Gissur Þorvaldsson

Icelandic chief
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Gissur Þorvaldsson

Summary

Gissur Þorvaldsson is a human[1]. He was born on +1208-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1268-01-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Gissur Þorvaldsson was born on +1208-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson died on +1268-01-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson's father was Þorvaldur Gissurarson[5].
  • A child of Gissur Þorvaldsson was Hallur Gissurarson[6].
  • A child of Gissur Þorvaldsson was Ísleifur Gissurarson[7].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson held citizenship in Iceland[8].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson's image is recorded as Coat of arms of King of Iceland (13th century).svg[9].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson is recorded as male[10].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson's family is recorded as Haukdælir family clan[12].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson's noble title is recorded as jarl[13].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 294149066538265601245[14].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qcl_z[15].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Gissur Þorvaldsson'}[16].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000029877700935[17].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson's NE.se ID is recorded as gissur-thorvaldsson[18].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson's Prabook ID is recorded as 2314286[19].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Gissur_Torvaldsson[20].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson's Norsk biografisk leksikon ID is recorded as Gissur_Torvaldsson[21].
  • Gissur Þorvaldsson's Lex ID is recorded as Gizurr_Þorvaldsson[22].

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Origins and Family

Gissur Þorvaldsson was born on +1208-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Þorvaldur Gissurarson[5].

Personal Life

Children include Hallur Gissurarson[6], a feudatory[23], 1234–1253[24] and Ísleifur Gissurarson[7], a Catholic priest[25], 1006–1080[26], of Iceland[27].

Death and Burial

Gissur Þorvaldsson died on +1268-01-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Gissur Þorvaldsson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Who were Gissur Þorvaldsson's parents?

Gissur Þorvaldsson's father was Þorvaldur Gissurarson[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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