Jean-Baptiste Belley

former slave from the French West Indies who became a member of the National Convention and the Council of Five Hundred of France
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Summary

Jean-Baptiste Belley is a human[1]. His place of birth was Gorée[2]. He was born on July 1, 1747[3]. He died in Le Palais[4]. He died on August 6, 1805[5]. He worked as a politician[6] and soldier[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (443 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jean-Baptiste Belley's place of birth was Gorée[2].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley passed away in Le Palais[4].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley died in Belle Île[9].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley was born on July 1, 1747[3].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley died on August 6, 1805[5].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley held citizenship in France[10].
  • French was Jean-Baptiste Belley's native language[11].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley worked as a politician[6].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley worked as a soldier[7].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley held the position of Member of the Council of Five Hundred[12].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley held the position of deputy to the National Convention[13].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley is recorded as male[14].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley's Commons category is recorded as Jean-Baptiste Belley[16].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley was part of the conflict American Revolutionary War[17].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley's family name is recorded as Belley[18].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley's given name is recorded as Jean-Baptiste[19].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley's work location is recorded as Paris[20].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley's depicted by is recorded as Jean-Baptiste Belley, member of the National Convention[21].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[22].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jean-Baptiste Belley'}[23].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley's social classification is recorded as slave[24].
  • Jean-Baptiste Belley's social classification is recorded as freedman[25].

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Origins and Family

Jean-Baptiste Belley was born in Gorée[2]. He was born on July 1, 1747[3]. French was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6] and soldier[7]. Positions held include Member of the Council of Five Hundred[12] and deputy to the National Convention[13].

Death and Burial

Jean-Baptiste Belley died on August 6, 1805[5]. Recorded place of death include Le Palais[4], a commune of France[26], in France[27] and Belle Île[9], an island[28], in France[29].

Why It Matters

Jean-Baptiste Belley ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (443 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Jean-Baptiste Belley born?

Jean-Baptiste Belley was born in Gorée[2].

Where did Jean-Baptiste Belley die?

Jean-Baptiste Belley died in Le Palais[4].

What did Jean-Baptiste Belley do for work?

Jean-Baptiste Belley worked as politician[6] and soldier[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Sycomore. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Sycomore. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 10d ago · C960657 · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → Jean-Baptiste_Belley
    Sitelink count → 12
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ht', 'id', 'ja', 'nl', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: Jean-Baptiste_Belley"
  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, soldier
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Given name → Jean-Baptiste
    Occupation → politician, soldier
    Native language → French
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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