Talk:Charles I of Anjou/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Iazyges (talk · contribs) 00:48, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Will start soon. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 00:48, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Criteria

GA Criteria
GA Criteria: 1 1.a Y 1.b Y 2 2.a Y 2.b Y 2.c Y 2.d Y 3 3.a Y 3.b Y 4 4.a Y 5 5.a Y 6 6.a Y 6.b Y

• No DAB links Y
• No dead links Y
• No missing citations Y

Prose Suggestions

Please note that all of these are suggestions, and can be implemented or ignored at your discretion.

Lead

• but two years later Louis IX persuaded him to renounce the county for a compensation. suggest:
  • but two years later Louis IX persuaded him to renounce the county, but compensated him by instructing Margaret to pay him 160,000 marks.

Early life

• Charles was Louis's only surviving son to be "born in the purple" (after his father's coronation), as he often emphasised in his youth, according to Matthew Paris. suggest:

  Charles was Louis's only surviving son to be "born in the purple" (born after his father was coronated), a fact he often emphasised in his youth, according to Matthew Paris.

• Charles would state during the canonisation of his brother, Louis IX of France, that their mother had a strong impact on her children's education.[1] Actually, Blanche, being fully engaged in state administration, could spare little time for her youngest children. suggest:

  Charles would state during the canonisation of his brother, Louis IX of France, that their mother had a strong impact on her children's education. However Blanche was fully engaged in state administration, and could likely spare little time for her youngest children.

• Charles could not deal with the rebels because he was about to join his brother's crusade. suggest:

  Charles was unable to deal with the rebels as he was about to join his brother's crusade.

Ambitions

• In the spring of 1264 Cardinals Simon of Brie and Guy Foulquois were sent to France to reach a compromise and start preaching the crusade. suggest:

  In the spring of 1264 Cardinals Simon of Brie and Guy Foulquois were sent to France to reach a compromise and start raising support for the crusade.

• Charles agreed that he would hold the Kingdom of Sicily as the popes' vassal for an annual tribute of 8,000 onces of gold. believe this should be ounces, unless it's a currency I've not heard of.

Empire

• In October the Lombard towns sent delegates to Cremona to attend an assembly which Charles' officials had convoked, but some towns—Milan, Bologna, Alessandria and Tortona—only confirmed their alliance with Charles, without acknowledging his rule. suggest:

  In October Charles' officials convoked an assembly at Cremona, and invited the Lombard towns to attend. The Lombard towns accepted the invitation, however some towns—Milan, Bologna, Alessandria and Tortona—only confirmed their alliance with Charles, without acknowledging his rule.

• because he wanted to secure the payment of the tribute that the rulers of Tunis had paid to the Sicilian monarchs until Manfred's fall. suggest:

  because he wanted to secure the payment of the tribute that the rulers of Tunis had previously paid to the Sicilian monarchs, until Manfred fell.

• After his unhappy experience of Gregory's pontificate, Charles determined to secure the election of a pope willing to support his plans. suggest:

  After the hostility he experienced during Gregory's pontificate, Charles was determined to secure the election of a pope willing to support his plans.

Legacy

• To promote legal education Charles paid high salaries—20–50 onces of gold in a year— believe this should be ounces again. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 01:16, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
• @Borsoka: That is all my suggestions, passing now. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 01:16, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

@Iazyges:, thank you for the review and promotion of the article. I modified the text in accordance with your above suggestions ([1]). Have a nice week. Borsoka (talk) 23:31, 21 August 2018 (UTC)