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Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, an Uncommon card
D. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal and 1st Count of Oeiras, known as the Marquis of Pombal, was a Portuguese statesman and diplomat.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 158
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 45,000
Power 158 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- During the reign of King Joseph I from 1750 to 1777, Pombal served as the king's leading minister and would become the dominant political force in the Kingdom of Portugal and its overseas empire.
- The son of a country squire and nephew of a prominent cleric, Pombal studied at the University of Coimbra before briefly serving in the Portuguese Army.
- Upon leaving the army, Pombal would return to academic life in Lisbon.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal article was read about 45,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
