A fact from Charles III, Count of Alençon appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 April 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Charles III abdicated to become a monk, leaving his land divided between his younger brothers?
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... that Charles III abdicated to become a monk, leaving his land divided between his younger brothers? Source: Siguret, Philippe (2000). Histoire du Perche. Fédération des amis du Perche
ALT1: ... that Charles III counterfeited royal money and quarrelled with royal officials? Source: Tricou, Jean (1957). Lyon conté par les médailles (in French). Crédit Lyonnais Dompnier, Bernard (2006). Marie Viallon-Schoneveld (ed.). Un point d'histoire lyonnaise dans un Consulto de Sarpi. Autour du Concile de Trente: actes de la table ronde de Lyon, 28 février 2003. Université de Saint-Etienne
the year of birth and the assertion that he was a "Capetian House of Valois" don't appear to be cited. Cheers — Amakuru (talk) 22:01, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Surtsicna: Any chance you could address the issues flagged by Amakuru above in the near future? If the issues get resolved today, we still might be able to nominate ALT0 for the April Fool's Day set. Cielquiparle (talk) 10:36, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Surtsicna! @Amakuru: Could you please confirm that all your concerns have now been resolved and if so, restore a tick so we can promote this? Cielquiparle (talk) 22:06, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]