Template:Did you know nominations/Alard du Gaucquier
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:54, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
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Alard du Gaucquier[edit]
... that when Alard du Gaucquier lost his position, he gained a position?Source: Blume; Finscher p.618, (was replaced as Kepellmeister), Sadie p. 667 (was given a patent of nobility)
- Reviewed: Hotel Manger
- Comment: moved from draft to mainspace on June 12
Created by 78.26 (talk). Self-nominated at 16:19, 14 June 2017 (UTC).
Interesting life, on good sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. A certain degree of raising curiosity is fine, but this seems too much ;) - Most people loosing a position gain another. How about mentioning Emperor, or nobility? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:03, 16 June 2017 (UTC)
- @Gerda Arendt: thanks. Yes, I didn't word that well. What I meant was "When he lost his position, he increased his position" but perhaps that doesn't come across well either. How about....
- ALT1 ... that while Maximilian II replaced Alard du Gaucquier as Kapellmeister, he thought highly enough of him to grant a patent of nobility?
- better? 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 13:26, 16 June 2017 (UTC)
yes, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:57, 16 June 2017 (UTC)
- @Gerda Arendt: thanks. Yes, I didn't word that well. What I meant was "When he lost his position, he increased his position" but perhaps that doesn't come across well either. How about....
