Maria of Trebizond
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Maria of Trebizond was a Byzantine empress consort from the ruling house of the Empire of Trebizond who became the third wife of Emperor John VIII Palaiologos in the 15th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maria of Trebizond canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1744857 — 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: Maria of Trebizond Context triple: [John VIII Palaiologos, spouse, Maria of Trebizond]
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Sophia Palaiologina
Sophia Palaiologina was a Byzantine princess whose marriage to Ivan III of Russia helped transfer Byzantine imperial prestige and traditions to the emerging Russian state.
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Alice of Lusignan
Alice of Lusignan was a 13th-century French noblewoman of the Lusignan family, notable as a daughter of Isabella of Angoulême and half-sister to England’s King Henry III’s children.
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C.
Empress Licinia Eudoxia
Empress Licinia Eudoxia was a 5th-century Roman empress, daughter of Emperor Theodosius II and wife of Valentinian III, whose life was marked by dynastic politics, court intrigue, and the dramatic crises of the late Western Roman Empire.
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Theodora Tocco
Theodora Tocco was a 15th-century noblewoman from the influential Tocco family who became the first wife of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine emperor.
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E.
Empress Helena Palaiologina
Empress Helena Palaiologina, born Helena Dragaš, was a Serbian-born Byzantine empress consort and later nun who became notable as the mother of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Maria of Trebizond Target entity description: Maria of Trebizond was a Byzantine empress consort from the ruling house of the Empire of Trebizond who became the third wife of Emperor John VIII Palaiologos in the 15th century.
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A.
Sophia Palaiologina
Sophia Palaiologina was a Byzantine princess whose marriage to Ivan III of Russia helped transfer Byzantine imperial prestige and traditions to the emerging Russian state.
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B.
Alice of Lusignan
Alice of Lusignan was a 13th-century French noblewoman of the Lusignan family, notable as a daughter of Isabella of Angoulême and half-sister to England’s King Henry III’s children.
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C.
Empress Licinia Eudoxia
Empress Licinia Eudoxia was a 5th-century Roman empress, daughter of Emperor Theodosius II and wife of Valentinian III, whose life was marked by dynastic politics, court intrigue, and the dramatic crises of the late Western Roman Empire.
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D.
Theodora Tocco
Theodora Tocco was a 15th-century noblewoman from the influential Tocco family who became the first wife of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine emperor.
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E.
Empress Helena Palaiologina
Empress Helena Palaiologina, born Helena Dragaš, was a Serbian-born Byzantine empress consort and later nun who became notable as the mother of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine empress consort
ⓘ
member of the Trapezuntine imperial family ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Palaiologos dynasty ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Empire of Trebizond ⓘ |
| court |
imperial court of Constantinople
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine imperial court
|
| culture | Byzantine Greek ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| family | Komnenos dynasty ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Empire of Trebizond ⓘ |
| house | Komnenos ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | third wife of John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ |
| marriageCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| marriageType | dynastic marriage ⓘ |
| motherland |
Trabzon
ⓘ
surface form:
Trebizond
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| nobleFamily | Komnenos dynasty ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being third wife of Byzantine emperor John VIII Palaiologos
ⓘ
linking the imperial houses of Trebizond and Constantinople ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
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| positionHeld |
Byzantine empress consort
ⓘ
Empress consort of the Romans ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| residence |
imperial court of Constantinople
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine imperial court
Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
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| spouse | John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | Byzantine emperor ⓘ |
| spouseTitle | Emperor of the Romans ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| title |
Augusta
ⓘ
Empress of Rome ⓘ
surface form:
Empress of the Romans
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Subject: Maria of Trebizond Description of subject: Maria of Trebizond was a Byzantine empress consort from the ruling house of the Empire of Trebizond who became the third wife of Emperor John VIII Palaiologos in the 15th century.
Referenced by (1)
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