Lombard League
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The Lombard League was a medieval alliance of northern Italian city-states that united to resist and limit the authority of the Holy Roman Emperors in Italy.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lombard League canonical | 29 |
| Lega Lombarda (Lombard League) | 1 |
| Lombard League (historically) | 1 |
| Lombard League communes | 1 |
| Lombard League forces | 1 |
| Lombard League–Holy Roman Empire conflict | 1 |
| wars of the Lombard League | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2141873 — 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: Lombard League Context triple: [Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, conflictWith, Lombard League]
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A.
Swabian League
The Swabian League was a powerful alliance of princes, cities, and knights in southwestern Germany that defended regional order and princely authority in the early 16th century.
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B.
League of Cambrai
The League of Cambrai was an early 16th-century anti-Venetian alliance of major European powers, including France, the Papal States, and the Holy Roman Empire, formed to curb the territorial expansion of the Republic of Venice.
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C.
War of the Sicilian Vespers
The War of the Sicilian Vespers was a late 13th-century conflict sparked by a popular uprising in Sicily against Angevin rule, leading to a protracted struggle for control of the island involving the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Naples.
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D.
Union of Arras
The Union of Arras was a 1579 alliance of several southern provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands that reconciled with King Philip II of Spain during the Dutch Revolt, marking a key step in the political and religious split of the Low Countries.
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E.
War of the League of Cognac
The War of the League of Cognac was a major early 16th-century conflict in which France, several Italian states, and the Papacy allied to resist the expansion of Habsburg (Spanish and Holy Roman Empire) power in Italy.
- 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: Lombard League Target entity description: The Lombard League was a medieval alliance of northern Italian city-states that united to resist and limit the authority of the Holy Roman Emperors in Italy.
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A.
Swabian League
The Swabian League was a powerful alliance of princes, cities, and knights in southwestern Germany that defended regional order and princely authority in the early 16th century.
-
B.
League of Cambrai
The League of Cambrai was an early 16th-century anti-Venetian alliance of major European powers, including France, the Papal States, and the Holy Roman Empire, formed to curb the territorial expansion of the Republic of Venice.
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C.
War of the Sicilian Vespers
The War of the Sicilian Vespers was a late 13th-century conflict sparked by a popular uprising in Sicily against Angevin rule, leading to a protracted struggle for control of the island involving the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Naples.
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D.
Union of Arras
The Union of Arras was a 1579 alliance of several southern provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands that reconciled with King Philip II of Spain during the Dutch Revolt, marking a key step in the political and religious split of the Low Countries.
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E.
War of the League of Cognac
The War of the League of Cognac was a major early 16th-century conflict in which France, several Italian states, and the Papacy allied to resist the expansion of Habsburg (Spanish and Holy Roman Empire) power in Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lombard League Description of subject: The Lombard League was a medieval alliance of northern Italian city-states that united to resist and limit the authority of the Holy Roman Emperors in Italy.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
consular commune of Milan
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Carroccio (war wagon)