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This is about [[Wikipedia|Wikipedia's]] article on ''Fausto Veranzio''.

This is about [[Wikipedia|Wikipedia's]] article on ''Fausto Veranzio''.

'''Fausto Veranzio''' is another article on Wikipedia that exhibits [[Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia|nationalistic editing]]. Fausto Veranzio (or ''Faust Vrančić'' in modern [[Croatia|Croatian]]) <ref> Pronounced in Croatian-''Vranchich''. The last ''ch'' is pronounce more softly.</ref> is a individual with a Dalmatian heritage.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wBg90lSgkQQC&pg=PA121&dq=Travels+Into+Dalmatia++Veranzio&hl=en&ei=eYSsTJ6_M4q4vgPk6oWnBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Travels Into Dalmatia] by Abbe Alberto Fortis (p121)</ref>  Additionally he was '''historically''' a citizen of the ''Republic of Venice''. Fausto was a brilliant scientist in his day and is noted for his invention of the parachute.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?lr=&cd=27&num=100&as_brr=0&id=TM2EAAAAIAAJ&dq=Fausto+Veranzio+italian&q=Fausto+Veranzio+Venetian#search_anchor He's in the Paratroops Now] by Alfred Day Rathbone (p172)</ref>  

'''Fausto Veranzio''' is another article on Wikipedia that exhibits [[Nationalistic Editing on Wikipedia|nationalistic editing]]. Fausto Veranzio (or ''Faust Vrančić'' in modern [[Croatia|Croatian]]) <ref> Pronounced in Croatian -''Vranchich''. The last ''ch'' is pronounce more softly.</ref> is a individual with a Dalmatian heritage.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wBg90lSgkQQC&pg=PA121&dq=Travels+Into+Dalmatia++Veranzio&hl=en&ei=eYSsTJ6_M4q4vgPk6oWnBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Travels Into Dalmatia] by Abbe Alberto Fortis (p121)</ref>  Additionally he was '''historically''' a citizen of the ''Republic of Venice''. Fausto was a brilliant scientist in his day and is noted for his invention of the parachute.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?lr=&cd=27&num=100&as_brr=0&id=TM2EAAAAIAAJ&dq=Fausto+Veranzio+italian&q=Fausto+Veranzio+Venetian#search_anchor He's in the Paratroops Now] by Alfred Day Rathbone (p172)</ref>  

{{Cquote|Wikipedia states (3rd of October 2010): '' ... he was a polymath and bishop from Croatia.'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Veranzio|title=Wikipedia: Fausto Veranzio|date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref>}} It must be stated as an fact that Croatia did not exist as a sovereign state for at least three hundred years after his time. Fausto was born in Sibenik<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wJIIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA63&dq=&lr=&as_brr=4&cd=1#v=snippet&q=Veranzio%20Sebenico&f=false A Collection of Modern and Contemporary Voyages & Travels] by Collection. London. Printed for Richards Phillips 6,  Bridge Street-Blackfriars, [[England]]. 1805

{{Cquote|Wikipedia stated on 3rd of October 2010: ''   ... he was a polymath and bishop from Croatia.'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Veranzio|title=Wikipedia: Fausto Veranzio|date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref>}} It must be stated as an '''fact''' that Croatia did not exist as a sovereign state for at least three hundred years after his time. Fausto was born in Sibenik <ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wJIIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA63&dq=&lr=&as_brr=4&cd=1#v=snippet&q=Veranzio%20Sebenico&f=false A Collection of Modern and Contemporary Voyages & Travels] by Collection. London. Printed for Richards Phillips 6,  Bridge Street-Blackfriars, [[England]]. 1805

* Sibenik's old name was Sebenico. </ref> circa 1551 in '''Dalmatia''',  a region of the Republic of Venice in todays modern Croatia. In the 19th century Dalmatia became a province of the [[Austria|Austro]]-Hungarian Empire. Dalmatia as a province, dates back to the Roman Empire <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=j-0LAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA158&dq=Roman+empire+province+Dalmatia&hl=en&ei=jfupTJO8JYuSuwO49cTJDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Roman%20empire%20province%20Dalmatia&f=false The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1] by Edward Gibbon (p158)</ref> and is several centuries older that Croatia itself.

* Sibenik's old name was Sebenico. </ref> circa 1551 in '''Dalmatia''',  a region of the ''Republic of Venice'' in todays modern Croatia. <ref> Under the Treaty of Rapallo (Nov. 12, 1920 between Italy and Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia & Slovenia.), Dalmatia became part of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia & Slovenia which was renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929. In 1991 Dalmatia became part of the independent Republic of Croatia. </ref> In the 19th century Dalmatia became a province of the [[Austria|Austro]]-Hungarian Empire. Dalmatia as a province, dates back to the Roman Empire <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=j-0LAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA158&dq=Roman+empire+province+Dalmatia&hl=en&ei=jfupTJO8JYuSuwO49cTJDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Roman%20empire%20province%20Dalmatia&f=false The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1] by Edward Gibbon (p158)</ref> and is several centuries older than Croatia itself.

This is using Wikipedia for nationalistic propaganda and is not based on fact. It otherwise tainted a ''perfectly'' good article on this unique individual.  

This is using Wikipedia for nationalistic propaganda and is not based on fact. It otherwise tainted a ''perfectly'' good article on this unique individual.  

*'''Encyclopedia Britannica'''-Dalmatia:

*'''Encyclopedia Britannica'''-Dalmatia:

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*''Venetian rule, established in 1420 when the king of Croatia, Ladislas of Naples, ( '''Note Editors''': Ladislas, b. Feb. 11, 1377, Naples [[Italy]]—d. Aug. 6, 1414, Naples, king of Naples, from 1386 claimant to the throne of [[Hungary]] from 1390, and prince of Taranto from 1406. He became a skilled political and military leader, taking advantage of power struggles on the Italian peninsula to greatly expand his kingdom and his power).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/327520/Ladislas|title='''Encyclopedia Britannica''': Ladislas|date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-06}}</ref> ceded the country (referring to Dalmatia - Editors note:) <ref>'''Note''': Added Dalmatia as it is ''referring'' to the country/province Dalmatia .</ref>  to the Venetian republic, ended in 1797. This period was marked by Venetian warfare against the Turks. When the French gave Venice to [[Austria]] under the Treaty of Campo Formio (1797), Dalmatia became Austrian also; but in 1805, under the Treaty of Pressburg, Austria had to cede Dalmatia to Napoleon. It was returned to Austria after Napoleon’s fall and remained an Austrian crownland until 1918.

*''Venetian rule, established in 1420 when the king of Croatia, Ladislas of Naples, ( '''Note Editors''': Ladislas, b. Feb. 11, 1377, Naples [[Italy]]—d. Aug. 6, 1414, Naples, king of Naples, from 1386 claimant to the throne of [[Hungary]] from 1390, and prince of Taranto from 1406. He became a skilled political and military leader, taking advantage of power struggles on the Italian peninsula to greatly expand his kingdom and his power).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/327520/Ladislas|title='''Encyclopedia Britannica''': Ladislas|date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-06}}</ref> ceded the country (referring to Dalmatia - Editors note:) <ref>'''Note''': Added Dalmatia as it is ''referring'' to the country/province Dalmatia .</ref>  to the Venetian republic, ended in 1797.''

*Finally, the Treaty of Rapallo (Nov. 12, 1920) between [[Italy]] and Yugoslavia gave all Dalmatia to the Yugoslavs except the mainland Zadar (Italian: Zara) enclave and the coastal islands of Cres, Losinj (Lussino), and Lastovo.'' <ref>'''Encyclopedia Britannica''': Dalmatia</ref>}}

 

*''This period was marked by Venetian warfare against the Turks. When the French gave Venice to [[Austria]] under the Treaty of Campo Formio (1797), Dalmatia became Austrian also; but in 1805, under the Treaty of Pressburg, Austria had to cede Dalmatia to Napoleon. It was returned to Austria after Napoleon’s fall and remained an Austrian crownland until 1918.''

 

*''Finally, the Treaty of Rapallo (Nov. 12, 1920) between [[Italy]] and Yugoslavia gave all Dalmatia to the Yugoslavs except the mainland Zadar (Italian: Zara) enclave and the coastal islands of Cres, Losinj (Lussino), and Lastovo.'' <ref>'''Encyclopedia Britannica''': Dalmatia</ref>}}

== See also ==

== See also ==