Windsor Castle

Summary

Windsor Castle is a royal palace^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of royal_palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,933 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Windsor Castle is located in Windsor and Maidenhead^[3].
• Windsor Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Windsor Castle is on the body of water River Thames^[5].
• Windsor Castle's instance of is recorded as royal palace^[6].
• Windsor Castle's instance of is recorded as English country house^[7].
• Windsor Castle's instance of is recorded as castle^[8].
• Windsor Castle's instance of is recorded as palace^[9].
• Windsor Castle's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[10].
• Windsor Castle's instance of is recorded as historic house museum^[11].
• Windsor Castle's instance of is recorded as Residence of the British Royal Family^[12].
• Windsor Castle's architect is recorded as Hugh May^[13].
• Windsor Castle's commissioned by is recorded as William the Conqueror^[14].
• Windsor Castle is owned by the Crown^[15].
• Windsor is named after Windsor Castle^[16].
• Windsor Castle's architectural style is recorded as Perpendicular Gothic^[17].
• Windsor Castle took place at Windsor^[18].
• Windsor Castle's postal code is recorded as SL4 1NJ^[19].
• Windsor Castle is part of Royal Collection^[20].
• Windsor Castle's Commons category is recorded as Windsor Castle^[21].
• Windsor Castle's occupant is recorded as Henry I of England^[22].
• Windsor Castle's occupant is recorded as Henry II of England^[23].
• Windsor Castle's occupant is recorded as Henry III of England^[24].
• Windsor Castle's occupant is recorded as Edward III of England^[25].
• Windsor Castle's occupant is recorded as Henry V of England^[26].
• Windsor Castle's occupant is recorded as Henry VIII of England^[27].

Body

Founding

+1070-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Windsor Castle^[28].

Identity

Windsor Castle is part of Royal Collection^[20].

Ownership

Windsor Castle is owned by the Crown^[15].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Windsor Castle include House of Windsor^[29], a royal house^[30], founded in 1917^[31] and Windsor Palace^[32], a palace^[33], in Thailand^[34].

Why It Matters

Windsor Castle ranks in the top 3% of royal_palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,933 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include House of Windsor^[29], a royal house^[30], founded in 1917^[31] and Windsor Palace^[32], a palace^[33], in Thailand^[34].