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'A full-time job': How a self-proclaimed swiss king's 'empire' is riling local authorities
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- Jonas Lauwiner was widely dismissed as an eccentric when he held a coronation and crowned himself king of Switzerland in 2019.
- Issued on: 10/05/2026 - 09:47Modified: 10/05/2026 - 09:51
- By: Joanna YORK Jonas Lauwiner has declared himself the first king of Switzerland. © Official Website King of Switzerland.
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Jonas Lauwiner was widely dismissed as an eccentric when he held a coronation and crowned himself king of Switzerland in 2019. Since then, he has used a loophole in Swiss law to acquire a 117,000-square-metre “land empire”, but local authorities are keen to stop him in his tracks.
Issued on: 10/05/2026 - 09:47Modified: 10/05/2026 - 09:51
By: Joanna YORK Jonas Lauwiner has declared himself the first king of Switzerland. © Official Website King of Switzerland. The self-proclaimed king of Switzerland is aware that not everyone likes what he is doing.
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