William I, Grand Duke of Moletopia

His Royal Highness Dato Sri Utama Param Sri
William Cooper
Grand Duke of Moletopia 1st Marquess of Ottawa ECOM SUMP SPMV RSP CSP PC
William Cooper in 2021, Calchester Palace
Grand Duke of Moletopia
Reign	18 October 2020 – present
Chairman of the Moletopian Provisional Administrative Council
Assumed office: 9 March 2020
Grand Duke	Self
Secretary of the Colonial Office of Moletopia
Assumed office: 5 March 2020
Grand Duke	Self
Offices held in Vishwamitra Leader of the Opposition in the House of the People Assumed office: 27 January 2022 Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Speaker Matthew Tonna Predecessor Position vacant (last held by David Brooke) Member of the House of the People Assumed office: 25 January 2022 Predecessor Jayden Dagsa Constituency Dadara (100%) In office: 13 – 17 December 2021 Predecessor Farhaz Hazarika Successor Kaarel Luikmel Constituency Basistha City (57.1%) Dean of the Diplomatic Corps In office: 12 January – 21 December 2021 Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya Prime Minister Princess Anoushkaa Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu Casper Naverović Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu Farhaz Hazarika Phillip Joseph Pillin Farhaz Hazarika Predecessor Position created Successor Arsal Abbas Mirza Ambassador to Canada Assumed office: 23 December 2020 Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya Member of the Privy Council In office: 26 February – 3 July 2021 Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya President Chris Ramsay
Offices held in Atiera Leader of the Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation Assumed office: 21 November 2021 Member of Parliament for Haliburton East In office: 13 January – 25 August 2021 King Alexander I
Personal Information
Full name
William Thomas Rudnitski Cooper
House	Cooper
Born	14 March 2006 (2006-03-14) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship	Canada  Moletopia  Kingdom of Atiera  Vishwamitra
Nationality	Canadian Moletopian
Ethnicity	Scottish-Irish
Occupation	Student
Profession	Statesman, Royal, Military officer
Religion	Atheist
Military service
Allegiance	Moletopia Baustralia Vishwamitra
Service/branch	Moletopian Army Baustralian Army Royal Vishwamitran Army
In service	2019 – present 2021 – present 2021 – 2023
Rank	Major-General Colonel Colonel

His Royal Highness Dato Sri Utama Param Sri William Thomas Rudnitski Cooper (born 14 March 2006), is a Canadian micronationalist, statesman, politician, and military officer who is the founder and current Grand Duke of the Grand Duchy of Moletopia and has been reigning since 18 October 2020.

Apart from his involvement in Moletopia, Cooper holds several important positions in other micronations including that of Vishwamitra and Atiera. He is currently serving as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha of Vishwamitra since 27 January 2022 and leads the Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation in Atiera.

A senior officer of the Baustralian Army, he is the Colonel of the Royal Baustralian Regiment, and a peer of the realm as the 1st Marquess of Ottawa.

Baustralia

In Baustralia, Cooper is a Baustralian peer holding the title of Marquess of Ottawa since 16 October 2022. He is a Member of the House of Lords, as well as a senior officer in the Baustralian Army.

Military service

Lord Ottawa was commissioned into the Baustralian Army on 12 January 2021 as a Lieutenant in the Royal Rifles. On 30 May, he was promoted to Captain, and was eventually appointed deputy commanding officer on 13 August. He remained in this position until 2 October 2022, when he reformed and took command of the Duke of Whyalla's Royal Baustralian Regiment as a highland regiment.

Ranks of the Marquess of Ottawa

12 January 2021

Lieutenant (substantive), Royal Rifles

30 May 2021

Captain (substantive), Royal Rifles

13 August 2021

Lieutenant colonel (acting), Royal Rifles

Captain (substantive), Royal Rifles

27 November 2021

Lieutenant colonel (substantive), Royal Rifles

2 October 2022

Colonel (acting), Royal Baustralian Regiment

16 October 2022

Colonel (substantive), Royal Baustralian Regiment

Honours

Ribbon bars of William Cooper
Current honours
Former Vishwamitran honours

Moletopia

Sovereign and Extraordinary Companion of the Order of Moletopia (13 January 2021)

Atiera

Member of the Order of Atiera (25 December 2021)

Baustralia

 1st Marquess of Ottawa (16 October 2022)

Kapresh Star (23 September 2021)

Vishwamitra

Grand Officer of the Most Exalted Order of the Crown of Vishwamitra (SPMV, 11 January 2023) – Param Sri

Recipient of the National Service Medal (RSP, 15 April 2021)

Recipient of the Civil Service Medal (CSP, 15 April 2022)

Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the First Anniversary of the Vishwamitran Monarchy (8 June 2021)

Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Crystal Jubilee of the Foundation of Vishwamitra (15 April 2022)

Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 21st Birthday of Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya (11 January 2023)

Former honours

Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the Vishwamitra (8 June 2021 – 24 October 2022)

Member First Class of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (15 April 2021 – 24 October 2022)

Grand Commander of the Most Illustrious Royal Order of the Crown of Vishwamitra (10 October 2021 – 24 October 2022)

Commander Second Class of the Most Gallant Order of Mahabali Karthika Padaka (15 April – 24 October 2022)

Purvanchal

Grand Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Purvanchal (SUMP, 16 March 2021) – Dato Sri Utama

Member of the Most Eminent Order of Loyalty and Faithful Service (12 February 2022)

New Holland

Companion of the Order of New Holland (14 April 2022)