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Joseph de Maistre, an Uncommon card
Joseph Marie, comte de Maistre, was a Savoyard lawyer, diplomat, and political philosopher.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 89
- Power
- 167
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 90,000
Power 167 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Joseph de Maistre quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Joseph de Maistre card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is chiefly remembered as one of the ______ forefathers of modern conservatism.
Answer
intellectual. He is chiefly remembered as one of the intellectual forefathers of modern conservatism. From the Joseph de Maistre article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of the Netherlands. History of the Netherlands 90 · Kakha Kaladze 82 · Joseph de Maistre 78 · First International 74 ATK in WikiCards.
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.
- He is chiefly remembered as one of the intellectual forefathers of modern conservatism.
- Born in the Kingdom of Sardinia, Maistre was noted for his advocacy of monarchism and social stratification in the period immediately following the French Revolution.
- French by language and culture, Maistre was nonetheless a subject of the King of Piedmont–Sardinia, whom he served in various government positions, including stints in the Savoy Senate, as ambassador to the Russian Empire, and as minister of state to the court in Turin.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Joseph de Maistre article was read about 90,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 89: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Joseph de Maistre
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Joseph de Maistre (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
