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Dante Alighieri

Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
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Dante Alighieri

Summary

Dante Alighieri is a human[1]. He was born in Florence[2]. He was born on May 30, 1265[3]. He passed away in Ravenna[4]. He died on September 13, 1321[5]. He worked as a poet[6], writer[7], prose writer[8], politician[9], and philosopher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137,815 views/month, #5,840 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Florence[2], Dante Alighieri…
  • Dante Alighieri died in Ravenna[4].
  • Dante Alighieri was born on May 30, 1265[3].
  • Dante Alighieri was born on 1265[12].
  • Dante Alighieri was born on 1265[13].
  • Dante Alighieri died on September 13, 1321[5].
  • Dante Alighieri died on September 14, 1321[14].
  • Dante Alighieri died on September 22, 1321[15].
  • Dante Alighieri died on 1321[16].
  • Burial took place at Dante Alighieri's tomb[17].
  • Burial took place at Quadrarco di Braccioforte[18].
  • Burial took place at Quadrarco di Braccioforte[19].
  • Dante Alighieri's father was Alighiero di Bellincione[20].
  • Dante Alighieri's mother was Bella degli Abati[21].
  • Dante Alighieri was married to Gemma Donati[22].
  • A child of Dante Alighieri was Jacopo Alighieri[23].
  • A child of Dante Alighieri was Pietro Alighieri[24].
  • A child of Dante Alighieri was Antonia Alighieri[25].
  • Dante Alighieri held citizenship in Republic of Florence[26].
  • Italian was Dante Alighieri's native language[27].
  • Dante Alighieri is identified as part of the Italians ethnic group[28].
  • Dante Alighieri worked as a poet[6].
  • Dante Alighieri worked as a writer[7].
  • Dante Alighieri worked as a prose writer[8].
  • Dante Alighieri worked as a politician[9].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[29]

  • Country: IT[30]

  • Began / founded: 1265-05-30[31]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1321-09-14[32]

  • Community tags: has german audio plays, has german audiobooks, poet[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6c5a8114-cc72-43bc-a741-00756b317e0e[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Dante Alighieri was born in Florence[2]. Recorded date of birth include May 30, 1265[3] and 1265[12]. His father was Alighiero di Bellincione[20]. His mother was Bella degli Abati[21]. He is identified as part of the Italians ethnic group[28]. Italian was his native language[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], writer[7], prose writer[8], politician[9], philosopher[10], and political theorist[35]. Fields of work include poetry[36], a literary form[37]; literature[38], a type of arts[39]; linguistics[40], an academic discipline[41]; and political philosophy[42], a branch of philosophy[43].

Personal Life

Among Dante Alighieri's spouses was Gemma Donati[22]. Children include Jacopo Alighieri[23], a poet[44], 1289–1348[45]; Pietro Alighieri[24], a magistrate[46], 1300–1364[47], of Republic of Florence[48]; and Antonia Alighieri[25], a religious[49], 1250–1371[50]. His religion is recorded as Catholicism[51].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include September 13, 1321[5], September 14, 1321[14], September 22, 1321[15], and 1321[16]. Dante Alighieri died in Ravenna[4]. The cause of death was malaria[52]. Recorded place of burial include his tomb[17] and Quadrarco di Braccioforte[18].

Why It Matters

Dante Alighieri ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137,815 views/month, #5,840 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 199 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

Where was Dante Alighieri born?

Born in Florence[2], Dante Alighieri…

Where did Dante Alighieri die?

Dante Alighieri passed away in Ravenna[4].

Who were Dante Alighieri's parents?

Dante Alighieri's father was Alighiero di Bellincione[20]. Dante Alighieri's mother was Bella degli Abati[21].

Who was Dante Alighieri married to?

Dante Alighieri's spouses include Gemma Donati[22].

What did Dante Alighieri do for work?

Dante Alighieri worked as poet[6], writer[7], prose writer[8], politician[9], and philosopher[10].

Related Entities

Inferno The Divine Comedy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Q1128537. Retrieved . enciklopedija.hr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Q1128537. Retrieved . enciklopedija.hr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . Croatian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . enciklopedija.hr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . Croatian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . enciklopedija.hr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [36] ↑ . Croatian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . enciklopedija.hr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [38] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [40] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [42] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . enciklopedija.hr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . independent.co.uk. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [51] ↑ . Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Philosophical Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  28. [12] ↑ . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . enciklopedija.hr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [13] ↑ . blogs.loc.gov. blogs.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [5] ↑ . Q1128537. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [14] ↑ . Q1128537. Retrieved . enciklopedija.hr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [15] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [16] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Gerwoman · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Unione romana biblioteche scientifiche id → 2853, 21444, 359288
    Nlb authority id (belarus) → SEK-928221
    Sitelink count → 271
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'av', 'awa', 'a
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  2. 18d ago · Nikosguard · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iași central university library id → 000063371
    Central library of volos authority id → 1815, 25633
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  3. 4w ago · Maxime Ravel · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14840 → 311
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  4. 5w ago · Rettinghaus · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, writer, prose writer +6
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  5. 6w ago · Toghrul R · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → long poem, treatise
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  6. 6w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 8w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Find a grave memorial id → 5101, 18886
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  8. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14688 → 34388
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  9. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 11w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 12w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  12. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  13. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  14. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  15. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → dante, dante-alighieri
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  16. 16w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  17. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0020367-Alighieri-Dante-12651321
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  18. 19w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  19. 21w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rijksmuseum research library authority id → 26127
    The literary encyclopedia person id → 1131
    Sbn author id → CFIV008732
    Joconde author id → T513-7702
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