H.H. Giovanni Caporaso Gottlieb, Prince of West Antarctic

The Prince of West Antarctic exercises his sovereign authority in accordance with the Constitution and laws. He represents the Principality in all relations. In some constitutional prerogatives the Sovereign Prince is assisted by the Prince Council which is at the service of the Prince to answer any of his questions concerning State interests. The Prince Council  advises on questions of law and order which are submitted to the Prince. The Council can also be consulted on any other matter.

H.H. Giovanni Caporaso Gottlieb is the Prince of West Antarctic from 5 July 2011, and this is the West Antarctic National Day.

West Antarctic is one of the two principality of the federation of Antarcticland.

The history of Antarcticland presents three key-dates:

1821 when Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (also known in Russian as: Фаддей Фаддеевич Беллинсгаузен) discover the Antarctic Continent and founded the State of Antarcticland  in order to defend the lands of ice that he  discovered.

According to some historical accounts these soldiers were known as the Knights of the Ice (due to their strength and impassibility). However, the most accepted and accredited ‘legend’ states that the Tsar entrusted his personal safety to his most trusted admiral, promising him regency over conquered lands in return for his loyalty. According to this historical account, Alexander I named this secret branch the Knights of the Ice (now Knights of Antarcticland) and appointed the admiral Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen at its head with the Title of Prince. He was already a lieutenant of the Knights of Malta, and accepted the Tsar’s invitation; he was named Grand Master of the secret Order and was given men and ships. The Tsar renounced his ownership of the lands the fleet conquered and Gottlieb maintained leadership over the men in this select group of the most trustworthy Knights of Malta, ensuring that they kept their existence a secret in order to be more effective in the fight against the many intrigues of the Russian nobility.  All the knights had to swear to maintain the Sovereign Order in the utmost secrecy, and to defend the Antarcticland territory.

2007 when H.H. Prince Hans Gottlieb (son of Vater F. Gottlieb), appointed H.H. Prince Giovanni Caporaso Gottlieb, as the 42nd Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of the knights of Antarcticland and Regent of Antarcticland. Prince Giovanni Caporaso Gottlieb, aware of the possible extinction of the Order and of the probable occupation of the national territory by other States, released the Knights from the obligation to secrecy and through an act of request for recognition claimed his territory officially, notifying it to the United Nations through the Supreme Court of New York on the bases of the jus gentium act and of the right of self-determination of people recognised by the Magna Charta of the United Nations and by other regional and international documents, included the Declaration on the Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relation and Co-operation among States adopted by the General Assembly of the UN in 1970; the Helsinky Final Act adopted by the Conference on Security and co-operation in Europe (CSCE) in 1975; the African Charter of Human and People Rights in 1981; the CSCE Charter of Paris for a new Europe adopted in 1990; The Vienna Declaration and Programme Action in 1993 and reaffirmed by the International Court of Justice of Namibia, the case of Western Sahara, and East Timor in which the Right was erga omnes recognized. During the last century the Knights lost part of the Territories of the Anatrctic and they where claimed by other Nations, but the Sovereign Order of the Knights Antarticland successfully protected its territory to this day. Proof of this is that no other Nation has claimed our territory.

2011 when H.H. Prince Giovanni Caporaso Gottlieb renouncing as  Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Antarcticland and Regent of Antarcticland has divided the Antarcticland territory in two Principality and create the Principality of West Antarctic in the territory, islands, and territorial waters that extend from the South Pole to 60° S latitude and comprised between the 120° W and 135° W, and proclamate itself Prince of West Antarctic.
H.H. Prince Giovanni Caporaso Gottlieb born in Italy on 8th April 1960. He is the son of the Italian economist Mario Caporaso and of the Antarcticland’s Princess Francesca Gottlieb. The Princess, who was born in Graz (Austria) in the state of Steiermark, had to took the Italian nationality during fascism to escape from the Gestapo’s persecutions.

The Prince of West Antarcticland H.H. Giovanni Caporaso Gottlieb has a degree in Law Studies at the University “Empresarial de Costa Rica”, a degree in Law and Political Science at the University ‘De La Paz”, a degree Honoris Causa in Philosophy from the Accademy of Universal Global Peace of India. He speaks fluently Italian, English, Spanish, French and Portuguese. Is considered a Guru in the Offshore business, is a practicing attorney at law and author of a large number of books.