Roland

Frankish knight
Person human Q207535
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Roland

Summary

Roland is a human[1]. He was born on +0737-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died in Roncevaux Pass[3]. He died on +0778-08-15T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a knight[5]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (829 views/month, #6,600 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Roland passed away in Roncevaux Pass[3].
  • Roland was born on +0737-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Roland died on +0778-08-15T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Roland held citizenship in Francia[7].
  • Roland's professions included knight[5].
  • Roland held the position of Prefect of the Breton March[8].
  • Roland's image is recorded as HB 2016-0607 photo03 Bremer Roland.jpg[9].
  • Roland is recorded as male[10].
  • Roland's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Roland's noble title is recorded as count[12].
  • Roland's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5722596[13].
  • Roland's GND ID is recorded as 11855395X[14].
  • Roland's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2019012369[15].
  • Roland's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119482423[16].
  • Roland's IdRef ID is recorded as 027441857[17].
  • Roland's Commons category is recorded as Roland[18].
  • Roland's unmarried partner is recorded as Aude[19].
  • Roland's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0syh5[20].
  • Roland's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jn20040227009[21].
  • Roland's given name is recorded as Roland[22].
  • Roland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Roland[23].
  • Roland's Rodovid ID is recorded as 323057[24].
  • Roland's manner of death is recorded as death in battle[25].
  • Roland's Iconclass notation is recorded as 82A(ROLAND)[26].
  • Roland's Iconclass notation is recorded as 82A(ORLANDO)[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Roland was born on +0737-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Roland worked as a knight[5]. He held the position of Prefect of the Breton March[8].

Death and Burial

Roland died on +0778-08-15T00:00:00Z[4]. He died in Roncevaux Pass[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Roland include he[28], a missile model[29] and Caixa de Rotllan[30], a dolmen[31], in France[32].

Why It Matters

Roland ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (829 views/month, #6,600 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for him include he[28], a missile model[29] and Caixa de Rotllan[30], a dolmen[31], in France[32].

FAQs

Where did Roland die?

Roland passed away in Roncevaux Pass[3].

What did Roland do for work?

Roland worked as knight[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . pantheon.world. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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