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Principality of Corvinia
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No. 4 - March 21, 1998


***   CORVINIA  NEWSLETTER   ***   No. 4   ***     March 21, 1998     ***
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CELEBRATING THE PRINCE'S BIRTHDAY:

One of the major events of the year in Corvinia is the Prince's Birthday 
(which is to say, mine - this is, by the way, number 33), which takes place 
on April 16. This year, the event will be celebrated by a small evening 
reception in the Principality Heartlands:

     (address omitted)
     (enclave within the Kingdom of Denmark)

The reception is on April 16, from 6:30-9:00 PM (or later, if Prince 
Lucas Ravn can stay awake). A light buffet will be served (arrive with a 
huge appetite, and you will go home slightly hungry), and soft drinks, 
wine, and beer will be served to a limited extent.

It is not required that one announce one's intention to attend, but doing 
so would be a fine gesture.

We are, naturally, hoping to see some of the new faces among our subjects 
at the festive occasion.

ANY QUESTIONS?

As you may have noticed, Corvinia's main page has a reference to a document 
containing answers to frequently asked questions (a so-called FAQ). I would 
like everybody to browse through it. Are the answers satifactory? Does anyone 
feel they have an unanswered question, which should be added to the list?

I am very receptive to suggestions, both with regard to this page and the 
others.

HONOURS:

In recognition of the unique contribution put forth by Master Casper Møller 
Frederiksen (making a mailing list available), it has been decided that he 
should receive the Meritorious Conduct Medal, which is herewith awarded in 
the first degree. We congratulate Master Casper on being the first to receive 
this medal.

Additionally, a new order of knighthood has been instituted - the Noble Order 
of the Tufted Duck (named for a species of duck [aythya fuligula] which is 
found in the vicinity of the Grand Duchy of Fugløen). Grand Tufted Duck will 
be Prince Lucas Ravn, with yours truly acting as Warden during his minority. 
The Prince has let it be understood that he wishes his godparents to be made 
knights of the new order, so Duke Lars Erik, Duke Anders, Duchess Berit and 
Count Carsten have been made Knights of the Tufted Duck, with the right to 
bear the initials KTD after their names.

We have also established a new consulate - we have named Colonel Booth to 
be our consul in England (not to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland; we have chosen to separately recognize the component kingdoms and 
principalities of the UK).

INNOVATIONS:

A few new pages have been added, and a general shuffle has occurred on the 
website of Corvinia.

As you will notice, the main page has been subdivided into sections for the 
court and ministries. This should make the page more comprehensible.

Too, there is a new page listing ranks and titles. This means that you can 
now easily see your relative importance in the social hierarchy of Corvinia. 
Individual orders of rank have been added to the Census.

Have a look at the new Heraldry-page. If you're noble, are you arms and motto 
missing? Do you have an opinion on how theyøre supposed to look? Best tell me 
now, then.

HOMEPAGES:

Some of the citizens of Corvinia have personal homepages. A plan is in the 
works to establish a page on the Corvinia website, linking to these 
homepages, or possibly to establish links from the Census.

If you have a homepage, and you're not sure if I already know the address, 
send me a mail with the URL. I'll be sure to add it to the list.

I am also working on a handy little image, to be added to people's homepages,
so they can link to Corvinia.

SOCIETAS CORVINIENSIS:

It seems as if we have to admit that Societas Corviniensis isn't doing very 
well. It has proven impossible to get enough people who are willing to do 
the work of organizing parties, etc. - and it was never meant to be a 
one-man-show.

If there are no objections, we will dissolve SC, and return the membership 
dues that have been paid in (the cashier - yours truly - will disburse the 
monies on request).
Any objection should be in my hands by April 2 - please be aware that such 
objections will be considered identical to volunteering to arrange the next 
party.

The dissolution of SC will in no way mean an end to the parties - we will 
continue to arrange Corvinian social events on an ad-hoc basis.

Kindest regards,

Your Prince,
Peter I Ravn

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