Other World Kingdom
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The Other World Kingdom (frequently abbreviated OWK) was a large, commercial BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...

 and femdom
Female dominance
Female dominance is those BDSM relationships and BDSM scenes in which the dominant partner is female. Often a dominant woman, she may prefer to be called a Domme , Femdomme, Domina, or Dominatrix, depending on context or personal preference...

 facility, resort, and micronation
Micronation
Micronations, sometimes also referred to as model countries and new country projects, are entities that claim to be independent nations or states but which are not recognized by world governments or major international organizations...

, which opened in 1996 using the buildings and grounds of a 16th century chateau located in Černá
Černá (Žďár nad Sázavou District)
Černá is a village and municipality in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 326 ....

, Žďár nad Sázavou District
Ždár nad Sázavou District
Žďár nad Sázavou District is a district within the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Žďár nad Sázavou, a town of 24,000 inhabitants built on the river Sázava...

, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

. Although not recognised by any other country, it maintained its own currency, passports, police force, courts, state flag and state hymn.

History

OWK was officially founded on June 1, 1996 and was open to visitors by the spring of 1997, after two years of construction costing £2 million.

The Other World Kingdom provided a D/s environment of a size and consistency not available at any other facility in the world.

The land and buildings were offered for sale in 2008 with an asking price of eight million
euros. The sale particulars suggested the property was suitable for use as a hotel, restaurant, residence, or old people's home.

Government


The OWK is a matriarchy
Matriarchy
A matriarchy is a society in which females, especially mothers, have the central roles of political leadership and moral authority. It is also sometimes called a gynocratic or gynocentric society....

, where women rule. The state also has strong BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...

 and Female dominance
Female dominance
Female dominance is those BDSM relationships and BDSM scenes in which the dominant partner is female. Often a dominant woman, she may prefer to be called a Domme , Femdomme, Domina, or Dominatrix, depending on context or personal preference...

 themes. The state's goal "is to get as many male creatures under the unlimited rule of Superior Women on as much territory as possible."

The OWK is ruled by Her Royal Majesty Queen Patricia I, an absolute monarch
Absolute monarchy
Absolute monarchy is a monarchical form of government in which the monarch exercises ultimate governing authority as head of state and head of government, his or her power not being limited by a constitution or by the law. An absolute monarch thus wields unrestricted political power over the...

. She is able to amend laws and other legal issues. Her other roles include "Sublime Supreme Administrator" ("supervision over all activities within the Area and the Office of the Supreme Administrator"), "Sublime Administrator of the Treasury" (Financial issues) and of the Queen's court and the Queen's guard.

Below the Queen is a series of different classes. The first is the "Sublime Ladies" or "Ladies citizens," who form the Kingdom's nobility
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...

. To become a citizen, a woman must fulfill certain criteria. These are:
  • The woman must have reached the age of consent
    Age of consent
    While the phrase age of consent typically does not appear in legal statutes, when used in relation to sexual activity, the age of consent is the minimum age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts. The European Union calls it the legal age for sexual...

    .
  • The ownership of at least one male slave.
  • Obeying the principles and laws of the OWK.
  • Sending an application for citizenship.
  • Spending at least five nights in the Area of Queen's Palace.


The next class are the Queen's subjects. These are men who follow OWK law, obey the Queen and pay her taxes, but have some rights such as, "freedom to travel, own property and deal with such property, have children, change employment, enterprise and state his opinion." The lowest class is the "Slave" class. This is a male class who have forfeited all rights, are property of the Queen or Sublime Ladies and are considered to be "on the level of a normal farm animal".

Facilities

The site was 3 hectares (7.4 acres) in area, with several buildings, and a 250m oval track, small lake and grassed lawns. The main building was the Queen's Palace, which was the residence of the monarch, and contained a banqueting hall, library, throne room, torture chamber, schoolroom, gym, and extensive basement prison, the cells of which could be hired. Additional visitor accommodation was provided in the Long House, including the Countess Elizabeth Báthory Chambers complete with two torture chambers. This building also contained a swimming pool, pub, restaurant,
and the Wanda
Venus in Furs
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 Nightclub. The outdoor facilities were supplemented by a
sawdust-covered indoor riding hall and stables.

See also

  • Femdom
  • Exit to Eden
    Exit to Eden
    Exit to Eden is a novel by Anne Rice, initially published in 1985 under the pen name Anne Rampling, but subsequently under Rice's name.The novel explores the subject of BDSM in romance novel form. The novel also brought attention to Rice's published works that differed from the type of writing she...

    - Anne Rice's novel describing a fictional BDSM resort
  • Story of O
    Story of O
    Story of O is an erotic novel published in 1954 about love, dominance and submission by French author Anne Desclos under the pen name Pauline Réage.Desclos did not reveal herself as the author for forty years after the initial publication...

     - featuring the chateau of Roissy
  • Micronation
    Micronation
    Micronations, sometimes also referred to as model countries and new country projects, are entities that claim to be independent nations or states but which are not recognized by world governments or major international organizations...


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