"It would be of interest," Geanakoplos observes, "to know who took the initiative to promote the marriage alliance; whether Manfred's marriage preceded that of William of Achaea to Anna, another daughter of Michael II; and, most important, whether Manfred's Epirote possessions were secured from Michael II actually as a result of conquest or as a dowry."
"Ini akan menarik," Geanakoplos mengamati, "untuk mengetahui siapa yang mengambil inisiatif untuk mempromosikan aliansi pernikahan; apakah pernikahan Manfredi mendahului pernikahan Guillaume dari Akhaya dengan Anna, putri lain Mikhael II; dan, yang paling penting, apakah kepemilikan Epirote Manfredi diamankan dari Mikhael II sebenarnya sebagai hasil dari penaklukan atau sebagai mahar."