Roger II of Sicily
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Roger II of Sicily was a 12th-century Norman king who unified southern Italy and Sicily into a powerful, culturally diverse Mediterranean kingdom.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roger II of Sicily canonical | 44 |
| King of Sicily | 1 |
| Roger II, King of Sicily | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T147630 — 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.
Target entity: Roger II of Sicily Context triple: [Normans, notableLeader, Roger II of Sicily]
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Roger I of Sicily
Roger I of Sicily was an 11th-century Norman noble who conquered and founded the County of Sicily, laying the foundations for Norman rule in southern Italy.
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Robert Guiscard
Robert Guiscard was an 11th-century Norman adventurer and military leader who played a key role in the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily, founding Norman rule in the region.
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Eugene Francis of Savoy
Eugene Francis of Savoy was a prominent 17th–18th century general and statesman of the Habsburg Monarchy, renowned for his decisive victories against the Ottoman Empire and France.
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Alba, Duke of Alba
Alba, Duke of Alba, was a prominent 16th-century Spanish general and statesman best known for his harsh rule in the Netherlands and his role in suppressing early stages of the Dutch Revolt.
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E.
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, was a prominent 16th-century Spanish general and statesman renowned for his successful military campaigns in the Low Countries during the Eighty Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Roger II of Sicily Target entity description: Roger II of Sicily was a 12th-century Norman king who unified southern Italy and Sicily into a powerful, culturally diverse Mediterranean kingdom.
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A.
Roger I of Sicily
Roger I of Sicily was an 11th-century Norman noble who conquered and founded the County of Sicily, laying the foundations for Norman rule in southern Italy.
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B.
Robert Guiscard
Robert Guiscard was an 11th-century Norman adventurer and military leader who played a key role in the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily, founding Norman rule in the region.
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C.
Eugene Francis of Savoy
Eugene Francis of Savoy was a prominent 17th–18th century general and statesman of the Habsburg Monarchy, renowned for his decisive victories against the Ottoman Empire and France.
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D.
Alba, Duke of Alba
Alba, Duke of Alba, was a prominent 16th-century Spanish general and statesman best known for his harsh rule in the Netherlands and his role in suppressing early stages of the Dutch Revolt.
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E.
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, was a prominent 16th-century Spanish general and statesman renowned for his successful military campaigns in the Low Countries during the Eighty Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norman ruler
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human ⓘ king ⓘ monarch of Sicily ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Byzantine and Muslim powers at various times ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Palermo Cathedral ⓘ |
| capitalOfHisRealm | Palermo ⓘ |
| child |
Constance of Sicily
ⓘ
Roger III, Duke of Apulia ⓘ Tancred (son of Roger II) ⓘ William I of Sicily ⓘ |
| conflict | wars with the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| coronationDate | 1130-12-25 ⓘ |
| coronationPlace | Palermo ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | County of Sicily ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1095-12-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1154-02-26 ⓘ |
| endTime | as King of Sicily: 1154-02-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Normans ⓘ |
| father | Roger I of Sicily ⓘ |
| givenName | Roger ⓘ |
| house |
Hauteville dynasty
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surface form:
House of Hauteville
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| knownFor |
creating a multicultural Mediterranean court
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employing Arab, Greek, and Latin administrators and scholars ⓘ founding the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ naval expansion in the Mediterranean ⓘ unifying southern Italy and Sicily under one crown ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWritten |
Italian (vernaculars)
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Latin ⓘ Anglo-Norman ⓘ
surface form:
Norman French
|
| mother | Adelaide del Vasto ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Hauteville dynasty
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surface form:
Hauteville family
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| notableWork |
commissioning of the Arab-Norman palace complex in Palermo
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patronage of the Cappella Palatina ⓘ |
| patronage | Islamic, Byzantine, and Latin scholars and artisans ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mileto ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Palermo ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Count of Calabria
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surface form:
Count of Sicily
Duke of Apulia and Calabria ⓘ King of Sicily ⓘ |
| predecessor | title of King of Sicily newly created ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| residence | Palermo ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Sibylla of Burgundy
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surface form:
Beatrice of Rethel
Elvira of Castile ⓘ Sibylla of Burgundy ⓘ |
| startTime | as King of Sicily: 1130-12-25 ⓘ |
| successor | William I of Sicily ⓘ |
| territory |
Duchy of Apulia and Calabria
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Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ |
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Subject: Roger II of Sicily Description of subject: Roger II of Sicily was a 12th-century Norman king who unified southern Italy and Sicily into a powerful, culturally diverse Mediterranean kingdom.
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