Herwig von Meissen

Bishop of Meissen
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Summary

Herwig von Meissen was born on 1100[1] in Wurzen[2]. He died on June 27, 1119[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4], Catholic bishop[5], and bishop[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[8]
  • Position held: Roman Catholic Bishop of Meissen[9], bishop[10]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Given name: Herwig[13]
  • Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[15]

Why It Matters

Herwig von Meissen is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

Where was Herwig von Meissen born?

Herwig von Meissen's place of birth was Wurzen[2].

What did Herwig von Meissen do for work?

Herwig von Meissen worked as a Catholic priest[4], Catholic bishop[5], and bishop[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 3
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische biografie (gnd) id → 2138
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55956|batch #55956]]: migrate GND to own IDs"
  3. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sächsische biografie (gnd) id → 2138
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sächsische biografie (gnd) id: 137326424, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789158480789"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, bishop
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31725|batch #31725]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (19)"
  5. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Personendatenbank germania sacra id → 046-03578-001
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/122z2gw0
    Wissens-aggregator mittelalter und frühe neuzeit id → WIAG-Pers-EPISCGatz-04446-001
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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