Philippe de Monte

Flemish musician and composer
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Philippe de Monte

Summary

Philippe de Monte is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mechelen[2]. He was born on 1521[3]. He died in Prague[4]. He died on July 4, 1603[5]. He worked as a composer[6], conductor[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Mechelen[2], Philippe de Monte…
  • Philippe de Monte died in Prague[4].
  • Philippe de Monte was born on 1521[3].
  • Philippe de Monte died on July 4, 1603[5].
  • Philippe de Monte died on January 1, 1603[10].
  • Philippe de Monte held citizenship in Spanish Netherlands[11].
  • Dutch was Philippe de Monte's native language[12].
  • Philippe de Monte's professions included composer[6].
  • Philippe de Monte worked as a conductor[7].
  • Philippe de Monte worked as a musician[8].
  • Philippe de Monte's field of work was music[13].
  • Philippe de Monte's field of work was composed musical work[14].
  • Philippe de Monte's field of work was music composition[15].
  • Philippe de Monte held the position of court chapel master[16].
  • Among Philippe de Monte's employers was Emperor Rudolf II[17].
  • Philippe de Monte is recorded as male[18].
  • Philippe de Monte's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Philippe de Monte's Commons category is recorded as Philippe de Monte[20].
  • Philippe de Monte's family name is recorded as De Monte[21].
  • Philippe de Monte's given name is recorded as Philippe[22].
  • Philippe de Monte's given name is recorded as Filip[23].
  • Philippe de Monte's work location is recorded as Prague[24].
  • Philippe de Monte's described at URL is recorded as http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/retroboeken/nbwv/#page=300&source=2&accessor=accessor_index&view=imagePane[25].
  • Philippe de Monte's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[26].
  • Philippe de Monte's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: BE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1521[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1603-07-04[31]

  • Community tags: to clean up[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e313dea3-71d4-4d7f-97f4-e3a91ab8d7cb[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Philippe de Monte's place of birth was Mechelen[2]. He was born on 1521[3]. Dutch was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], conductor[7], and musician[8]. Fields of work include music[13], a type of arts[34]; composed musical work[14], a type of work of art[35]; and music composition[15], an academic discipline[36]. Philippe de Monte was employed by Emperor Rudolf II[17]. He held the position of court chapel master[16].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include July 4, 1603[5] and January 1, 1603[10]. Philippe de Monte died in Prague[4].

Why It Matters

Philippe de Monte ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Philippe de Monte born?

Philippe de Monte's place of birth was Mechelen[2].

Where did Philippe de Monte die?

Philippe de Monte died in Prague[4].

What did Philippe de Monte do for work?

Philippe de Monte worked as composer[6], conductor[7], and musician[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . British Museum person-institution thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . Biografisch Portaal. resources.huygens.knaw.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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