Talk:Constantine Doukas (co-emperor)/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: KAVEBEAR (talk · contribs) 02:02, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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There is a dispute in the talk page but that seems to be old news.KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:14, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Pass or Fail:
It seems Konstantios Doukas, Andronikos Doukas (co-emperor) and Constantine Doukas (co-emperor) are all related and their co-reigns crossed paths with each other. Can you mention the other two in each of these respective articles? -KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:18, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Can't see a way of directly mentioning either; but I've added both to the infobox. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 00:04, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"at the urging of Michael's uncle John Doukas," and "John Doukas, a relative of Alexios, conspired against Nikephoros" --- John Doukas (Caesar) is linked twice and introduced in relations to other figure in different ways. Without clicking on it, I had no idea they were the same person. Can you delink the second link to John Doukas and make an explicit connection between the John Doukas mentioned in the first paragraph to the one in the second paragraph.
Done
"After Alexios ascended the throne in 1081, he elevated Constantine to Junior Emperor" - change to junior emperor.
Done
"Constantine was betrothed to Olympias, the daughter of Robert Guiscard." --- Can you introduce who Robert Guiscard was to those not familiar with this period of history and will not make the connection between him and the Normans of Sicily.
Done
"large force to repel the Normans" - This is hard to follow. I am assumimg you mean the forces led by Guiscard. Can you make this more explicit.
Done
Please link Byzantine–Norman wars somewhere. KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:31, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Done
"Engraving of Constantine Doukas from the Holy Crown of Hungary" - Can you explain this in the body of the article? It is probably worth mentioning.
Done
Finally, is this all the sources of history knows about Constantine Doukas? Any details about what he was doing during Nikephoros's reign, or details about his death or actions he co-signed or ceremonies he officiated with his senior emperors or was he just a historical footnote?KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:14, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Like a lot of the co-emperors, he was pretty much a footnote, if that. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 00:04, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@KAVEBEAR: Believe I have done all you have asked. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 00:04, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Iazyges: One final thing. Holy Crown of Hungary indicate the picture may have been either of two porphyrogennetoi: Konstantios Doukas or Constantine a Doukas. You should mention that here and Konstantios‘ article.KAVEBEAR (talk) 04:15, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@KAVEBEAR: Done. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 04:35, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]