Template:Infobox pirate/doc

Infobox pirate may be used to summarize information about an individual involved in piracy in a standard manner.

Usage
The infobox should be added using the Infobox pirate template, as shown below:

Parameters

 * name – the full name of the person.
 * image – optional – an image of the person. The image must be given in the form Example.jpg.
 * caption – optional – the text to be placed below the image.
 * nickname – optional – nickname(s) by which the person was known.
 * alias – optional – alias(s) by which the person was known, i.e. valid given names and surnames.
 * type – optional – a specific designation for which particular type of piracy subject was engaged (ex. privateer, buccaneer, corsair, etc.)
 * birth_date – optional – the date of birth, if known, using Birth date or Birth date and age. For unusual cases, such as where only dates of activities are known, the lived parameter may be used instead.
 * death_date – optional – the date of death, if applicable and known, in Death date and age.
 * birth_place – optional – the person's birthplace.
 * death_place – optional – the place where the person died.
 * allegiance – optional – the country or other power the person served. Multiple countries may be indicated together with the corresponding dates.
 * serviceyears – optional – the years during which the person served.
 * base of operations – optional – a general area or stronghold used by person.
 * rank – optional – the highest rank achieved by the person (most often awarded from colonial officials via letters of marque). Unusual cases, such as this rank not being the last achieved, or the rank being awarded posthumously, may be noted. In cases where the person held different ranks in different armies, multiple ranks should be specified with a date and country note for each.
 * commands – optional – for specific ships under direct command of subject.
 * battles – optional – any notable battles or wars in which the person participated. This should be omitted if a campaignbox is used in conjunction with this template.
 * wealth – optional – an estimate of the accumulated wealth gained during career.
 * laterwork – optional – the profession or positions held by the person after they retired from piracy (ex. pirate hunter, farmer, public official, etc.).

Example


Tracking categories

 * – Used by Module:InfoboxImage to track articles where an infobox uses image syntax in the format |image=[[File:Example.jpg]] . To exclude articles from this category, change it to undefined.
 * – Used by Template:Wikidata image to track articles where an infobox has no image but Wikidata has an image name. To exclude articles from this category, add an image or yes to the infobox.
 * – Used by Template:Wikidata image to track articles where an infobox has no image but Wikidata has an image name. To exclude articles from this category, add an image or yes to the infobox.