Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
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Alessandro Farnese was a powerful 16th-century Italian cardinal and patron of the arts, known for his immense wealth, political influence in the Papal States, and major architectural commissions in Rome.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Alessandro Farnese | 7 |
| Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) canonical | 3 |
| Alessandro Farnese | 2 |
| Cardinal Alessandro Farnese the Younger | 2 |
| Alessandro Farnese (duke) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1986942 — 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: Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) Context triple: [Farnese, notableMember, Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)]
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Odoardo Farnese
Odoardo Farnese was a 17th-century Italian nobleman of the influential Farnese family who became Duke of Parma and Piacenza.
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Cardinal Scipione Borghese
Cardinal Scipione Borghese was a powerful early 17th-century Italian cardinal, art collector, and patron of artists like Bernini and Caravaggio, who played a key role in shaping Baroque art in Rome.
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Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma
Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, was an Italian nobleman of the Farnese family who ruled Parma and Piacenza at the turn of the 17th century, consolidating ducal authority and patronizing the arts.
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Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni
Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni was an influential late 17th- and early 18th-century Roman patron of the arts and powerful churchman, renowned for supporting leading Baroque composers and artists.
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Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, was a 16th-century Italian nobleman and ruler of Parma and Piacenza from the influential Farnese family, noted for his political maneuvering within the turbulent Italian Wars and the broader Habsburg–Valois rivalry.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) Target entity description: Alessandro Farnese was a powerful 16th-century Italian cardinal and patron of the arts, known for his immense wealth, political influence in the Papal States, and major architectural commissions in Rome.
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A.
Odoardo Farnese
Odoardo Farnese was a 17th-century Italian nobleman of the influential Farnese family who became Duke of Parma and Piacenza.
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B.
Cardinal Scipione Borghese
Cardinal Scipione Borghese was a powerful early 17th-century Italian cardinal, art collector, and patron of artists like Bernini and Caravaggio, who played a key role in shaping Baroque art in Rome.
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Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma
Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, was an Italian nobleman of the Farnese family who ruled Parma and Piacenza at the turn of the 17th century, consolidating ducal authority and patronizing the arts.
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Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni
Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni was an influential late 17th- and early 18th-century Roman patron of the arts and powerful churchman, renowned for supporting leading Baroque composers and artists.
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Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, was a 16th-century Italian nobleman and ruler of Parma and Piacenza from the influential Farnese family, noted for his political maneuvering within the turbulent Italian Wars and the broader Habsburg–Valois rivalry.
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Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic cardinal
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Italian noble ⓘ Renaissance patron of the arts ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Church of the Gesù, Rome
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surface form:
Church of the Gesù
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Italy
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Papal States ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1520-10-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1589-03-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Bologna
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University of Padua ⓘ |
| familyName | Farnese ⓘ |
| father | Pier Luigi Farnese ⓘ |
| givenName | Alessandro ⓘ |
| grandfather | Pope Paul III ⓘ |
| knownFor |
immense wealth
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major architectural commissions in Rome ⓘ patronage of painters and architects ⓘ political influence in the Papal States ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| mother | Gerolama Orsini ⓘ |
| movement |
Renaissance Italy
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surface form:
Italian Renaissance
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| nobleFamily | House of Farnese ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Duke of Castro ⓘ |
| notableWork |
patronage of the Church of the Gesù in Rome
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patronage of the Collegio Romano buildings ⓘ patronage of the Farnese Chapel in the Church of the Gesù ⓘ patronage of the Oratorio del Gonfalone in Rome ⓘ patronage of the Palazzo Farnese in Rome ⓘ patronage of the Villa Farnesina gardens ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Papal conclave of 1549–1550
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surface form:
Papal conclave, 1549–1550
Papal conclave of 1555 ⓘ
surface form:
Papal conclave, 1555 (April)
Papal conclave of 1555 ⓘ
surface form:
Papal conclave, 1555 (May)
Papal conclave, 1559 ⓘ Papal conclave, 1565–1566 ⓘ Papal conclave, 1572 ⓘ Papal conclave, 1585 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Papal States
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Rome ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Papal States
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Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Abbot commendatory of Farfa
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Abbot commendatory of Tre Fontane ⓘ Bishop of Monreale ⓘ Bishop of Ostia e Velletri ⓘ Bishop of Parma ⓘ Bishop of Sabina ⓘ Bishop of Sabina ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Tusculum (Frascati)
Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church ⓘ cardinal-bishop ⓘ cardinal-deacon ⓘ cardinal-priest ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| residence |
Palazzo Farnese (Rome)
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surface form:
Palazzo Farnese, Rome
Rome ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) Description of subject: Alessandro Farnese was a powerful 16th-century Italian cardinal and patron of the arts, known for his immense wealth, political influence in the Papal States, and major architectural commissions in Rome.
Referenced by (15)
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