William the Breton

Summary

William the Breton is a human^[1]. Born in Brittany^[2], he… he was born on +1165-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +1225-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a religious figure^[5], chronicler^[6], chaplain^[7], and Catholic priest^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• William the Breton was born in Brittany^[2].
• William the Breton was born on +1165-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William the Breton died on +1225-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4].
• William the Breton held citizenship in Kingdom of France^[10].
• Old French was William the Breton's native language^[11].
• medieval Latin was William the Breton's native language^[12].
• William the Breton's professions included religious figure^[5].
• William the Breton's professions included chronicler^[6].
• William the Breton's professions included chaplain^[7].
• William the Breton worked as a Catholic priest^[8].
• William the Breton was employed by Philip II of France^[13].
• A notable work attributed to William the Breton is Gesta Philippi Augusti^[14].
• A notable work attributed to William the Breton is Philippidos^[15].
• William the Breton's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[16].
• William the Breton is recorded as male^[17].
• William the Breton's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• William the Breton's Commons category is recorded as Guillaume Le Breton^[19].
• William the Breton's family name is recorded as Le Breton^[20].
• William the Breton's given name is recorded as William^[21].
• William the Breton's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• William the Breton's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• William the Breton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Old French^[24].
• William the Breton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as medieval Latin^[25].
• William the Breton's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Guillaume Le Breton'}^[26].
• William the Breton's different from is recorded as Guillaume le Breton^[27].

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Origins and Family

William the Breton's place of birth was Brittany^[2]. He was born on +1165-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. Native languages include Old French^[11] and medieval Latin^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include religious figure^[5], chronicler^[6], chaplain^[7], and Catholic priest^[8]. William the Breton was employed by Philip II of France^[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Gesta Philippi Augusti^[14], a literary work^[28], written by William the Breton^[29] and Philippidos^[15].

Personal Life

William the Breton's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[16].

Death and Burial

William the Breton died on +1225-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

William the Breton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

FAQs

Where was William the Breton born?

William the Breton was born in Brittany^[2].

What did William the Breton do for work?

William the Breton worked as religious figure^[5], chronicler^[6], chaplain^[7], and Catholic priest^[8].