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- 1 2 Van Tricht 2011, p. 163 (note 26).
- 1 2 Giry 1875, p. 97.
- 1 2 Longnon 1949, p. 119.
- ↑ Van Tricht 2011, p. 163.
- ↑ Longnon 1949, p. 123.
- 1 2 Bon 1969, p. 707.
- ↑ Van Tricht 2011, pp. 381–382 (note 112).
- 1 2 3 Longnon, 1946, p. 149
- ↑ mention that Nicholas died in 1212 by Perra Perra 2011 , Οικογένεια Σεντ Ομέρ probably stems from a misreading of genealogical trees derived of Hopf who mention 1212 as a year of mention in documentary evidence
- ↑ Perra 2011, Οικογένεια Σεντ Ομέρ.