Jean-Michel Parasiliti di Para
| Jean-Michel Parasiliti di Para | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 26, 1942 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Prince Antoine IV |
| Occupation | Social Worker |
| Children | Two |
Jean-Michel Parasiliti di Para, reigning as Prince Antoine IV, is the head of household for the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia, a "phantom kingdom"[1] in South America. Historians describe the Kingdom of Araucanía as a "curious and semi-comic episode".[2]
Biography
Frenchman of noble Sicilian descent,[3] Para was elected to the position of the "kingdom" which belongs rather to "the obsessions of bourgeois France than to the politics of South America",[4] on January 9, 2014 by the Regency Council of the Kingdom.[5]
Para began serving the previous Prince, Philippe Boiry, in 1972. He was later given the title of Duke of San Pedro de Hueyusco by Boiry.
Para is married with two children. He is a French veteran and served in Algeria. After his career in the military Para began in the field of social work. He specialized in the care of children and adults with intellectual disabilities. He holds a doctorate in the history of civilization.[6]
He holds the following awards from the Republic of France:
Honours
- National Honours
- Officer of the National Order of Merit (1995).
- Officer of the Order of Academic Palms.
- Officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit.
- Combatant's Cross.
- Gold Medal of French Gratitude (2013).[7]
- North Africa Medal.
- North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal, with Algeria bar.
- Medal of Honor for Labour, Vermeil class.
- Gold Medal of Youth and Sports.
- Medal of Honor for the judicial protection of youth.
- Foreign Honours
- Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Order of Saint Lazarus (2005).[8]
References
- ↑ Cheesman, Clive; Williams, Jonathan: Rebels, Pretenders & Imposters. British Museum, 2000, ISBN 0714108995, p. 141.
- ↑ Collier, Simon; Sater, William F.: A history of Chile, 1808-2002. Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-521-82749-3, p.96.
- ↑ The Telegraph
- ↑ Chatwin, Bruce: In Patagonia. Random House, 2012, ISBN 9781448105618, p. 25.
- ↑ "Antoine IV". North American Araucanian Royalist Society. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "Antoine IV, Prince of Araucania". Official Website of the Kingdom. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ larenaissancefrancaise.org
- ↑ Prince of Araucania and Patagonia