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Turgesius

Viking chief in Ireland
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Summary

Turgesius was born on 850[1]. He died on January 1, 845[2]. He worked as a monarch[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Sex or gender: male[5]
  • Cause of death: execution by drowning[6]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[7]
  • Sibling: Bjørn Farmann[8], Guttorm Haraldsson[9]

Why It Matters

Turgesius has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

FAQs

What did Turgesius do for work?

Turgesius worked as a monarch[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Bjørn Farmann, Guttorm Haraldsson
    Sex or gender → male
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → monarch
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
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