Papal conclave, 1740
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The Papal conclave of 1740 was the lengthy and contentious election in which the College of Cardinals chose Pope Benedict XIV as the new head of the Catholic Church.
All labels observed (2)
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| Papal conclave of 1740 | 1 |
| Papal conclave, 1740 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21996367 — 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: Papal conclave, 1740 Context triple: [Papal conclave, 1730, successorConclave, Papal conclave, 1740]
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Papal conclave, 1724
The Papal conclave of 1724 was the gathering of Catholic cardinals that elected Pope Benedict XIII following the death of Pope Innocent XIII.
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Papal conclave, 1721
The Papal conclave of 1721 was the gathering of Catholic cardinals that elected Pope Innocent XIII following the death of Pope Clement XI.
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Papal conclave of 1644
The Papal conclave of 1644 was the assembly of Catholic cardinals that elected Pope Innocent X as successor to Pope Urban VIII amid intense factional and political rivalries within the Church and among European powers.
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Papal conclave of 1758
The Papal conclave of 1758 was the gathering of Roman Catholic cardinals that met after the death of Pope Benedict XIV and ultimately chose Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico as Pope Clement XIII.
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Papal conclave, 1700
The Papal conclave of 1700 was the assembly of Catholic cardinals convened after the death of Pope Innocent XII that ultimately elected Pope Clement XI as his successor.
- 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: Papal conclave, 1740 Target entity description: The Papal conclave of 1740 was the lengthy and contentious election in which the College of Cardinals chose Pope Benedict XIV as the new head of the Catholic Church.
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A.
Papal conclave, 1724
The Papal conclave of 1724 was the gathering of Catholic cardinals that elected Pope Benedict XIII following the death of Pope Innocent XIII.
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B.
Papal conclave, 1721
The Papal conclave of 1721 was the gathering of Catholic cardinals that elected Pope Innocent XIII following the death of Pope Clement XI.
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C.
Papal conclave of 1644
The Papal conclave of 1644 was the assembly of Catholic cardinals that elected Pope Innocent X as successor to Pope Urban VIII amid intense factional and political rivalries within the Church and among European powers.
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D.
Papal conclave of 1758
The Papal conclave of 1758 was the gathering of Roman Catholic cardinals that met after the death of Pope Benedict XIV and ultimately chose Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico as Pope Clement XIII.
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E.
Papal conclave, 1700
The Papal conclave of 1700 was the assembly of Catholic cardinals convened after the death of Pope Innocent XII that ultimately elected Pope Clement XI as his successor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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