duchy of Propinquity by then Duchess Sarah Freck, something that had not yet been done, much less encouraged. This caused a controversy within the Kingdom, which was resolved the next day by Grant founding the Duchy of Aeolia and becoming a Duke in his own right. This also made Grant the first Duke to be from, and have a Duchy in, Toledo.

Orders and decorations

Grant Bruns after being awarded the Royal Order of the Sovereigns.

• Northwood-Oregon:
  • Member of the Order of the Northwest, 31 December 2021
  • Knight of the Royal Order of the Sovereigns, 1 August 2023
• Vishwamitra: Commander of the Order of the Vishwamitra, 15 April 2022

Works

One-act plays

• Rats! In the Cellar (2021)

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Peter Pan Jr.	John Darling
2015	The Sound of Music	Franz
2016	James and the Giant Peach Jr.	Chorus
	It's a Wonderful Life	Tommy
	Mugsy Sent Me	Big Al
	The Lion King Jr.	Ed
2017	The Wizard of Oz	Scarecrow	Double casted as chorus
	Dear Edwina	Scott
2018	The Mystery of Edwin Drood	Crisparkle
	Annie	Oliver Warbucks
2019	Clue: On Stage (High School Edition)	Colonel Mustard
	The Music Man	Harold Hill
	The Addams Family	Gomez Addams
	The Literati Awards	Sherlock Holmes
2020	Fiddler on the Roof	Motel	Show cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
	Bright Star	Jimmy Ray	Show aired virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)	Cheese Vendor	Was also in the chorus
	Rats! In the Cellar	Bishneomlé
	Taylor and Oats	God/Eric	Starred as a stand-in for Caleb Scarberry
	Shrek The Musical	Lord Farquaad