Sylvester IV

Italian presbyter and priest, antipope from 1105 to 1111
Person human Q368150
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Sylvester IV

Summary

Sylvester IV is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rome[2]. He was born on +1050-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Holy Roman Empire[4]. He died on +1111-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a presbyter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Sylvester IV's place of birth was Rome[2].
  • Sylvester IV died in Holy Roman Empire[4].
  • Sylvester IV was born on +1050-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sylvester IV died on +1111-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Sylvester IV's professions included presbyter[6].
  • Sylvester IV held the position of bishop[8].
  • Sylvester IV held the position of antipope[9].
  • Sylvester IV's religion is recorded as Catholicism[10].
  • Sylvester IV is recorded as male[11].
  • Sylvester IV's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Sylvester IV's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 74208090[13].
  • Sylvester IV's GND ID is recorded as 100960731[14].
  • Sylvester IV's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hd3p[15].
  • Sylvester IV's given name is recorded as Silvester[16].
  • Sylvester IV's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Sylvester-IV[17].
  • Sylvester IV's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Silvestro'}[18].
  • Sylvester IV's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 141337[19].
  • Sylvester IV's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00695706[20].
  • Sylvester IV's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00166988[21].
  • Sylvester IV's Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID is recorded as antipapa-silvestro-iv[22].
  • Sylvester IV's Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID is recorded as silvestro-iv-antipapa[23].
  • Sylvester IV's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Sylvester_4.[24].
  • Sylvester IV's Orthodox Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 2663028[25].
  • Sylvester IV's Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID is recorded as silvester-silvester-iv[26].
  • Sylvester IV's Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID is recorded as silvestro-iv[27].

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Origins and Family

Sylvester IV's place of birth was Rome[2]. He was born on +1050-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Sylvester IV worked as a presbyter[6]. Positions held include bishop[8], an ecclesiastical occupation[28] and antipope[9], a position[29].

Personal Life

Sylvester IV's religion is recorded as Catholicism[10].

Death and Burial

Sylvester IV died on +1111-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Holy Roman Empire[4].

Why It Matters

Sylvester IV ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Sylvester IV born?

Sylvester IV's place of birth was Rome[2].

Where did Sylvester IV die?

Sylvester IV passed away in Holy Roman Empire[4].

What did Sylvester IV do for work?

Sylvester IV worked as presbyter[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . CERL Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q1128537. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Enciclopedia Treccani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Dizionario di Storia. Retrieved . 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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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