Balthazar

according to Christian tradition, a king of Arabia and youngest of the three Magi who visited Jesus and gave the gift of myrrh; usually portrayed in paintings with the darkest hair of the three kings, or the darkest skin of the three kings
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Balthazar
Girolamo da Santacroce · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Balthazar

Summary

Balthazar is a human biblical figure[1]. He worked as an astrologer[2] and sage[3]. He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4]

Key Facts

  • Balthazar is identified as part of the Black people ethnic group[5].
  • Balthazar worked as an astrologer[2].
  • Balthazar worked as a sage[3].
  • Balthazar was a member of Biblical Magi[6].
  • Balthazar is recorded as male[7].
  • Balthazar's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[8].
  • Balthazar's Commons category is recorded as Balthazar (dark-skinned Wise Man)[9].
  • Balthazar's uses is recorded as gold[10].

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Origins and Family

Balthazar is identified as part of the Black people ethnic group[5].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astrologer[2] and sage[3].

Why It Matters

Balthazar has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

FAQs

What did Balthazar do for work?

Balthazar worked as astrologer[2] and sage[3].

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id 00008238n
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id 151058886
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id 10852504-n
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  2. 7d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Uses gold
    Ethnic group Black people
    Occupation
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 0CAB-EB1D-5307-3E9C-1A2C, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
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