Guelphs and Ghibellines

rival political factions in medieval Italy
Intangible political_movement Q187742
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Guelphs and Ghibellines

Summary

Guelphs and Ghibellines is a political movement[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of political_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,590 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Guelphs and Ghibellines's instance of is recorded as political movement[3].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines took place at Italian Peninsula[4].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines is part of Investiture controversy[5].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines's Commons category is recorded as Guelphs and Ghibellines[6].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines comprises Guelphs[7].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines comprises Ghibellines[8].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines comprises Siege of Brescia[9].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines comprises Siege of Pavia[10].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines began on 1120[11].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines ended on 1390[12].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Guelphs and Ghibellines[13].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[16].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].
  • Guelphs and Ghibellines's related category is recorded as Category:Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines[18].

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Definition and Type

Guelphs and Ghibellines's instance of is recorded as political movement[3].

Use and Application

Components include Guelphs[7], a political faction[19], founded in 1120[20]; Ghibellines[8], a political faction[21], founded in 1120[22]; Siege of Brescia[9], a siege[23]; and Siege of Pavia[10], a siege[24], in Italy[25]. Guelphs and Ghibellines is part of Investiture controversy[5].

Why It Matters

Guelphs and Ghibellines ranks in the top 5% of political_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,590 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Related category Category:Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines
    Start time
    Instance of political movement
    Location Italian Peninsula
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543470805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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