Anton Bakov | |
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Антон Баков | |
Archchancellor of the Romanov Empire | |
Assumed office April 2014 | |
Monarch | Nicholas III |
Prime Minister of the Romanov Empire | |
Assumed office July 2011 | |
Chairman of the Monarchist Party | |
Assumed office April 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Anton Alekseyevich Bakov 29 December 1965 Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Spouse | Marina Bakova[1] |
Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Anton Alekseyevich Bakov (Russian: Антон Алексеевич Баков; born 29 December 1965) is a Russian businessman, monarchist politician, traveler, writer and human rights activist. He is the chairman of the Russian Monarchist Party, was a member of the 4th convocation of the State Duma of Russia from 2003 to 2007 and was a candidate at 2018 Russian presidential election. Due to being known for a long series of unusual political projects such as Ural franc, the writer Alexei Ivanov coined him a "political Leonardo".[2]
Bakov claims to have restored the Russian Empire through his establishment of the micronation of the Imperial Throne in 2011. In 2014, the Imperial Throne issued a manifesto announcing that royal Romanov family heir, German Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen had succeeded Nicholas II and is now Emperor Nicholas III.[3][4] In 2017, the micronation was re-branded into Romanov Empire.[5] Under this regime, Bakov holds the position of Archchancellor and bears the title of "His Serene Highness Prince" (Knyaz).[6]