Avignon papal line
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The Avignon papal line refers to the succession of rival popes (antipopes) based in Avignon who opposed the Roman papacy during and after the Western Schism in the late Middle Ages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Avignon papal line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21293691 — 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: Avignon papal line Context triple: [Clement VIII (Avignon antipope), continued, Avignon papal line]
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A.
Papal Family
The Papal Family is the group of clergy and lay officials who assist and accompany the Pope in his daily spiritual, liturgical, and administrative life within the Vatican.
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B.
House of Valois-Anjou
The House of Valois-Anjou was a cadet branch of the French royal Valois dynasty that held significant territories in Anjou, Provence, and parts of Italy, and played a major role in late medieval European politics.
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C.
Villehardouin dynasty
The Villehardouin dynasty was a prominent Frankish noble family that ruled the Principality of Achaea in medieval Greece following the Fourth Crusade.
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D.
Piccolomini family
The Piccolomini family was a prominent noble lineage from Siena, Italy, that produced influential churchmen and two popes during the Renaissance.
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E.
Coucy dynasty
The Coucy dynasty was a powerful medieval French noble house best known for its formidable lords of Coucy and their massive fortress in Picardy.
- 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: Avignon papal line Target entity description: The Avignon papal line refers to the succession of rival popes (antipopes) based in Avignon who opposed the Roman papacy during and after the Western Schism in the late Middle Ages.
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A.
Papal Family
The Papal Family is the group of clergy and lay officials who assist and accompany the Pope in his daily spiritual, liturgical, and administrative life within the Vatican.
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B.
House of Valois-Anjou
The House of Valois-Anjou was a cadet branch of the French royal Valois dynasty that held significant territories in Anjou, Provence, and parts of Italy, and played a major role in late medieval European politics.
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C.
Villehardouin dynasty
The Villehardouin dynasty was a prominent Frankish noble family that ruled the Principality of Achaea in medieval Greece following the Fourth Crusade.
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D.
Piccolomini family
The Piccolomini family was a prominent noble lineage from Siena, Italy, that produced influential churchmen and two popes during the Renaissance.
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E.
Coucy dynasty
The Coucy dynasty was a powerful medieval French noble house best known for its formidable lords of Coucy and their massive fortress in Picardy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.