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윌리엄 키드
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Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean
Key facts
- Born
- c. 1645, Dundee , Angus , Kingdom of Scotland
- Died
- 23 May 1701 (1701-05-23) (aged 56), Wapping , Middlesex , Kingdom of England
- Cause of death
- Execution by hanging
- Type
- Privateer
- Allegiance
- Kingdom of England , Province of New York
- Commands
- Blessed William , Adventure Galley
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Dundee
- Place of death
- Wapping
- Occupation
- pirate
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- Nine Years' War
- Military rank
- captain
- Image
- William Kidd.jpg
- Work location
- New York City
- Convicted of
- murder
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- date of death
- 1701-05-23
- Commons category
- William Kidd
- date of birth
- 1645-01-01
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- P8168
- Warreella
Sources (2)
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