The Most Honourable Order of the Throne of Sandus (MHOTS) was established on the 27th of August 2011 by Sôgmô Gaius Soergel Publicola. It was created in order to replace the former system of decorations under the Barony of Kremlum Sandus and the Territory of Sandus (St.Charlie), which were discontinued less than a month before on the 30th of July 2011. The Sôgmô cited the fact that the decorations of the State had become unimportant and meaningless with the multitude of Orders, Medals, and Ribbons when the order to discontinue and to revoke decorations of the State of Sandus was decreed.

The MHOTS is highest and most senior of three orders of honour in the State of Sandus.

The founding edict establishes that the Sôgmô is the Sovereign of the Order of the Throne of Sandus and that the Order is granted according to merit and specific actions, not out of the sovereign’s personal whim, as the former decorations of Sandus were given. All authority for the Order is given under the Sovereign, following closely in the practice of the Founding Law of the State of Sandus, including the display of regalia and insignia of the Order. The Order is awarded at each solstice and equinox, as according to practice.

The Order is divided into three ranks with different criteria and insignia. The lowest rank is that of a member (MOTS) and can be bestowed on any number of recipients, Sandum or foreign. The second rank is that of a commander (COTS) and only two foreigners can bear the rank per country, while there is no limit for Sandum citizens. The highest rank, that of an elder or “kchaia” (EOTS), is restricted only to up to five Sandum citizens. One must advance through the ranks of the order, meaning that all recipients must begin at the rank of Member and must not be given any extraordinary promotion to another rank. Furthermore, given the limits on membership in certain ranks, members can be removed from a variety of ranks or even from the order itself for violation of the honour and integrity of the honour and the State of Sandus.

The Sovereign is at the highest rank of the Order, the Elders or Kchaia, as the fount of honour for the State of Sandus as a whole and is given the insignia of the Kchaia class and the post-nominal letters SOTS.

Roll of Members

Elders of the Order

• Gaius Soergel Publicola SOTS — as sovereign of the Order
• Adam von Friedeck EOTS — for his role in the development of a socialist Sandus as Party Secretary and for developing the Declaration on Ecological Stewardship
• Hatsu Ryuho EOTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state and the development of the Social System
• Jacob Barnet Pharmacologus Σαρκαστικός EOTS — for his role in the development of Sandum diplomacy

Commanders of the Order

• Dominic DeSaintes-Bellemare COTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state, LGBTQ+ rights, and the development of the OMF
• Gaius Flavius Ithacus COTS — for his work on constitutional theory, friendship, and cultural development of Sandus
• Jean Pierre d’Aigues-Mortes COTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state, LGBTQ+ and human rights, the Declaration on Ecological Stewardship, and the development of the OMF
• Olivier d’Angyalistan COTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state, human rights, and the development of the OMF
• Sophia Albina COTS — for her friendship with the Sandum state and the development of the Council

Members of the Order

• Alexander Reinhardt MOTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state
• Anastasia of Ruritania MOTS — for her work on MicroCon 2017
• André Sammut MOTS — for his development of Sandus from 2011 to 2013
• Angelia Rees MOTS — for her role in the development of the Collegium Sacerdotum
• Artemis Langford MOTS — for her committed work as Facilitator of the Council
• Carolyn I of Ladonia MOTS — for her friendship with the Sandum state
• Clotilde of Angyalistan MOTS — for her friendship with the Sandum state and the development of the MicroFrancophonie
• Eric of Aerica MOTS — for his creation of a unique micronational culture, his development of the MicroFrancophonie in North America, and his friendship with the Sandum state
• Geoffrey de Mathes le Cailar MOTS — his work in drafting a Francophone intermicronational declaration on citizen initiatives during the present pandemic
• George 2.0 of Slabovia MOTS — for his friendship and work on MicroCon 2019
• James Thompson MOTS — for his development of Sandus and the Party from 2011 to 2013
• James von Puchow MOTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state
• Kara Nerva Oberstadt MOTS — for her activities that have benefited our community
• Kevin Baugh MOTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state, developing micronationalism in general, and organising micronational summits
• Marie-Adéline of Navasse MOTS — for her friendship with the Sandum state, her advancement of LGBTQ+ rights, her tutelage of transgender people in her community, and her development of Francophone culture and media
• Michel Vichat MOTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state, environmentalism, and the development of the OMF
• Natalie Ritsema MOTS — for her self-sufficient work and friendship
• Nicholas I of Flandrensis MOTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state, environmentalism, the Declaration on Ecological Stewardship, and the development of the OMF
• Olivia-Eugenie d’Aigues-Mortes MOTS — for her friendship with the Sandum state, LGBTQ+ and human rights, and the development of the OMF
• Olivier de Constance MOTS — for continued friendship with the Sandum state and his development of Francophone culture and media
• Phillip of Pibocip MOTS — for his friendship and philosophical work
• Robert Lethler MOTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state and his nurturing guidance to our young country
• Sogoln yg Ysca MOTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state, his development of micronationalism, and the development of the OMF
• Taeglan of Reyla MOTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state and his development of the GUM
• Thomas Harris MOTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state, the Declaration on Ecological Stewardship, and LGBTQ+ rights
• Travis of Westarctica MOTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state and for the fight against Climate Change
• Vincent d’Hélianthis MOTS — for his friendship with the Sandum state, LGBTQ+ rights, and the development of the OMF