Alessandro de' Medici
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Alessandro de' Medici was a 16th-century Italian nobleman and member of the powerful Medici family who became the first hereditary ruler of Florence, marking the city's transition from republic to principate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alessandro de' Medici canonical | 7 |
| Alessandro de’ Medici, Duke of Florence | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2182706 — 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 de' Medici Context triple: [Duchy of Florence, firstRuler, Alessandro de' Medici]
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Giuliano de' Medici
Giuliano de' Medici was a 15th-century Florentine nobleman and co-ruler of Florence, best known for his role in the powerful Medici dynasty and his assassination during the Pazzi Conspiracy.
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Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, later Pope Leo X, was a powerful Renaissance-era pope from the influential Medici family who played a key role in the politics and culture of early 16th-century Europe.
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Cosimo I de' Medici
Cosimo I de' Medici was a 16th-century ruler who consolidated Medici power in central Italy, transforming Florence into the capital of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and fostering significant cultural and architectural development.
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Giovanni Angelo Medici
Giovanni Angelo Medici was the Italian cleric and statesman who became Pope Pius IV, noted for reconvening and successfully concluding the Council of Trent in the mid-16th century.
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E.
Cosimo II de' Medici
Cosimo II de' Medici was a 17th-century ruler of Tuscany from the powerful Medici dynasty, known for his patronage of science and support of Galileo Galilei.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alessandro de' Medici Target entity description: Alessandro de' Medici was a 16th-century Italian nobleman and member of the powerful Medici family who became the first hereditary ruler of Florence, marking the city's transition from republic to principate.
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A.
Giuliano de' Medici
Giuliano de' Medici was a 15th-century Florentine nobleman and co-ruler of Florence, best known for his role in the powerful Medici dynasty and his assassination during the Pazzi Conspiracy.
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B.
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, later Pope Leo X, was a powerful Renaissance-era pope from the influential Medici family who played a key role in the politics and culture of early 16th-century Europe.
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C.
Cosimo I de' Medici
Cosimo I de' Medici was a 16th-century ruler who consolidated Medici power in central Italy, transforming Florence into the capital of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and fostering significant cultural and architectural development.
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D.
Giovanni Angelo Medici
Giovanni Angelo Medici was the Italian cleric and statesman who became Pope Pius IV, noted for reconvening and successfully concluding the Council of Trent in the mid-16th century.
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E.
Cosimo II de' Medici
Cosimo II de' Medici was a 17th-century ruler of Tuscany from the powerful Medici dynasty, known for his patronage of science and support of Galileo Galilei.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Duke of Florence
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Italian politician ⓘ human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
San Lorenzo complex, Florence
ⓘ
surface form:
San Lorenzo, Florence
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| causeOfDeath | stabbing ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Duchy of Florence ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1510 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1537 ⓘ |
| endTime | as Duke of Florence: 1537 ⓘ |
| era |
Renaissance Italy
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surface form:
Italian Renaissance
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| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| father |
Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici
ⓘ
surface form:
Lorenzo II de' Medici
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| fullName | Alessandro de' Medici self-link ⓘ |
| house | Medici family ⓘ |
| killedBy | Lorenzino de' Medici ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Italian ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Medici ⓘ |
| mother | Simonetta da Collevecchio ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Duke of Florence
ⓘ
Lord of Florence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being first Duke of Florence
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establishing Medici hereditary principate in Florence ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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ruler ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Florence ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Florence ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | princely autocracy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Duke of Florence
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Head of the Florentine state ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Republic of Florence
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surface form:
Florentine Republic
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| relative |
Catherine de’ Medici
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surface form:
Catherine de' Medici
Pope Clement VII ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| residence |
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
ⓘ
surface form:
Palazzo Medici, Florence
Palazzo Vecchio ⓘ
surface form:
Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
became first hereditary ruler of Florence
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transition of Florence from republic to principate ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret of Austria ⓘ |
| startTime | as Duke of Florence: 1532 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
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surface form:
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
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| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Alessandro de' Medici Description of subject: Alessandro de' Medici was a 16th-century Italian nobleman and member of the powerful Medici family who became the first hereditary ruler of Florence, marking the city's transition from republic to principate.
Referenced by (11)
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