Template:Did you know nominations/Vidame de Chartres

Category:Passed DYK nominations from March 2018

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 00:32, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

==Vidame de Chartres==

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{{main page image|image=Fertevidame.jpg|caption=Chateau of La Ferté-Vidame, tied to the title|width=120x133}}

... that holders of the title Vidame de Chartres (feudal base pictured) included a song-writing crusader, a glamorous Renaissance courtier, the writer of famous memoirs, and a businessman turned politician? Various sources, all in French, I'm afraid. Moved to user space 21 March.
ALT1:... that ...?

:* Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Trump (dog)

Created by Johnbod (talk). Self-nominated at 18:45, 22 March 2018 (UTC).

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|comments = The hook is a bit long. Perhaps just take out the last clause but I'll leave that up to the promoter.

|sign = Meanderingbartender (talk) 20:02, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

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ALT1 ... that the Vidames de Chartres (feudal base pictured) included a song-writing crusader, a glamorous Renaissance courtier, the writer of famous memoirs, and a businessman turned politician? - just changed at the start, is now 186 chars (including the pictured bit). Johnbod (talk) 21:33, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
Actually: ALT2 ... that the Vidames de Chartres (feudal base pictured) included a song-writing crusader, a glamorous Renaissance courtier, the writer of famous memoirs, and a banker who was guillotined? - this just changed at the start & end, is 183 chars (including the pictured bit). Johnbod (talk) 21:33, 19 April 2018 (UTC)