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The Grand Duchy of the Lagoan Isles is a micronation based in the United Kingdom. It was created in 2005 by school teacher Louis Robert Harold Stephens ("Grand Duke Louis", born 1985) as a class project, and claims as its territory Baffins Pond however in August 24th 2020 A new person took the title of Grand Duke called Ben Hughes (Aka Grand Duke Ben) who his planning to change the nation as a whole including getting more citizens, helping the wildlife and maybe in the future connect the three island with eco friendly bridges. He is also set on Making the island more well known in the community.

History
Records of Baffins Farm (including the pond) date back to 1194. Since then it has changed hands several times. In the 19th century it was used by local farmers, and in 1912 it became a public park. In 1938 it was saved from demolition, and sold to the City of Portsmouth. Stephens established the Grand Duchy's putative claim to the pond islands on August 16, 2005, after noticing that they were not specifically mentioned in the 1938 land sale contract. He subsequently sent a letter announcing his claim to Portsmouth council, and released a series of banknotes with an ornithological theme. as of august 24th 2020 the islands and pond are owned by Grand Duke Ben.