Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo

1812 siege during the Peninsular War
Event siege Q567571
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
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Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo

Summary

Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo is a siege[1]. It draws 227 Wikipedia views per month (siege category, ranking #143 of 1,415).[2]

Key Facts

  • Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo is in the country of Kingdom of Spain[3].
  • Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo's instance of is recorded as siege[4].
  • Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo took place at Ciudad Rodrigo[5].
  • Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo is part of Peninsular War[6].
  • Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo's Commons category is recorded as Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812)[7].
  • Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo began on January 7, 1812[8].
  • Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo ended on January 20, 1812[9].
  • Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.596944444444, 'lon': -6.5225}[10].
  • A participant in Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo was First French Empire[11].
  • A participant in Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • A participant in Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo was Kingdom of Portugal[13].

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When and Where

Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo began on January 7, 1812[8]. It ended on January 20, 1812[9]. It took place at Ciudad Rodrigo[5]. It is in the country of Kingdom of Spain[3].

Context

Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo is part of Peninsular War[6]. Its instance of is recorded as siege[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include First French Empire[11], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12], and Kingdom of Portugal[13].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo include Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo[14], a nobility of Spain[15], in Spain[16], founded in 1812[17].

Why It Matters

Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo draws 227 Wikipedia views per month (siege category, ranking #143 of 1,415).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Entities named for it include Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo[14], a nobility of Spain[15], in Spain[16], founded in 1812[17].

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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [14] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . 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. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 40.596944444444, 'lon': -6.5225}
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  2. 29d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Kingdom of Spain
    Country
    Location Ciudad Rodrigo
    Part of
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 40°35'48.98"N, 6°31'21.00"W, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780981630519; property is not to be used on events (these belong to the location (P27"
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