CII Jon. I 2018 (Regnal Names)

The purpose of this Act is to serve as the official interpretation of Paragraphs G and H of Article IV, Section A of the Austenasian Constitution of 2011 and to be referred to in cases regarding the regnal name or monarchical ordinal of the Monarch.

In accordance with Article IV, Section A, Paragraph G of the Austenasian Constitution of 2011, upon their ascension to the Throne the Monarch shall automatically take their first name as their regnal name.

In accordance with Article IV, Section A, Paragraph H of the Austenasian Constitution of 2011, a new Monarch may decide to use a different name than their first name for their regnal name.

1. This choice must be announced alongside the decision of the new Monarch to accept the Throne.

2. If the new Monarch does not wish to use their first name as their regnal name, then they may choose to adopt as such any other of their given names or middle names, or to adopt as such the regnal name of a previous ruler of the land of Austenasia.

3. Should, in accordance with Paragraph 2 of LVIII Jon. I 2016 (Succession to the Throne), the decision to accept the Throne is made on behalf of a child aged thirteen years or younger by their parents or guardians, said parents or guardians will also decide the regnal name of the child in question in accordance with the parameters for such a decision as set out by this same Act.

In regards to Paragraph 3, Subsection B of this same Act:

1. “given names or middle names” refer to any first or middle names given at birth or legally adopted later, as well as any name adopted at baptism, confirmation, or another religious process.

2. “a previous ruler of the land of Austenasia” can be any sovereign monarch who once reigned over any land upon which is now situated a City, Town or Territory of Austenasia.

In regards to Paragraph 4, Subsection B of this same Act, the Secretary-General shall maintain a list of those who should be counted as previous rulers of the land of Austenasia for the purposes of regnal names (and, in regards to Paragraph 6 of this same Act, monarchical ordinals).

In accordance with Article IV, Section A, Paragraph H of the Austenasian Constitution of 2011, the monarchical ordinal of a Monarch shall be calculated in reference to how many Monarchs of the same name there have previously been, including all previous rulers of the land of Austenasia as listed by the Secretary-General.

Should a regnal name and/or monarchical ordinal be adopted by a Monarch in reference to a previous ruler of the land of Austenasia who only reigned over a certain part of what is now Austenasia, and Austenasian sovereignty over said part is lost during the reign of said Monarch, their regnal name and monarchical ordinal shall not change. Even if sovereignty is not regained over said piece of land, future Monarchs of the same name will adopt a monarchical ordinal in continuance of the sequence.

In regards to previous rulers of the land of Austenasia, should there be two or more different sequences of monarchical ordinals for the same name due to differing historical monarchies having ruled over what is now Austenasian land, the highest sequence shall be adopted.

The names of Nero, Domitian, Decius, Diocletian, Maximian, Maxentius, Galerius, Maximinus, and Julian shall not be used as regnal names for any Austenasian Monarch.