The Imperial Court of Massachusetts (ICMA) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organisation that prides itself on giving back to the community. We are a chapter of the International Imperial Court System (IICS), which has more than 70 chapters across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

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In 1995, the Barony of Massachusetts was created when John du Barry and Amanda Arpel, nobles of the Imperial Court of Rhode Island (ICRI) Reign III, were crowned Baron and Baroness of Massachusetts . The Barony incorporated as a non-profit organization in May 1996 and became a 501(c)(3) charity in 2000. The Barony of Massachusetts became the Imperial Court of Massachusetts (ICMA) in January 2001. In November of that year, Kevin of the Far East, then-reigning as Baron 5 of Massachusetts, became Emperor I of Massachusetts.In January of 2001, the IICS officially granted “Empire” status, which allowed Baron and Baroness V Kevin D. of The Far East and Crystal Crawford to be elected that April as the first Emperor and Empress elect of the ICMA.

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During the reign of Emperor and Empress IV Peter George and Verna Turbulence, the bar for fundraising was set high. They put their best foot forward, raising thousands of dollars throughout their reign. One of the most successful fundraisers to this day is Verna Turbulence's Drag Brunch, which had become a proverbial rite of passage each spring, raising thousands of dollars in a single day. 

 

In 2010, the membership had lost its fundraising luster and voted to go on a hiatus. A few years later, in 2014, the ICMA voted to reopen when Empress IV Verna Turbulence was bestowed with the title Queen Mother and Protector of the Realm by Queen Mother I of the Americas Nicole the Great.

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Later in November of 2014, Nicole The Great officially crowned Verna Turbulence as Queen Mother and Protector of The Realm, and invested Imperial Crown Prince and Princes Noah Von Ark and Lakia Mondale as Emperor and Empress XI of Massachusetts.

 

This reignited the fire of inspiration in the membership that drives our fundraising passion today.