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ARTICLE VI - Crown Tournaments and Coronations

• VI-100 Crown Tournaments of the Middle Kingdom shall be held on Memorial Day weekend in May and the 3rd full weekend of October, except for unusual circumstances. Coronations of the Middle Kingdom shall be held on the first full weekend in May and the last full weekend in September. In the case of unusual circumstances in which the Crown or the Heirs cannot attend on these dates, Coronation shall be held on the prior weekend. "Unusual Circumstances are an instance when wither incoming or outgoing Royals are unable, for a reason beyond their control, to attend any event on the date reserved for Crown Tourney or Coronation by law (a previously scheduled family wedding/required business trip/etc). No other events will be placed on the Kingdom calendar for these weekends.

• VI-101 Crown Tournaments of the Middle Kingdom shall be selected from bids from any branch in the Kingdom. The goal is for each event to be on the Kingdom Calendar at least nine months before the date of the event. This will help with the event planning process and free up the Kingdom calendar for other groups planning events.
  
  The Kingdom Seneschal will coordinate with groups hosting Kingdom events to ensure that the needs and spirit of the event are maintained.
  
  The goal is for each event to be on the Kingdom Calendar at least nine months before the date of the event. This will help with the event planning process and free up the Kingdom calendar for other groups planning events.
  
  If no group within the region due to host the event has submitted a bid within 10 months of the event, the Special Deputy will forward the best available bid packages to the Kingdom Seneschal, regardless of region of origin. All branches of the Middle Kingdom are encouraged to seek out suitable sites for Kingdom events, and to submit bids on Kingdom events, with preference going to the region listed in the rotation.
  
  The group hosting the event for the region needs to submit an event plan to the Kingdom Seneschal, for review and approval by the Curia Regis. The Special deputy of the Kingdom Seneschal's office will coordinate the event plan and offer whatever assistance and advice as needed.
  
  To ensure the best possible Kingdom Events, the Special Deputy will procure back-up event bids for use in the case of failure of the original plan through loss of site or inability to meet the needs of the event.

• VI-200 All belted and baldricked fighters may compete in any Crown Tournament by right, provided that they inform the Tanist in writing by his Coronation. Unbelted and unbaldricked fighters may be given the privilege of competing by the Crown. The entrance of any fighter into the Crown Tournament List shall be governed fully by the Laws set forth in the Corpora and the Rules of the Lists of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., and the Laws of the Middle Kingdom.

• VI-201 All belted and baldricked fighters may compete in any Coronet Tournament for which they meet the residency requirements, by right, provided that they inform the Territorial Coronet and Crown in writing.

• VI-202 It is the duty of the Coronet, with the approval of the Crown, to exclude anyone from participation in Coronet Tourney for just and stated cause and to inform them of the same in a confidential manner.

• VI-203 All Combatants and Consorts for Crown Tournament must submit to both Their Royal Highnesses and the Kingdom Seneschal: letters of intent, proof of membership valid through the month following Crown Tournament, and photo identification with birth date. Their Royal Highnesses may make additional requirements at Their discretion. These materials must be received by the date of Their Royal Highnesses' Coronation with exceptions at Their discretion.

• VI-300 The exact manner of conducting the Crown List shall be decided solely by the Crown, save that once the combatants are chosen, the pairing shall set places in a double elimination list and shall be by the luck of the draw and by no other means.

• VI-400 All combatants for the Crown and those for whom they fight shall have held citizenship as defined in article XVIII, within the Middle Kingdom for at least six months immediately prior to the Crown Tournament. They shall hold citizenship in the Middle Kingdom at the time of the tournament and shall expect to remain so for at least one year.

• VI-500 All combatants for the Crown and those for whom they fight shall have participated in Middle Kingdom activities for at least six months immediately prior to the Crown Tournament. Combatants shall have fought in at least four official tournaments within the Middle Kingdom. This will ensure their familiarity with the fighting standards of the Middle Kingdom, Kingdom customs and the duties of the office to which they aspire.

• VI-501 No person under 18 years of age may fight or be fought for in any Crown Tournament in the Middle Kingdom. Emancipated minors may be exempted at the discretion of the Crown on a case-by-case basis, but proof of emancipation is required.

• VI-600 No Sovereign, Consort, Tanist, Tanist's Consort nor Territorial Prince nor Princess nor their heirs may either fight or be fought for in any Crown or Coronet Tournament.

• VI-601 No Great Lord nor Lady of State nor an appointed successor to a Great Office may either fight or be fought for in a Crown Tournament where the reign would coincide with their tenure in office.

• VI-700 In such instance where a Principality within the Middle Kingdom shall become a Kingdom in its own right, a crown tournament shall be held consisting of fighters from within the Principality, and the victor shall immediately be crowned Heir of the New Kingdom and crown an Heir's Consort also from within the Principality. The Heir shall be crowned Sovereign of the new kingdom and crown a Sovereign's Consort, at a time and place mutually agreed upon by the Crown of the Sovereign Kingdom and the Heirs to the new kingdom, in consultation with the Prince and Princess of the Principality. The conduct of the Crown Tournament shall be at the discretion of the Crown of the Middle Kingdom in accordance with the laws and customs of the Middle Kingdom.