Elena Glinskaya
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Elena Glinskaya was a Russian regent and noblewoman best known as the second wife of Grand Prince Vasili III of Russia and the mother of Ivan the Terrible.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elena Glinskaya canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3623944 — 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: Elena Glinskaya Context triple: [Vasili III of Russia, spouse, Elena Glinskaya]
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A.
Eudoxia Streshneva
Eudoxia Streshneva was a 17th-century Russian tsarina and the second wife of Tsar Michael I, noted as the mother of Tsar Alexis of Russia.
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B.
Ekaterina Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya
Ekaterina Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya, commonly known as Kitty, is a young Russian noblewoman whose emotional growth and eventual marriage to Konstantin Levin form one of the central storylines in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Anna Karenina."
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C.
Anastasia Shubskaya
Anastasia Shubskaya is a Russian model and film producer best known as the wife of NHL star Alex Ovechkin.
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D.
Katerina Tikhonova
Katerina Tikhonova is a Russian academic and business executive widely reported to be one of Vladimir Putin’s daughters, known for her roles in scientific institutions and high-tech investment projects.
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E.
Faina Ranevskaya
Faina Ranevskaya was a celebrated Soviet stage and film actress, renowned for her sharp wit, tragicomic roles, and status as one of Russia’s greatest 20th-century performers.
- 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: Elena Glinskaya Target entity description: Elena Glinskaya was a Russian regent and noblewoman best known as the second wife of Grand Prince Vasili III of Russia and the mother of Ivan the Terrible.
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A.
Eudoxia Streshneva
Eudoxia Streshneva was a 17th-century Russian tsarina and the second wife of Tsar Michael I, noted as the mother of Tsar Alexis of Russia.
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B.
Ekaterina Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya
Ekaterina Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya, commonly known as Kitty, is a young Russian noblewoman whose emotional growth and eventual marriage to Konstantin Levin form one of the central storylines in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Anna Karenina."
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C.
Anastasia Shubskaya
Anastasia Shubskaya is a Russian model and film producer best known as the wife of NHL star Alex Ovechkin.
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D.
Katerina Tikhonova
Katerina Tikhonova is a Russian academic and business executive widely reported to be one of Vladimir Putin’s daughters, known for her roles in scientific institutions and high-tech investment projects.
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E.
Faina Ranevskaya
Faina Ranevskaya was a celebrated Soviet stage and film actress, renowned for her sharp wit, tragicomic roles, and status as one of Russia’s greatest 20th-century performers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian noble
ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ regent ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1508 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Ascension Convent, Moscow Kremlin
ⓘ
linked to:
Ascension Convent, Moscow
|
| causeOfDeath | suspected poisoning ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Belsky boyars
ⓘ
Shuisky boyars ⓘ
linked to:
Shuisky family
|
| consolidatedPowerAgainst | boyar families ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ |
| court |
Muscovite court
ⓘ
linked to:
Muscovite government
|
| deathDate | 1538-04-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Moscow ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Lithuanian-Ruthenian nobility ⓘ |
| father | Vasili Lvovich Glinsky ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Moscow Kremlin ⓘ |
| house | House of Rurik by marriage ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
centralization of state power
ⓘ
strengthening of the Grand Prince's authority ⓘ |
| implementedReform | monetary reform of 1535 ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Ivan IV of Russia
ⓘ
linked to:
Ivan IV the Terrible
Yuri Vasilievich of Uglich ⓘ
linked to:
Yuri of Uglich
|
| nobleFamily | Glinski family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being regent during the minority of Ivan IV
ⓘ
monetary reform in the Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ |
| positionHeld | regent of Russia ⓘ |
| predecessorAsConsort | Solomonia Saburova ⓘ |
| regencyEnd | 1538 ⓘ |
| regencyFor |
Ivan IV of Russia
ⓘ
linked to:
Ivan IV the Terrible
|
| regencyStart | 1533 ⓘ |
| regentOf | Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ |
| relative |
Mikhail Lvovich Glinsky
ⓘ
linked to:
Vasili Lvovich Glinsky
|
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| secondWifeOf | Vasili III of Russia ⓘ |
| spouse | Vasili III of Russia ⓘ |
| spouseMarriageDate | 1526 ⓘ |
| spouseTitle |
Grand Prince of Moscow
ⓘ
Grand Prince of all Rus' ⓘ |
| standardized | Russian coinage ⓘ |
| successorAsDeFactoRulers |
Belsky family
ⓘ
Shuisky family ⓘ |
| title | Grand Princess consort of Moscow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elena Glinskaya Description of subject: Elena Glinskaya was a Russian regent and noblewoman best known as the second wife of Grand Prince Vasili III of Russia and the mother of Ivan the Terrible.
Referenced by (5)
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