DSL Legacy

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The DSL Legacy, short for the Drew Star Line Legacy, is a series of micronations and other associated entities that can trace their origins back to the foundation of Drew Star Line in 2005. Nearly all of these entities have been associated with micronationalist Violette Clingersmith, however several spin-offs have been created by former citizens of DSL. Nations of the DSL Legacy have often associated with each other through various alliances and treaties, and a "Legacy Board" consisting of the leaders and founders of each nation has convened twice in the past. It is officially survived by the micronations of San Dover, Dysnomia, and the fictional entity of Sunþrawegaz, the latter formally declaring that it did not qualify to be defined as a micronation in early 2019.

The DSL Legacy can be divided into several groups, but the easiest way is to divide along periods of inactivity. As such there are two major phases: the Starland Phase and the Kermadec Phase, the former being named after the dominate micronation in the DSL Legacy at the time, and the latter being named after a recurring land claim, the Kermadec Islands. These phases are further divided into a main branch led by the successor states of the original DSL, a secondary branch for micronations created congruently with the main branch by former citizens, and a tertiary branch of micronations often associated with the DSL Legacy.

Starland Phase (2005 - 2014)

Main Starland Branch

Flag(s) Name Formation Collapse Etymology Notes

Drew Star Line 13 Sep 2005 1 Mar 2007 From Andrew's Starliner Company, a proposed aeronautics manufacturer. Creation date uncertain, known to be between 12-16 Sep 2005.
Starland Republic 1 Mar 2007 24 Aug 2009 Development of the name "Star Line." May have been renamed Starline, Starland adopted over time; annexed by the New Pamlico Federation.
Starland Republic 10 May 2010 21 Apr 2013 Recreation of the Starland Republic. Independence from the New Pamlico Federation assured.
Starland Republic and New Pamlico 21 Apr 2013 13 Sep 2013 Unification with the New Pamlico Federation. Put into a temporary state of inactivity.
San Dover Queendom 15 Sep 2013 6 Jun 2014 Named after San Dover Village from Jak and Daxter. Sometimes considered a spin-off from the main branch due to differences in government and culture.

Starland Spin-Off Branch

Flag(s) Name Formation Collapse Etymology Notes
New Pamlico Federation 20 Aug 2009 21 Apr 2013 For Pamlico County, NC. Independent from the Starland Republic, annexing its parent micronation between 24 Aug 2009 and 10 May 2010; unified with the Starland Republic.
Republic of Starland 16 Jun 2013 8 Aug 2013 Rearrangement of the Starland Republic's name. Independent from the Starland Republic and New Pamlico as a rival government to its parent micronation, eventually reincorporated after a minor conflict.

Associated Starland States

Flag(s) Name Formation Collapse Etymology Notes
Zachland 5 Aug 2007 31 Mar 2008 Named for its creator, Zach Pruitt. Invaded and incorporated by the Starland Republic.
Glassland 1 Mar 2008 5 Aug 2008 Named for its creator, Ryan Glass. Independent from Zachland; invaded and incorporated by the Starland Republic.
Republic of Emerald Isle 31 Mar 2012 late 2013 Named after Emerald Isle, NC. Attempted to merge with the Starland Republic and New Pamlico, latter went into state of inactivity before unification could be completed.

Kermadec Phase (2015 - present)

Main Kermadec Branch

Flag(s) Name Formation Collapse Etymology Notes

Raoul 23 Jul 2015 28 Aug 2015 For Raoul Island, New Zealand. Return of the Starland Republic and New Pamlico from inactivity.
Raoul Commune 28 Aug 2015 29 Nov 2015 Extended name to reflect government type.
New Starland 29 Nov 2015 17 Mar 2016 For the Starland Republic.
Democratia of New Starland 17 Mar 2016 6 Nov 2016 Extended name to reflect government type.
Transitional State of New Starland-Kermadecia 6 Nov 2016 4 Dec 2016 Renamed to reflect transition from a direct democracy to a republic.

Kermadecian Republic 4 Dec 2016 16 Feb 2017 For the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. First entity to use the Legacy Seal.
Republic of Drew Star Line 16 Feb 2017 7 Sep 2017 Renamed in honor of the original entity Put into a permanent state of inactivity.

Empire of New Providence 1 Feb 2018 3 Jan 2019 For the book New Providence: A Changing Cityscape. Successor state to the Republic of Drew Star Line.
San Dover 12 Apr 2019 25 Apr 2019 For the Principality of San Dover Successor state to both the Republic of Drew Star Line and New Providence.
Sovereign San Doverian Order 25 Apr 2019 present Renamed to reflect government type Became a stateless sovereign entity.
New Providence Society 8 Dec 2019 present For the Empire of New Providence Split off from the Sovereign San Doverian Order; considered part of the main branch, despite being non-sessionist.

Kermadec Spin-Off Branch

Flag(s) Name Formation Collapse Etymology Notes
Hiraeth 3 October 2016 23 Jan 2018 Derived from Welsh for longing or homesickness. Independent from the Democratia of New Starland; evolved into Grand Erisian Disorder.
Sunþrawegaz Kuningadōmas 9 Aug 2017 present Derived from Proto-Germanic for "kingdom of south-way." Independent from the Republic of Drew Star Line; only fantasy-based entity in the DSL Legacy; state of Zenrax between 31 Dec 2017 and 1 May 2018; although still in existence, the entity has not identified as a micronation since 3 Jan 2019.

Principality of San Dover 23 Oct 2017 14 Dec 2017 For the San Dover Queendom. Independent from the Sunþrawegaz Kuningadōmas; state of Zenrax; evolved into the Sovereign San Doverian Order of Historical Preservation.
New Alexandria 15 Nov 2017 8 Mar 2018 For Alexandria, Egypt. Independent from the Principality of San Dover; state of Zenrax
Sovereign San Doverian Order of Historical Preservation 14 Dec 2017 3 Jan 2019 Renamed to reflect the micronation's objectives. Evolved from the Principality of San Dover; state of Zenrax until 31 Dec 2017.
Grand Erisian Disorder 23 Jan 2018 2 Sep 2019 For the micronation's patron Goddess, Eris. Evolved from Hiraeth; commonly known as Dysnomia.

Associated Kermadec States

Flag(s) Name Formation Collapse Etymology Notes

Federation of Zenrax 17 Dec 2014 1 Nov 2018 From the Zenraxian conlang for "paradise." Four DSL Legacy micronations have held statehood status under Zenrax.