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Pirate infobox
A Pirate infobox may be used to summarize information about an individual involved in piracy in a standard manner.

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


 * name – the full name of the person.
 * lived – the dates of birth and death, usually separated with a dash. Only one should be indicated if only one is known, or if the person is still alive.
 * image – optional – an image of the person. The image must be given in the form [[Image:Example.jpg|300px]] ; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
 * caption – optional – the text to be placed below the image.
 * nickname – optional – nickname(s) or alias(s) by which the person was known.
 * type – optional – a specific designation for which particular type of piracy subject was engaged (ex. privateer, buccaneer, corsair, etc.)
 * placeofbirth – optional – the person's birthplace.
 * placeofdeath – 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.).