Philippe de Commines

writer and diplomat (1447-1511)
Person human Q437423
Philippe de Commines
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Philippe de Commines

Summary

Philippe de Commines is a human[1]. His place of birth was Renescure[2]. He was born on +1447-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Argenton-Château[4]. He died on +1511-10-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6], diplomat[7], historian[8], essayist[9], and politician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Philippe de Commines's place of birth was Renescure[2].
  • Philippe de Commines passed away in Argenton-Château[4].
  • Philippe de Commines was born on +1447-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Philippe de Commines died on +1511-10-28T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Philippe de Commines died on +1511-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Philippe de Commines's father was Colart II de La Clyte, Seigneur de Renescure[13].
  • Philippe de Commines's mother was Marguerite d'Armuyden[14].
  • Philippe de Commines held citizenship in Kingdom of France[15].
  • French was Philippe de Commines's native language[16].
  • Philippe de Commines's professions included writer[6].
  • Philippe de Commines worked as a diplomat[7].
  • Philippe de Commines's professions included historian[8].
  • Philippe de Commines worked as an essayist[9].
  • Philippe de Commines's professions included politician[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Philippe de Commines is Les memoires[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Philippe de Commines is Letters[18].
  • Philippe de Commines's image is recorded as Commynes-recueil-Arras.jpg[19].
  • Philippe de Commines is recorded as male[20].
  • Philippe de Commines's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Philippe de Commines's ISNI is recorded as 000000011686395X[22].
  • Philippe de Commines's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 92478972[23].
  • Philippe de Commines's GND ID is recorded as 118521721[24].
  • Philippe de Commines's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78088923[25].
  • Philippe de Commines's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11897461j[26].
  • Philippe de Commines's IdRef ID is recorded as 026796643[27].

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Origins and Family

Philippe de Commines's place of birth was Renescure[2]. He was born on +1447-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Colart II de La Clyte, Seigneur de Renescure[13]. His mother was Marguerite d'Armuyden[14]. French was his native language[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], diplomat[7], historian[8], essayist[9], and politician[10].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Les memoires[17], a literary work[28], written by Philippe de Commines[29] and Letters[18].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1511-10-28T00:00:00Z[5] and +1511-01-01T00:00:00Z[12]. Philippe de Commines died in Argenton-Château[4].

Why It Matters

Philippe de Commines ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Philippe de Commines born?

Philippe de Commines was born in Renescure[2].

Where did Philippe de Commines die?

Philippe de Commines passed away in Argenton-Château[4].

Who were Philippe de Commines's parents?

Philippe de Commines's father was Colart II de La Clyte, Seigneur de Renescure[13]. Philippe de Commines's mother was Marguerite d'Armuyden[14].

What did Philippe de Commines do for work?

Philippe de Commines worked as writer[6], diplomat[7], historian[8], essayist[9], and politician[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . literairgent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  24. [17] . wikidata.org.
  25. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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