Cangrande I della Scala
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Cangrande I della Scala was a powerful 14th-century lord of Verona and military leader of the Scaliger dynasty, renowned as a patron of Dante Alighieri and a key figure in northern Italian politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cangrande I della Scala canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18831987 — 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: Cangrande I della Scala Context triple: [della Scala family, notableMember, Cangrande I della Scala]
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A.
Bartolomeo I della Scala
Bartolomeo I della Scala was a 13th-century lord of Verona and an early member of the Scaliger dynasty who helped establish the family’s political dominance in the city.
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B.
Ludovico Visconti
Ludovico Visconti was an Italian architect active in France, known for his influential 19th-century designs and contributions to Parisian museum architecture.
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C.
Stefano Visconti
Stefano Visconti was a 14th-century Italian nobleman of the powerful Visconti family who played a significant role in the political life of Milan.
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D.
Lodovico Visconti
Lodovico Visconti was a member of the powerful Visconti dynasty that ruled Milan in the late Middle Ages, known primarily through his marriage into the main branch of the family.
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E.
Ottone Visconti
Ottone Visconti was a 13th-century archbishop of Milan who founded the Visconti dynasty’s rule over the city, laying the groundwork for its later prominence in northern Italy.
- 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: Cangrande I della Scala Target entity description: Cangrande I della Scala was a powerful 14th-century lord of Verona and military leader of the Scaliger dynasty, renowned as a patron of Dante Alighieri and a key figure in northern Italian politics.
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A.
Bartolomeo I della Scala
Bartolomeo I della Scala was a 13th-century lord of Verona and an early member of the Scaliger dynasty who helped establish the family’s political dominance in the city.
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B.
Ludovico Visconti
Ludovico Visconti was an Italian architect active in France, known for his influential 19th-century designs and contributions to Parisian museum architecture.
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C.
Stefano Visconti
Stefano Visconti was a 14th-century Italian nobleman of the powerful Visconti family who played a significant role in the political life of Milan.
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D.
Lodovico Visconti
Lodovico Visconti was a member of the powerful Visconti dynasty that ruled Milan in the late Middle Ages, known primarily through his marriage into the main branch of the family.
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E.
Ottone Visconti
Ottone Visconti was a 13th-century archbishop of Milan who founded the Visconti dynasty’s rule over the city, laying the groundwork for its later prominence in northern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.