Principality of Salerno
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The Principality of Salerno was a medieval Lombard state in southern Italy that became an important political and cultural center before being absorbed into the Norman Kingdom of Sicily.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Principality of Salerno canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3439213 — 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: Principality of Salerno Context triple: [Pope Gregory VII, deathPlace, Principality of Salerno]
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Duchy of Apulia and Calabria
The Duchy of Apulia and Calabria was a medieval Norman-ruled state in southern Italy that played a key role in the formation of the Kingdom of Sicily.
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B.
Principality of Lucca and Piombino
The Principality of Lucca and Piombino was a short-lived Napoleonic-era state in central Italy that combined the territories around the city of Lucca and the coastal town of Piombino under a single sovereign.
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C.
Lordship of Piombino
The Lordship of Piombino was a small feudal state on the Tuscan coast of Italy that existed in the late Middle Ages and early modern period, centered on the town and port of Piombino.
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D.
Duchy of Lucca
The Duchy of Lucca was a small 19th-century Italian state in Tuscany that briefly existed after the Napoleonic era before being absorbed into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
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E.
Republic of Genoa
The Republic of Genoa was a powerful maritime city-state and commercial republic centered on the city of Genoa, which dominated Mediterranean trade and politics from the Middle Ages into the early modern period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Principality of Salerno Target entity description: The Principality of Salerno was a medieval Lombard state in southern Italy that became an important political and cultural center before being absorbed into the Norman Kingdom of Sicily.
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A.
Duchy of Apulia and Calabria
The Duchy of Apulia and Calabria was a medieval Norman-ruled state in southern Italy that played a key role in the formation of the Kingdom of Sicily.
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B.
Principality of Lucca and Piombino
The Principality of Lucca and Piombino was a short-lived Napoleonic-era state in central Italy that combined the territories around the city of Lucca and the coastal town of Piombino under a single sovereign.
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C.
Lordship of Piombino
The Lordship of Piombino was a small feudal state on the Tuscan coast of Italy that existed in the late Middle Ages and early modern period, centered on the town and port of Piombino.
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D.
Duchy of Lucca
The Duchy of Lucca was a small 19th-century Italian state in Tuscany that briefly existed after the Napoleonic era before being absorbed into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
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E.
Republic of Genoa
The Republic of Genoa was a powerful maritime city-state and commercial republic centered on the city of Genoa, which dominated Mediterranean trade and politics from the Middle Ages into the early modern period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lombard principality
ⓘ
former country ⓘ medieval state ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Byzantine territories in Italy
ⓘ
Duchy of Naples ⓘ Principality of Capua ⓘ |
| capital | Salerno ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1077 ⓘ |
| endTime |
1077
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lombards ⓘ |
| event |
Norman conquest of southern Italy
ⓘ
partition of the Duchy of Benevento ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Kingdom of Sicily
ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
surface form:
Norman Kingdom of Sicily
|
| foundedBy | Siconulf of Salerno ⓘ |
| governmentType | principality ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Salerno
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Salerno
|
| hasType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| importantFor |
cultural development in southern Italy
ⓘ
medieval politics in southern Italy ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto |
County of Sicily
ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
surface form:
Norman Kingdom of Sicily
|
| knownFor |
court culture
ⓘ
relations with the Byzantine Empire ⓘ relations with the Papacy ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Romance languages ⓘ Vulgar Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Italy ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Gisulf I of Salerno
ⓘ
Gisulf II of Salerno ⓘ Guaimar IV of Salerno ⓘ Siconulf of Salerno ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lombards
ⓘ
surface form:
Langobardia Minor
Lombard principalities ⓘ Southern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Mezzogiorno
|
| precededBy |
Duchy of Benevento
ⓘ
Duchy of Benevento ⓘ
surface form:
Principality of Benevento
|
| region | Campania ⓘ |
| religion |
Western Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Christianity
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Lombards ⓘ |
| startTime |
851
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: Principality of Salerno Description of subject: The Principality of Salerno was a medieval Lombard state in southern Italy that became an important political and cultural center before being absorbed into the Norman Kingdom of Sicily.
Referenced by (3)
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