Urbain Grandier

French priest
Person human Q726036
Urbain Grandier
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Urbain Grandier

Summary

Urbain Grandier is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bouère[2]. He was born on January 1, 1590[3]. He passed away in Loudun[4]. He died on August 18, 1634[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,168 views/month, #7,039 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bouère[2], Urbain Grandier…
  • Urbain Grandier died in Loudun[4].
  • Urbain Grandier was born on January 1, 1590[3].
  • Urbain Grandier died on August 18, 1634[5].
  • Urbain Grandier held citizenship in Kingdom of France[8].
  • Urbain Grandier worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • Urbain Grandier's religion is recorded as Catholicism[9].
  • Urbain Grandier is recorded as male[10].
  • Urbain Grandier's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Urbain Grandier's Commons category is recorded as Urbain Grandier[12].
  • The cause of death was death by burning[13].
  • Urbain Grandier's family name is recorded as Grandier[14].
  • Urbain Grandier's given name is recorded as Urbain[15].
  • Urbain Grandier's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[16].
  • Urbain Grandier's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Urbain Grandier's convicted of is recorded as witchcraft[18].
  • Urbain Grandier's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[19].
  • Urbain Grandier's present in work is recorded as Urbain Grandier[20].
  • Urbain Grandier's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Urbain Grandier'}[21].
  • Urbain Grandier's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikiproject Witches[22].

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Origins and Family

Urbain Grandier was born in Bouère[2]. He was born on January 1, 1590[3].

Career and Affiliations

Urbain Grandier worked as a Catholic priest[6].

Personal Life

Urbain Grandier's religion is recorded as Catholicism[9].

Death and Burial

Urbain Grandier died on August 18, 1634[5]. He died in Loudun[4]. The cause of death was death by burning[13].

Why It Matters

Urbain Grandier ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,168 views/month, #7,039 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Urbain Grandier born?

Urbain Grandier was born in Bouère[2].

Where did Urbain Grandier die?

Urbain Grandier passed away in Loudun[4].

What did Urbain Grandier do for work?

Urbain Grandier worked as Catholic priest[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00550907
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  3. 26d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cantic id 981058620294406706
    Convicted of witchcraft
    Occupation
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