Wigstan

Mercian king and saint
Person human Q2251747
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Wigstan

Summary

Wigstan is a human[1]. He died on +0849-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a monarch[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Wigstan died on +0849-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Wigstan is buried at Evesham Abbey[5].
  • Wigstan's father was Wigmund of Mercia[6].
  • Wigstan's mother was Ælfflæd of Mercia[7].
  • Wigstan held citizenship in Kingdom of Mercia[8].
  • Wigstan worked as a monarch[3].
  • Wigstan held the position of monarch[9].
  • Wigstan is recorded as male[10].
  • Wigstan's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Wigstan's noble title is recorded as prince[12].
  • Wigstan's canonization status is recorded as saint[13].
  • Wigstan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0338tz[14].
  • Wigstan's feast day is recorded as June 1[15].
  • Wigstan's manner of death is recorded as homicide[16].
  • Wigstan's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 39291[17].
  • Wigstan's PASE ID is recorded as 199783[18].
  • Wigstan's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Mercia-263[19].
  • Wigstan's WeRelate person ID is recorded as Wigstan_Unknown_(1)[20].
  • Wigstan's Nominis saint ID is recorded as 11764/Saint-Wistan[21].
  • Wigstan's The Peerage person ID is recorded as p15257.htm#i152563[22].
  • Wigstan's Clavis Clavium ID is recorded as 476917234E79410EB61C26FB38776E23[23].
  • Wigstan's Roglo person ID is recorded as p=wigstan;n=of mercia[24].
  • Wigstan's Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID is recorded as W/Wistan.html[25].
  • Wigstan's Heiligen.net ID is recorded as 06/01/06-01-1000-wistan[26].

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Origins and Family

Wigstan's father was Wigmund of Mercia[6]. His mother was Ælfflæd of Mercia[7].

Career and Affiliations

Wigstan's professions included monarch[3]. He held the position of monarch[9].

Death and Burial

Wigstan died on +0849-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. Burial took place at Evesham Abbey[5].

Why It Matters

Wigstan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Who were Wigstan's parents?

Wigstan's father was Wigmund of Mercia[6]. Wigstan's mother was Ælfflæd of Mercia[7].

What did Wigstan do for work?

Wigstan worked as monarch[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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