Pierre de Wissant
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Pierre de Wissant is one of the historical leaders of Calais whose self-sacrificial role during the Hundred Years’ War is famously immortalized in Auguste Rodin’s sculpture group "The Burghers of Calais."
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burgher of Calais
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ person depicted in sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | city of Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWorkLocation |
Calais, France
NERFINISHED
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Musée Rodin, Paris (casts of The Burghers of Calais) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civicStatus | prominent citizen of Calais ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Hundred Years’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedBy | Auguste Rodin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedIn | The Burghers of Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventContext | siege of Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation | figure in Rodin’s sculpture group The Burghers of Calais ⓘ |
| heritageStatusOfDepiction | major work of French sculpture ⓘ |
| historicalRole | hostage volunteer to the English king ⓘ |
| knownFor | act of civic sacrifice ⓘ |
| languageContext | Old French ⓘ |
| legacy |
symbol of civic heroism
ⓘ
symbol of self-sacrifice in wartime ⓘ |
| memberOf | leading citizens of Calais ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the six burghers who offered themselves to Edward III of England
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self-sacrificial role during the siege of Calais ⓘ |
| opposedBy | King Edward III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | group known as the Burghers of Calais ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | barefoot, in simple clothing, wearing a noose in Rodin’s sculpture ⓘ |
| rememberedIn |
French historical tradition
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art history ⓘ |
| risked | his life to save inhabitants of Calais ⓘ |
| role | burgher of Calais ⓘ |
| sibling | Jacques de Wissant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Burghers of Calais