Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dynastic House of Candia


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The result was keep and cleanup. ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihon joe 19:00, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Dynastic House of Candia

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Apparently a noble family that played a major role in pre-republic Italy, but I can't find any sources to verify that it exists, much less that it played the role in history that the article claims. The sources in the article are two images, two recently-created articles in the English and Italian Wikipedias, and a French blog entry. Google search for "House of Candia" and "House of Candie" has no hits and an ESBCOHost search for any articles mentioning such a noble house turn up nothing, so this looks like a probable hoax to me. Also nominating François de Candie, supposedly a memebr of this family. NeoChaosX (talk, walk) 17:25, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Very weak keep Francois (not Francoise) did exist but wasn't particularly notable. Likewise, the family was genuine, but don't seem to have actually done very much - their main claim to fame is that their ancestral home (the Chateau de Candie in Chambery) is now one of France's poshest hotels. -  irides centi   (talk to me!)  20:46, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep They are truly notable historical subjects, as shown by the attention given them in sources dealing with the country. It is good to see such an article actually sourced for a change. Sources 2 and 3 are printed books. They are French printed books, they are 19th century printed books, there may possibly be newer printed books as well, but we do not ignore them as sources. The other material is supplementary, for ease in finding further information for those limited to the internet. DGG 04:35, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Hm, hadn't noticed those sources. I guess I'll withdraw the nomination, although the article is in need of a serious cleanup and copyedit. NeoChaosX (talk, walk) 06:14, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - I'm about 90% certain that this family were the original owners of the Turin Shroud - which is a subject I wouldn't presume to touch but if true ought to be in here. -  irides centi   (talk to me!)  16:22, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
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