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'''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 {{tl|Infobox pirate}} template, as shown below:

{{Parameter names example | honorific_prefix | name | honorific_suffix | image | image_size | alt | caption | native_name | native_name_lang | birth_name | birth_date | birth_place | baptised | disappeared_date | disappeared_place | disappeared_status | death_date | death_place | death_cause | body_discovered | resting_place | resting_place_coordinates | monuments | nationality | other_names | citizenship | education | alma_mater | occupation | years_active | era | employer | organization | agent | known_for | notable_works | style | height | 
television | title | term | predecessor | successor | party | movement | opponents | boards | criminal_charge | criminal_penalty | criminal_status | spouse | partner | children | parents | relatives | callsign | awards | website | nickname | alias | type | allegiance | serviceyears | base of operations | rank | commands | battles | wealth | laterwork | signature | signature_alt | signature_size | footnotes | module }}

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{{Infobox pirate
| honorific_prefix = 
| name = 
| honorific_suffix = 
| image = 
| image_size = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang = 
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| baptised = 
| disappeared_date = 
| disappeared_place = 
| disappeared_status = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| death_cause = 
| body_discovered = 
| resting_place = 
| resting_place_coordinates = 
| monuments = 
| nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| other_names = 
| citizenship = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| education = 
| alma_mater = 
| occupation = 
| years_active = 
| era = 
| employer = 
| organization = 
| agent = 
| known_for = 
| notable_works = 
| style = 
| height = 
| television = 
| title = 
| term = 
| predecessor = 
| successor = 
| party = 
| movement = 
| opponents = 
| boards = 
| criminal_charge = 
| criminal_penalty = 
| criminal_status = 
| spouse = 
| partner = 
| children = 
| parents = 
| relatives = 
| callsign = 
| awards = 
| website = 
| nickname = 
| alias = 
| type = 
| allegiance = 
| serviceyears = 
| base of operations = 
| rank = 
| commands = 
| battles = 
| wealth = 
| laterwork = 
| signature = 
| signature_alt = 
| signature_size = 
| footnotes = 
| module = 
}}</syntaxhighlight></div>

== Parameters ==
This template accepts all parameters that [[Template:Infobox person]] does. For a complete list, see [[Template:Infobox person/doc#Parameters|here]].

Commonly used parameters:
* '''name''' &ndash; the full name of the person.
* '''image''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; an image of the person.  The image must be given in the form <nowiki>Example.jpg</nowiki>.
* '''caption''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the text to be placed below the image.
* '''nickname''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; nickname(s) by which the person was known.
* '''alias''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; alias(s) by which the person was known, i.e. valid given names and surnames.
* '''type''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; a specific designation for which particular type of piracy subject was engaged (ex. privateer, buccaneer, corsair, etc.) 
* '''birth_date''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the date of birth, if known, using {{Tl|Birth date}} or {{Tl|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''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the date of death, if applicable and known, in {{Tl|Death date and age}}.
* '''birth_place''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the person's birthplace.
* '''death_place''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the place where the person died.
* '''allegiance''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the country or other power the person served. Multiple countries may be indicated together with the corresponding dates.
* '''serviceyears''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the years during which the person served.
* '''base of operations''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; a general area or stronghold used by person. 
* '''rank''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; 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''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; for specific ships under direct command of subject. 
* '''battles''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; 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''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; an estimate of the accumulated wealth gained during career. 
* '''laterwork''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the profession or positions held by the person after they retired from piracy (ex. pirate hunter, farmer, public official, etc.).

== Example ==
{{Infobox pirate
| name		     = Edward Teach
| image		     = Bbeard Sword.jpg
| caption	     = Blackbeard (18th century [[lithography|lithograph]])
| birth_date         = c. 1660
| birth_place	     = [[Bristol]], England
| death_date         = November 22, 1718
| death_place	     = [[Ocracoke, North Carolina]], U.S.
| nickname	     = Blackbeard
| type		     = [[Pirate]]
| allegiance	     = None
| serviceyears	     = 1712–1718
| rank		     = Captain
| base of operations = Atlantic Ocean
| commands	     = ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]''
| battles	     = 
| wealth             = 
| laterwork	     = 
}}

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto; white-space:pre;">
{{Infobox pirate
| name		     = Edward Teach
| image		     = Bbeard Sword.jpg
| caption	     = Blackbeard (18th century [[lithography|lithograph]])
| birth_date         = c. 1660
| birth_place	     = [[Bristol]], England
| death_date         = November 22, 1718
| death_place	     = [[Ocracoke, North Carolina]], U.S.
| nickname	     = Blackbeard
| type		     = [[Pirate]]
| allegiance	     = None
| serviceyears	     = 1712–1718
| rank		     = Captain
| base of operations = Atlantic Ocean
| commands	     = ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]''
| battles	     = 
| wealth             = 
| laterwork	     = 
}}
</syntaxhighlight>
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== Microformat ==
{{UF-hcard-person}}

== Tracking categories ==
* {{Category link with count|Pages using Infobox pirate with unknown parameters}}
* {{Category link with count|Pages using Infobox pirate with conflicting parameters}}
* {{Category link with count|No local image but image on Wikidata}} – 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 {{para|nocat_wdimage|yes}} to the infobox.

== See also ==
* {{tl|Infobox person}}

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