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his wife and daughters were killed by Louis' supporters.
Sources describe Adrian II's wife and one daughter being murdered in 868 by Eleutherius, a relative of Anastasius the Librarian—not multiple daughters killed by Louis II's supporters.
Full reasoning
This sentence conflicts with standard reference works on Adrian II in two ways:
- Number of children killed: reliable biographies describe one daughter, not multiple daughters.
- Who killed them: the killing is attributed to Eleutherius (connected to Anastasius the Librarian / his family), not generically to "Louis' supporters."
The New Catholic Encyclopedia entry on Adrian II says that Adrian had "his daughter" from an earlier marriage and refers to "the subsequent murder of both the daughter and her mother in 868." Catholic Online likewise states that "Adrian's family was murdered in 868 by a relative of Anastasius the Librarian". These sources contradict the article's wording that Adrian had multiple daughters who were killed by supporters of Louis II.
Because the article uses the plural "daughters" and attributes the murders to "Louis' supporters" instead of the named perpetrators given in the sources, this wording is factually inaccurate.
2 sources
- Adrian II, Pope | Encyclopedia.com (New Catholic Encyclopedia)
The reason for this difficulty was his daughter, born to him in a marriage contracted before he was ordained a priest. Believing Anastasius to be in part responsible for the subsequent murder of both the daughter and her mother in 868...
- Adrian II - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
Adrian's family was murdered in 868 by a relative of Anastasius the Librarian, possibly with his assistance.