Juan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of Medinaceli
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Juan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of Medinaceli, was a prominent 16th-century Spanish nobleman and military leader who served the Habsburg monarchy in key Mediterranean campaigns against the Ottoman Empire.
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| Juan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of Medinaceli canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17893458 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Juan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of Medinaceli Context triple: [Battle of Djerba, commander, Juan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of Medinaceli]
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A.
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque, was a Spanish nobleman and colonial viceroy whose title and name inspired the naming of the city of Albuquerque in present-day New Mexico.
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B.
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Luna, 2nd Duke of the Infantado
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Luna, 2nd Duke of the Infantado, was a powerful 15th-century Castilian nobleman and courtier who played a prominent role in the politics of late medieval Spain as head of the influential House of Mendoza.
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C.
Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque
Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque, was a Spanish nobleman of the powerful House of Alburquerque who held high aristocratic rank and influence in early modern Spain.
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D.
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Duke of the Infantado
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Duke of the Infantado, was a powerful 15th-century Castilian nobleman and statesman who became one of the most influential grandees of Spain through his military, political, and courtly roles.
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E.
Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia, was a prominent Spanish nobleman of the powerful House of Medina Sidonia and the father of Luisa de Guzmán, future queen consort of Portugal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Juan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of Medinaceli Target entity description: Juan de la Cerda, 4th Duke of Medinaceli, was a prominent 16th-century Spanish nobleman and military leader who served the Habsburg monarchy in key Mediterranean campaigns against the Ottoman Empire.
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A.
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque, was a Spanish nobleman and colonial viceroy whose title and name inspired the naming of the city of Albuquerque in present-day New Mexico.
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B.
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Luna, 2nd Duke of the Infantado
Íñigo López de Mendoza y Luna, 2nd Duke of the Infantado, was a powerful 15th-century Castilian nobleman and courtier who played a prominent role in the politics of late medieval Spain as head of the influential House of Mendoza.
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C.
Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque
Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque, was a Spanish nobleman of the powerful House of Alburquerque who held high aristocratic rank and influence in early modern Spain.
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D.
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Duke of the Infantado
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Duke of the Infantado, was a powerful 15th-century Castilian nobleman and statesman who became one of the most influential grandees of Spain through his military, political, and courtly roles.
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E.
Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán, 8th Duke of Medina Sidonia, was a prominent Spanish nobleman of the powerful House of Medina Sidonia and the father of Luisa de Guzmán, future queen consort of Portugal.
- F. None of above. chosen
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