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:::::::In fairness, there are also counter-examples. The OCD 2d Edition does this in the articles about emperors I checked. Usage is not even close to uniform, but where that is the case, Wikipedia comes down in favour of not capitalizing things. I have of course been on the opposite side in some debates (Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, for example, where there are two of them to distinguish, and local sources, at least, consistently treat them as proper names of regions, and capitalize them; but I lost on this one).
:::::::As for why Julian's name wasn't used in this instance, I believe it was because he had just been named in a preceding sentence, and the writer was trying not to repeat "Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla" too many times. Or I may have misunderstood your question! [[User:P Aculeius|P Aculeius]] ([[User talk:P Aculeius|talk]]) 18:24, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
::::::::When I asked for examples that contradict using uppercase, I was asking for examples from Wikipedia policies & guidelines, not off-Wikipedia examples or examples from within article space. I thought someone was saying there was some example in the Wikipedia MoS. In any case, I don't see anything wrong with rephrasing to avoid the construction. — [[User:BarrelProof|BarrelProof]] ([[User talk:BarrelProof|talk]]) 18:31, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
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