Pope Gregory XII
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Pope Gregory XII was the Roman pontiff whose resignation in 1415, during the Western Schism, helped restore unity to the Catholic Church and paved the way for the election of Pope Martin V.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope Gregory XII canonical | 5 |
| Gregory XII | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4232164 — 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: Pope Gregory XII Context triple: [Council of Constance, participant, Pope Gregory XII]
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A.
Gregory XI
Gregory XI was the 14th-century pope best known for returning the papacy from Avignon to Rome, effectively ending the Avignon Papacy.
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B.
Pope Eugene IV
Pope Eugene IV was the head of the Catholic Church from 1431 to 1447, known for his efforts to assert papal authority and for presiding over the Council of Florence, which sought to reunite the Eastern and Western Churches.
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C.
pontificate of Gregory XI
The pontificate of Gregory XI was the final papal reign of the Avignon Papacy, marked by his decision to return the papal court from Avignon to Rome in the late 14th century.
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D.
Pope Martin V
Pope Martin V was the head of the Catholic Church from 1417 to 1431, whose election ended the Western Schism and restored papal authority in Rome.
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E.
Pope Urban VI
Pope Urban VI was the 14th-century head of the Catholic Church whose controversial election helped trigger the Western Schism.
- 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: Pope Gregory XII Target entity description: Pope Gregory XII was the Roman pontiff whose resignation in 1415, during the Western Schism, helped restore unity to the Catholic Church and paved the way for the election of Pope Martin V.
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A.
Gregory XI
Gregory XI was the 14th-century pope best known for returning the papacy from Avignon to Rome, effectively ending the Avignon Papacy.
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B.
Pope Eugene IV
Pope Eugene IV was the head of the Catholic Church from 1431 to 1447, known for his efforts to assert papal authority and for presiding over the Council of Florence, which sought to reunite the Eastern and Western Churches.
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C.
pontificate of Gregory XI
The pontificate of Gregory XI was the final papal reign of the Avignon Papacy, marked by his decision to return the papal court from Avignon to Rome in the late 14th century.
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D.
Pope Martin V
Pope Martin V was the head of the Catholic Church from 1417 to 1431, whose election ended the Western Schism and restored papal authority in Rome.
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E.
Pope Urban VI
Pope Urban VI was the 14th-century head of the Catholic Church whose controversial election helped trigger the Western Schism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pope
ⓘ
Roman Catholic pope ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Angelo Corraro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gregory XII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedCardinalBy | Pope Urban VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorized | convocation of the Council of Constance ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1326 ⓘ |
| birthName | Angelo Correr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Republic of Venice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Recanati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cardinalTitle | Cardinal Priest of San Marco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| church | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryAntipope |
Avignon antipope Benedict XIII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pisan antipope John XXIII (Baldassare Cossa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdCardinal | 1405 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1417-10-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Marche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Recanati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Western Schism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedRestore | unity of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
His Holiness
ⓘ
Pope ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Council of Constance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Latin
ⓘ
Venetian ⓘ |
| notableFor | resigning the papacy to help end the Western Schism ⓘ |
| numberInSequence | 205th pope ⓘ |
| occupation |
cleric
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| papacyEnd | 1415-07-04 ⓘ |
| papacyStart | 1406-11-30 ⓘ |
| papalNameTakenFrom | Pope Gregory I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pavedWayFor | election of Pope Martin V ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Rome
Patriarch of Venice ⓘ Pope ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Innocent VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Roman Obedience ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| resignationContext | Western Schism ⓘ |
| resigned | 1415 ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Martin V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pope Gregory XII Description of subject: Pope Gregory XII was the Roman pontiff whose resignation in 1415, during the Western Schism, helped restore unity to the Catholic Church and paved the way for the election of Pope Martin V.
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Gregory XII