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Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, a Common card
Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby was an English nobleman, styled Marquess of Normanby from 1716 to 1721.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 37
- DEF
- 18
- Power
- 55
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,300
Power 55 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.
Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Through his mother, Catherine Sheffield, he was a ______ of King James II.
Answer
grandson. Through his mother, Catherine Sheffield, he was a grandson of King James II. From the Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The legitimate son of John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, he succeeded his father in ____.
Answer
1720s. The legitimate son of John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, he succeeded his father in 1721. From the Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 15th Duke of Alba. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 15th Duke of Alba 14,000 · Otto Kiep 7,600 · Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby 5,300 · Flor Almón 92 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Through his mother, Catherine Sheffield, he was a grandson of King James II.
- The legitimate son of John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, he succeeded his father in 1721.
- He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford in 1732 and died of consumption in Rome in 1735.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby article was read about 5,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 37 and blocks with 18: each hit it takes is cut by 7 %.
How to get Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Artist George Vertue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
