antipope Gregory VIII
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Antipope Gregory VIII was a rival claimant to the papacy during the early 12th century, supported by the Holy Roman Emperor in opposition to the legitimate pope.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| antipope Gregory VIII canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15553114 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: antipope Gregory VIII Context triple: [Pope Gelasius II, conflict, antipope Gregory VIII]
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Antipope Clement III
Antipope Clement III, originally Guibert of Ravenna, was a rival claimant to the papacy during the Investiture Controversy, backed by Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV against the legitimate popes of his time.
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B.
antipope Felix V
Antipope Felix V was the last historical antipope, a 15th-century Duke of Savoy who was elected by the Council of Basel in opposition to Pope Eugene IV.
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C.
Antipope Felix II
Antipope Felix II was a 4th-century cleric installed in opposition to Pope Liberius during the Arian controversy, later regarded by the Catholic Church as an illegitimate pope.
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D.
Antipope Benedict X
Antipope Benedict X was a mid-11th-century Roman noble and churchman who claimed the papacy in opposition to the reformist faction, leading to his deposition and replacement by Pope Nicholas II.
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E.
Antipope Victor IV
Antipope Victor IV was a 12th-century claimant to the papacy, backed by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa in opposition to the legitimate Pope Alexander III during a major schism in the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: antipope Gregory VIII Target entity description: Antipope Gregory VIII was a rival claimant to the papacy during the early 12th century, supported by the Holy Roman Emperor in opposition to the legitimate pope.
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A.
Antipope Clement III
Antipope Clement III, originally Guibert of Ravenna, was a rival claimant to the papacy during the Investiture Controversy, backed by Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV against the legitimate popes of his time.
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B.
antipope Felix V
Antipope Felix V was the last historical antipope, a 15th-century Duke of Savoy who was elected by the Council of Basel in opposition to Pope Eugene IV.
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C.
Antipope Felix II
Antipope Felix II was a 4th-century cleric installed in opposition to Pope Liberius during the Arian controversy, later regarded by the Catholic Church as an illegitimate pope.
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D.
Antipope Benedict X
Antipope Benedict X was a mid-11th-century Roman noble and churchman who claimed the papacy in opposition to the reformist faction, leading to his deposition and replacement by Pope Nicholas II.
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E.
Antipope Victor IV
Antipope Victor IV was a 12th-century claimant to the papacy, backed by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa in opposition to the legitimate Pope Alexander III during a major schism in the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.