Order of the Snowflake
The Order of the Snowflake is the second highest Order of Westarctica. The intention of the Order is to honor those who have provided a service to Westarctica. It was created in January 2015, with a new rank of Grand Commander being added in August 2020.
There are four classes of the Order:
- Knight/Dame Grand Cross
- Knight/Dame Grand Commander
- Knight/Dame Commander
- Knight/Dame
Only the Grand Duke himself has the power to bestow new knighthoods and thus far, he has awarded the medal to foreign dignitaries, artists, prominent nobles, and other supporters of Westarctica. All knights and dames receive the medal respective of their class and the award is for life.
The Order is considered a "self-styled" one, with no connection to existing or historical Orders of Chivalry.
Membership in the Order of the Snowflake entitles the bearer to attach the post-nomial "KtS" of "DtS" following their name. In this way, they are living examples of the Westarctican ideal.
Distribution of classes
Initially, the class of Knight was intended to be the most commonly bestowed. However, in 2016, the Grand Duke found a reliable source for high quality regalia and decided to make Knight Commander the primary class of the Order. The class of Knight is still bestowed in certain occasions, but mostly to foreign diplomats where Knight Commander might not be appropriate due to the class of knighthood held by their Head of State.
The class of Knight Grand Cross has always been reserved for Heads of State and members of the Royal Family.
List of Knights Grand Cross
This list is current, as of 27 April 2020.
Name | Year of appointment | Reason for appointment | Notes |
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Grand Duke Travis | 2015 | Sovereign | |
Prince-Consort Dinny | 2015 | Technological achievement | |
President Kevin Baugh of Molossia | 2015 | Allied Head of State | |
King Timothy of Shiloh | 2015 | Allied Head of State | Raised from Knight in 2018 |
Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis | 2016 | Allied Head of State | |
Emperor Eric Lis of the Aerican Empire | 2017 | Foreign Head of State |
List of Knights/Dames Grand Commander
The rank of Knight or Dame Grand Commander was created in 2020 by Grand Duke Travis. The impetus for the move was two-fold. First, while he found the new regalia striking, he felt it still didn't quite measure up to the original breast stars for the rank of Knight Grand Cross, which he had experienced difficulty in procuring extra of. Second, the rank of Grand Cross had been originally reserved for heads of state and their consorts, both foreign and domestic. This move addressed both concerns in a way that was decidedly simple.
This List is current as of 8 March 2021
Name | Year of appointment | Reason for appointment | Notes |
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Duke Wolf of Waesche | 2017 | Service as Prime Minister of Westarctica | Raised from Knight Commander in 2020 for service as Minister of Defense |
Sir James Murphy | 2017 | Allied Head of State | Originally awarded as Knight Commander during reign as King James of Scone Raised to Knight Grand Commander is 2020 for civic services |
Chancellor Rankin MacGillivray of Slabovia | 2017 | Allied Head of Government | Raised from Knight Commander in 2020 |
Duke Jordan of the Bear Peninsula | 2018 | Service as Minister of Immigration | Raised from Knight Commander in 2020 for service as Prime Minister |
Count Stefan of Goldstream | 2018 | Service as Foreign Minister | Raised from Knight Commander in 2020 |
Baron Joachim of Dorrel | 2018 | Service as Consul-General to Spain | Raised from Knight Commander in 2021 |
Baroness Kim of Fallone | 2018 | Service as Consul-General to England | Raised from Dame Commander in 2021 |
Prince Stephen of Dracul | 2023 | Devotion to Westarctica and Micro Community | Raised from Knight in 2023 |
List of Knight / Dame Commanders
This list is current, as of 7 August 2022.
Name | Year of appointment | Reason for appointment | Notes |
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Queen Carolyn of Ladonia | 2015 | Foreign Head of State | Raised from Dame in 2018 |
Matt Roth | 2015 | Achievement in photography | Raised from Knight in 2017 |
First Lady Adrianne Baugh of Molossia | 2015 | Allied government official | Raised from Dame in 2019 |
Constable Lexi Baugh of Molossia | 2015 | Allied government official | Raised from Dame in 2019 |
Commodore Jonathan Miller of Molossia | 2015 | Allied government official | Raised from Knight in 2019 |
Count Michael of Farwell | 2015 | Devotion to Westarctica | Raised from Knight in 2019 |
President Yaroslav Mar of Lostisland | 2016 | Allied Head of State | |
Brandy Hardiman | 2016 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Emperor Olivier of Angyalistan | 2016 | Allied Head of State | |
Hal Bodner | 2016 | Achievement in literature | |
Gabriela Alvarez | 2016 | Services in photography | |
Sam Green | 2016 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Prince Jean-Pierre of Aigues-Mortes | 2017 | Allied Head of State | |
Grand Marshall Yagjian of Obsidia | 2017 | Allied Head of State | |
Sôgmô Will Sorgel of Sandus | 2017 | Allied Head of State | |
(No Flag) King Andrew of Briarcliff | 2017 | Achievement in micronationalism | Awarded by Prince-Consort Dinny |
Countess Deborah of Benton | 2017 | Services to Westarctica | |
Viscount Neil of Whitmore | 2017 | Services to Westarctica | |
Princess Samantha of Shiloh | 2017 | Valor during the Invasion of Calsahara | |
Princess Rebecca, Duchess of Rockefeller | 2017 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Martin Schmidt | 2018 | German translation of Westarctica's website | |
Brittany Anne Bullock | 2018 | Services to Westarctica | |
Chancellor Olivier of Aigues-Mortes | 2018 | Allied Head of Government | |
Dominique Garing of Saugeais | 2018 | Foreign government official | |
Michael Richards | 2018 | Service as Ellsworth King of Arms | Investiture performed by the Duke of Waesche |
Duke Lars of the Balchen Glacier | 2018 | Patronage of the Westarctica Civilian Corps | |
Baron Kirby of Bastanchury | 2018 | Service as Minister of Information | |
Brian Erdelyi | 2018 | Service as Minister of Blockchain | |
Baron Christian of Hadley | 2018 | German translation of The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Westarctica | |
Duchess Dany-El of Hanessian | 2019 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
King George II of Slabovia | 2019 | Allied Head of State | |
Stephen Silberkraus | 2019 | Civic services | |
Nikita Vuimin | 2019 | Artistic services | |
Willamina Moray | 2019 | Foreign diplomat | |
Baron Daniel of Abele | 2020 | Service as Ellsworth King of Arms | |
Duchess Sheri of Eights | 2020 | Service as Minister of Conservation | |
Duke August of Fox Grove | 2020 | Service as Minister of Culture | |
Trevor Stratton | 2020 | Work with Adopt-a-Highway | |
Michael Hammett | 2021 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Lyle Sorrell | 2021 | Work with eBay charity program | |
Keith Stoller | 2021 | Assistance in acquiring 501(c)(3) status | |
D Chase Callahan | 2021 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Vice President Luke of Dracul | 2021 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Thomas Marek | 2021 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Grand Emir Charles of Raphania | 2022 | Foreign monarch |
List of Knights / Dames
This list is current, as of 27 April 2020.
Name | Year of appointment | Reason for appointment | Notes |
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Viscount Terry of Reynolds | 2015 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Prince Christopher, Duke of Hudson | 2015 | Allied Head of State | Awarded during reign as King Christopher of Vikesland |
Victoria Kordysh | 2015 | Achievement in film production | |
Gary Nicholson | 2015 | Achievement in film production | |
Baron Stogner | 2015 | Services to Westarctica | |
Prince Arthur of the House of Homestead | 2015 | Allied Head of State | |
Grand Duke Jacob of Broslavia | 2015 | Foreign Head of State | |
Baron Erik of Forrester | 2015 | Services to Westarctica | |
Kenny E. Marchant, Jr. | 2015 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Katie Bellis Miller of Molossia | 2015 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Natalie George | 2015 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Baron Omar Cisneros of Flandrensis | 2017 | Foreign government official | |
Minister Matthew Salzer of Ladonia | 2018 | Foreign government official | |
Francesco Alvaro Ronchi | 2018 | Service as Honorary Consul to Italy | |
Barbara Bryan | 2019 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Christine Wood | 2019 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Baron Andrew of Avers | 2020 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Countess Danni of Carter | 2020 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Spencer MacGillivray | 2020 | Gallantry during Exercise: MOSTLY HARMLESS | |
Michael Desrosiers | 2020 | Service as Honorary Consul to Thailand | |
Elisa Ghirardi | 2020 | Service as Vice Consul to Italy | |
Alex Radionov | 2021 | Service as Honorary Consul to Ukraine | |
Kurt Fuchs | 2021 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Hans Jürgen Dohmen | 2021 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Matteo Ricciardi | 2021 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
James Stoshak | 2021 | Devotion to Westarctica | |
Kristina Sullivan | 2021 | Devotion to Westarctica |