# Paddy Roy Bates

> Founder of the Principality of Sealand (1921-2012)

**Wikidata**: [Q555531](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q555531)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Bates)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/paddy-roy-bates


## References

1. Roy Bates. The Times. 2012
2. MusicBrainz
3. [Prince Roy of Sealand aka Roy Bates passed away 9 October 2012](http://www.sealandgov.org/_blog/Sealand_News/post/Prince_Roy_of_Sealand_aka_Roy_Bates_(passed_away_9th_October_2012_Obituary))
4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013