diff --git a/succession.conf b/succession.conf
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+schema_class Succession::Schema
+
+<connect_info>
+  dsn	dbi:mysql:succession
+  user	succession
+  pass	5ucc35510n
+</connect_info>
+
+<loader_options>
+  dump_directory	./lib
+  components    InflateColumn::DateTime
+  use_moose	1
+</loader_options>
diff --git a/succession.sql b/succession.sql
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+drop table if exists person;
+
+create table person (
+  id integer primary key auto_increment,
+  name varchar(50) not null,
+  born date not null,
+  died date,
+  parent integer null,
+  family_order integer,
+  foreign key (parent) references person(id)
+);
+
+drop table if exists sovereign;
+
+create table sovereign (
+  id integer primary key auto_increment,
+  start date not null,
+  end date,
+  person_id integer not null,
+  foreign key (person_id) references person(id)
+);