Anna Dalassene
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Anna Dalassene was a powerful Byzantine noblewoman and political matriarch of the Komnenos dynasty, noted for her major role in securing and consolidating her son Alexios I Komnenos’s rise to the imperial throne.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anna Dalassene canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3696015 — 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: Anna Dalassene Context triple: [Alexios I Komnenos, mother, Anna Dalassene]
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A.
Maria Laskarina
Maria Laskarina was a 13th-century Byzantine princess and Hungarian queen consort, daughter of Emperor Theodore I Laskaris and wife of King Béla IV of Hungary.
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B.
Théodora
Théodora is the given name of Dora Maar, the French photographer and painter closely associated with Pablo Picasso and the Surrealist movement.
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C.
Anna of Byzantium
Anna of Byzantium was a Byzantine noblewoman who became a queen consort of the medieval Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia through her marriage into its ruling dynasty.
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D.
Basilissa Ouranon
Basilissa Ouranon is the Greek name for the Queen of Heaven, a revered celestial goddess figure associated with divine authority and the heavens.
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E.
Theodora Asanina
Theodora Asanina was a Byzantine noblewoman best known as the wife of Demetrios Palaiologos, a member of the last ruling dynasty of the Byzantine Empire.
- 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: Anna Dalassene Target entity description: Anna Dalassene was a powerful Byzantine noblewoman and political matriarch of the Komnenos dynasty, noted for her major role in securing and consolidating her son Alexios I Komnenos’s rise to the imperial throne.
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A.
Maria Laskarina
Maria Laskarina was a 13th-century Byzantine princess and Hungarian queen consort, daughter of Emperor Theodore I Laskaris and wife of King Béla IV of Hungary.
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B.
Théodora
Théodora is the given name of Dora Maar, the French photographer and painter closely associated with Pablo Picasso and the Surrealist movement.
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C.
Anna of Byzantium
Anna of Byzantium was a Byzantine noblewoman who became a queen consort of the medieval Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia through her marriage into its ruling dynasty.
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D.
Basilissa Ouranon
Basilissa Ouranon is the Greek name for the Queen of Heaven, a revered celestial goddess figure associated with divine authority and the heavens.
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E.
Theodora Asanina
Theodora Asanina was a Byzantine noblewoman best known as the wife of Demetrios Palaiologos, a member of the last ruling dynasty of the Byzantine Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine noblewoman
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political matriarch ⓘ regent of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
11th century
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12th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Komnenian restoration
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surface form:
Komnenian restoration of imperial power
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| birthPlace |
Constantinople (probable)
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surface form:
Constantinople
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| burialPlace |
Pantokrator Monastery, Constantinople
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surface form:
Christ Pantepoptes Monastery, Constantinople
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| citizenship | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| courtInfluenceUnder |
Alexios I Komnenos
ⓘ
Nikephoros III Botaneiates ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Byzantine Greek ⓘ |
| father | Alexios Charon ⓘ |
| founded | Christ Pantepoptes Monastery ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
augusta
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sebaste ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arranging political marriages for the Komnenos family
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strong opposition to the Doukas family ⓘ |
| language | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Komnenos dynasty ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Adrianos Komnenos
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Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ Eudokia Komnene ⓘ Isaac Komnenos ⓘ Maria Komnene ⓘ Adrianos Komnenos ⓘ
surface form:
Nikephoros Komnenos
Theodora Komnene ⓘ Zoe Komnene ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidating the rule of the Komnenos dynasty
ⓘ
securing the accession of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ |
| politicalAlly | Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ |
| politicalOpponent |
Andronikos Doukas
ⓘ
surface form:
Caesar John Doukas
Michael VII Doukas ⓘ |
| politicalRole | de facto ruler of the Byzantine Empire during early reign of Alexios I ⓘ |
| regencyFor | Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInAlexiad | central political figure ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Anna Komnene's Alexiad
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surface form:
Alexiad by Anna Komnene
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| spouse | John Komnenos ⓘ |
| strategicActivity |
managed imperial administration during Alexios I’s campaigns
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organized support among military aristocracy for Alexios I ⓘ |
| titleGrantedBy | Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anna Dalassene Description of subject: Anna Dalassene was a powerful Byzantine noblewoman and political matriarch of the Komnenos dynasty, noted for her major role in securing and consolidating her son Alexios I Komnenos’s rise to the imperial throne.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.