Yes; the 2019 edition is the Spanish-language version (at first I only had access to that one), but I've since gained access to the English version as well and the page numbers are the same. Fixed.
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07:53, 14 September 2021 (UTC)reply
Prose Suggestions
Please note that almost all of these are suggestions, and can be implemented or ignored at your discretion. Any changes I deem necessary for the article to pass GA standards I will bold.
Lede
also known under his official name Ioannes IX Antonius I Angelus Flavius Comnenus Lascaris Palaeologus, suggest also known under his claimed official name Ioannes IX Antonius I Angelus Flavius Comnenus Lascaris Palaeologus,.
Lazier claimed his last name to be a corruption of the name Laskaris, suggest either Lazier claimed his last name to be a corruption of Laskaris, or else Lazier claimed his last name to be a corruption of the surname Laskaris,
Also claiming connections to the Angelos, Komnenos and Palaiologos dynasties as their supposed last legitimate descendant, perhaps the greatest act of Gibbon was stopping people from claiming to be descended from every dynasty ever.
Farnese successfully exposed Lazier as a fraud but Lazier maintained a large audience of supporters who recognized his claims suggest Farnese successfully exposed Lazier as a fraud, however, Lazier maintained a large audience of supporters who recognized his claims
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, until 1725, suggest the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI, until 1725 to clarify that he supported until then, not that he was emperor until then; also suggest linking
Holy Roman Emperor to its page, instead of all to Charles.
You may wish to mention the
Principality of Theodoro, as the last rump state in a sentence, but it isn't strictly necessary.
This section mainly deals with illustrating that while Lazier's claims were completely made up, he didn't claim the "Byzantine succession" out of nowhere three hundred years after the empire's fall, but was attempting to place himself into the already western recognized sequence of spuriously connected pretenders. Though I was under the impression that Theodoro was more "Gothic" than "Byzantine"/"Greek", I've added a note with Theodoro and Trebizond, which also was not mentioned.
Ichthyovenator (
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22:58, 15 September 2021 (UTC)reply
The Byzantine imperial family, the Palaiologos dynasty, survived these events. suggest the qualifier of "much" or something along those lines be added, considering Constantine XI, and presumably at least some others, didn't.
or descended through female lines. does the source suggest the possibility of multiple royal female ancestors, or just one? If just one, suggest or descended through a female line.
Gian Antonio Lazier was born in the Italian village of Perloz, near Aosta, according to late 18th-century sources on 9 June 1678 suggest Gian Antonio Lazier was born in the Italian village of Perloz, near Aosta. According to late 18th-century sources, he was born on 9 June 1678, but this is not attested by contemporary sources.{{sfn|Saintly|2018|p=146}}}}
Yes; the 2019 edition is the Spanish-language version (at first I only had access to that one), but I've since gained access to the English version as well and the page numbers are the same. Fixed.
Ichthyovenator (
talk)
07:53, 14 September 2021 (UTC)reply
Prose Suggestions
Please note that almost all of these are suggestions, and can be implemented or ignored at your discretion. Any changes I deem necessary for the article to pass GA standards I will bold.
Lede
also known under his official name Ioannes IX Antonius I Angelus Flavius Comnenus Lascaris Palaeologus, suggest also known under his claimed official name Ioannes IX Antonius I Angelus Flavius Comnenus Lascaris Palaeologus,.
Lazier claimed his last name to be a corruption of the name Laskaris, suggest either Lazier claimed his last name to be a corruption of Laskaris, or else Lazier claimed his last name to be a corruption of the surname Laskaris,
Also claiming connections to the Angelos, Komnenos and Palaiologos dynasties as their supposed last legitimate descendant, perhaps the greatest act of Gibbon was stopping people from claiming to be descended from every dynasty ever.
Farnese successfully exposed Lazier as a fraud but Lazier maintained a large audience of supporters who recognized his claims suggest Farnese successfully exposed Lazier as a fraud, however, Lazier maintained a large audience of supporters who recognized his claims
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, until 1725, suggest the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI, until 1725 to clarify that he supported until then, not that he was emperor until then; also suggest linking
Holy Roman Emperor to its page, instead of all to Charles.
You may wish to mention the
Principality of Theodoro, as the last rump state in a sentence, but it isn't strictly necessary.
This section mainly deals with illustrating that while Lazier's claims were completely made up, he didn't claim the "Byzantine succession" out of nowhere three hundred years after the empire's fall, but was attempting to place himself into the already western recognized sequence of spuriously connected pretenders. Though I was under the impression that Theodoro was more "Gothic" than "Byzantine"/"Greek", I've added a note with Theodoro and Trebizond, which also was not mentioned.
Ichthyovenator (
talk)
22:58, 15 September 2021 (UTC)reply
The Byzantine imperial family, the Palaiologos dynasty, survived these events. suggest the qualifier of "much" or something along those lines be added, considering Constantine XI, and presumably at least some others, didn't.
or descended through female lines. does the source suggest the possibility of multiple royal female ancestors, or just one? If just one, suggest or descended through a female line.
Gian Antonio Lazier was born in the Italian village of Perloz, near Aosta, according to late 18th-century sources on 9 June 1678 suggest Gian Antonio Lazier was born in the Italian village of Perloz, near Aosta. According to late 18th-century sources, he was born on 9 June 1678, but this is not attested by contemporary sources.{{sfn|Saintly|2018|p=146}}}}