Pazzi Conspiracy
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The Pazzi Conspiracy was a failed 1478 plot by rival Florentine nobles and external allies to assassinate Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici and overthrow Medici rule in Florence.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pazzi Conspiracy canonical | 5 |
| Congiura dei Pazzi | 1 |
| La congiura de’ Pazzi | 1 |
| Pazzi conspiracy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2266042 — 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: Pazzi Conspiracy Context triple: [Republic of Florence, significantEvent, Pazzi Conspiracy]
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Ciompi Revolt
The Ciompi Revolt was a 1378 uprising of wool workers and lower-class artisans in Florence that briefly seized political power and exposed deep social and economic tensions in the city-state.
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B.
Marzabotto massacre
The Marzabotto massacre was a World War II atrocity in which Nazi German troops systematically killed hundreds of Italian civilians near Bologna in 1944, making it one of the worst massacres in Western Europe during the war.
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C.
Affair of the Placards
The Affair of the Placards was a 1534 anti-Catholic propaganda incident in France, in which radical Protestant posters denouncing the Mass were publicly displayed, sharply escalating religious tensions that helped set the stage for the later French Wars of Religion.
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D.
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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E.
Calas affair
The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pazzi Conspiracy Target entity description: The Pazzi Conspiracy was a failed 1478 plot by rival Florentine nobles and external allies to assassinate Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici and overthrow Medici rule in Florence.
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A.
Ciompi Revolt
The Ciompi Revolt was a 1378 uprising of wool workers and lower-class artisans in Florence that briefly seized political power and exposed deep social and economic tensions in the city-state.
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B.
Marzabotto massacre
The Marzabotto massacre was a World War II atrocity in which Nazi German troops systematically killed hundreds of Italian civilians near Bologna in 1944, making it one of the worst massacres in Western Europe during the war.
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C.
Affair of the Placards
The Affair of the Placards was a 1534 anti-Catholic propaganda incident in France, in which radical Protestant posters denouncing the Mass were publicly displayed, sharply escalating religious tensions that helped set the stage for the later French Wars of Religion.
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D.
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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E.
Calas affair
The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assassination attempt
ⓘ
coup attempt ⓘ historical event ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Pazzi Conspiracy
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surface form:
Congiura dei Pazzi
|
| hasConsequence |
confiscation of Pazzi property
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increased prestige of Lorenzo de' Medici ⓘ suppression of the Pazzi family ⓘ war between Florence and the Papal States ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Italian Renaissance politics
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conflict over control of Florentine government ⓘ rivalry between Pazzi and Medici families ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1478 ⓘ |
| hasExternalSupporter |
Duke of Urbino
ⓘ
surface form:
Duke Federico da Montefeltro
Francesco Salviati, Archbishop of Pisa ⓘ Ferdinand I of Naples ⓘ
surface form:
King Ferrante I of Naples
Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ |
| hasImmediateAftermath |
execution of Archbishop Francesco Salviati
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execution of Francesco de' Pazzi ⓘ lynching of conspirators ⓘ popular uprising in favor of the Medici ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Florence ⓘ |
| hasMethod | stabbing during religious service ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
economic rivalry between banking families
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overthrow of Medici rule in Florence ⓘ papal territorial and financial interests ⓘ |
| hasOpposingParty |
Medici family
ⓘ
supporters of Lorenzo de' Medici ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | failure ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator |
Bernardo Bandini Baroncelli
ⓘ
Francesco Salviati ⓘ Francesco de' Pazzi ⓘ Jacopo de' Pazzi ⓘ Pazzi family ⓘ Renato de' Pazzi ⓘ |
| hasResult |
death of Giuliano de' Medici
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strengthening of Medici power in Florence ⓘ survival of Lorenzo de' Medici ⓘ |
| hasSpecificDate | 26 April 1478 ⓘ |
| hasTarget |
Giuliano de' Medici
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Lorenzo de' Medici ⓘ |
| isDepictedIn |
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes
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surface form:
The Divine Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel (various artworks and chronicles)
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| isPartOf |
history of Florence
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history of the Medici family ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt |
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
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surface form:
Florence Cathedral
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| tookPlaceDuring |
High Renaissance
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surface form:
High Renaissance period
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| tookPlaceDuringEvent | High Mass ⓘ |
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Subject: Pazzi Conspiracy Description of subject: The Pazzi Conspiracy was a failed 1478 plot by rival Florentine nobles and external allies to assassinate Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici and overthrow Medici rule in Florence.
Referenced by (8)
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