Shakespeare's will

1616 last will and testament of William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare's will

Summary

Shakespeare's will is a will[1]. It draws 199 Wikipedia views per month (will category, ranking #4 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shakespeare's will authored William Shakespeare[3].
  • Shakespeare's will is the creator of William Shakespeare[4].
  • Shakespeare's will's instance of is recorded as will[5].
  • Shakespeare's will's collection is recorded as UK National Archives[6].
  • Shakespeare's will's Commons category is recorded as Shakespeare's will[7].
  • Shakespeare's will's language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern English[8].
  • Shakespeare's will's language of work or name is recorded as Neo-Latin[9].
  • Shakespeare's will was released on 1600[10].
  • Shakespeare's will's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114772041[11].
  • Shakespeare's will's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114790443[12].
  • Shakespeare's will's main subject is William Shakespeare[13].
  • Shakespeare's will's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Vicesimo Quinto die Martii Anno Regni Domini nostri Jacobi nunc Regis Angliae etc decimo quarto & Scotie xlixo Annoque Domini 1616 Testamentum Willemi Shackspeare Registretur'}[14].
  • Shakespeare's will's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].

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Designation and Status

Shakespeare's will's instance of is recorded as will[5].

Why It Matters

Shakespeare's will draws 199 Wikipedia views per month (will category, ranking #4 of 10).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Language of work or name Early Modern English, Neo-Latin
    Copyright status public domain
    Publication date
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