Talk:Dotation

A fact from Dotation appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 January 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that because of dotations made by Napoleon to his supporters the Kingdom of Westphalia was never fiscally solvent under French rule?

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 20:59, 12 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that because of dotations made by Napoleon to his supporters the Duchy of Westphalia was never fiscally solvent under French rule? Source: "in Westphalia alone, nearly 20 percent of public revenues went to satisfy the needs of the donataires, greatly hampering efforts to develop the Westphalian state and preventing it from ever being fiscally solvent" from: Mikaberidze, Alexander (2020). The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History. Oxford University Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-19-995106-2.
- ALT1: ... that Napoleon granted dotations, revenues of conquered lands officially worth 30 million francs per year by 1814, to individuals to gain their support? Source: "to woo talented me who could serve him loyally in exchange for a stake in the new regime the emperor resorted to distributing dotations" from: Mikaberidze, Alexander (2020). The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History. Oxford University Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-19-995106-2. and "by 1814 according to official inventories drawn up for Napoleon, a total of nearly 6,000 donataires had been given dotations worth around 30 million francs a year - officially at least" from Ellis, Geoffrey (6 June 2014). Napoleon. Routledge. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-317-87470-6.
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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 19:21, 8 January 2023 (UTC).[reply]

I assume good faith for the citations. I like ALT1 as the more interesting choice. The article is cited and referenced.

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QPQ: Done.

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Good work, interesting topic Lightburst (talk) 16:51, 9 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]