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Year of the Three Emperors

the year 1888, in which Wilhelm I of Germany died in March, to be succeeded by his son Frederick III, who died in June, to be succeeded by his son Wilhelm II
Intangible year Q698142
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Year of the Three Emperors

Summary

Year of the Three Emperors is a year[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of year entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month, #12 of 1,578).[2]

Key Facts

  • Year of the Three Emperors's instance of is recorded as year[3].
  • Wilhelm I is named after Year of the Three Emperors[4].
  • Frederick III, German Emperor is named after Year of the Three Emperors[5].
  • Wilhelm II is named after Year of the Three Emperors[6].
  • Year of the Three Emperors's GND ID is recorded as 7504585-0[7].
  • Year of the Three Emperors's point in time is recorded as +1888-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Year of the Three Emperors's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01k6d0[9].
  • Year of the Three Emperors's WikiKids ID is recorded as Driekeizerjaar_(1888)[10].
  • Year of the Three Emperors's museum-digital tag ID is recorded as 7036[11].

Why It Matters

Year of the Three Emperors ranks in the top 0.76% of year entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month, #12 of 1,578).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Frederick III, German Emperor Wilhelm I Wilhelm II

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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