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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_I_of_Jerusalem
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Claim
Her first husband died in 1102 and she acted as regent for their minor sons until the end of 1111.
Correction
This sentence is off by about a year on both points: Roger I died in 1101, and standard reference works describe Adelaide's regency as lasting until 1112, not ending in 1111.
Full reasoning
Reliable reference works contradict both dates in this sentence.
- Roger I of Sicily died in 1101, not 1102. Britannica dates his death to June 22, 1101.
- Adelaide's regency is commonly dated 1101–1112, not 'until the end of 1111'. Encyclopedia.com's biographical entry on Adelaide describes her as having "Reigned 1101–1112", and Cambridge University Press's Roger II of Sicily timeline likewise lists "1101 Death of Roger I; regency of Adelaide del Vasto" followed by "1112" as the end of that regency.
So the article's wording makes Roger's death one year too late and shortens Adelaide's regency by about a year.
3 sources
- Roger II of Sicily: A ruler between east and west | Cambridge University Press (frontmatter timeline)
1101 Death of Roger I; regency of Adelaide del Vasto ... 1112
- Roger I | King of Italy, Conqueror, Norman | Britannica
Roger I (born 1031, Normandy, Fr.—died June 22, 1101, Mileto, Calabria [Italy]) was the count of Sicily from 1072.
- Adelaide of Savona (d. 1118) | Encyclopedia.com
Reigned 1101-1112; ... married Count Roger I of Sicily (1031-1101) ... In 1101, her husband died, leaving Adelaide to act as regent of Sicily in the name of their small son.