First Italian War (1494–1495)
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The First Italian War (1494–1495) was the opening campaign of the Italian Wars, in which France’s invasion of the Italian peninsula triggered a major European struggle for dominance over the rich and fragmented Italian states.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Italian War of 1494–1498 | 3 |
| First Italian War | 2 |
| First Italian War (1494–1495) canonical | 1 |
| Italian campaigns of Charles VIII of France | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3951230 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: First Italian War (1494–1495) Context triple: [Charles VIII of France, militaryConflict, First Italian War (1494–1495)]
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Italian War of 1499–1504
The Italian War of 1499–1504 was a major phase of the Italian Wars in which France and Spain fought for control of the Kingdom of Naples and other Italian territories, reshaping the political balance of the peninsula.
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Italian War of 1508–1516
The Italian War of 1508–1516 was a major phase of the early 16th-century struggle between the Habsburg and Valois dynasties for dominance in Italy and wider Europe.
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Italian War of 1542–1546
The Italian War of 1542–1546 was a major phase of the long-running struggle between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V for dominance in Italy and Western Europe, marked by campaigns in northern Italy and along the French–Imperial frontier.
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Italian War of 1521–1526
The Italian War of 1521–1526 was a major phase of the Italian Wars in which France and its allies fought the Habsburg Empire and its supporters for dominance in northern Italy, culminating in the decisive French defeat at the Battle of Pavia.
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Italian War of 1526–1530
The Italian War of 1526–1530 was a major phase of the Habsburg–Valois rivalry in which the Holy Roman Empire and Spain clashed with France and its Italian allies over dominance in the Italian Peninsula, culminating in the imperial sack of Rome and the consolidation of Habsburg power in Italy.
- 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: First Italian War (1494–1495) Target entity description: The First Italian War (1494–1495) was the opening campaign of the Italian Wars, in which France’s invasion of the Italian peninsula triggered a major European struggle for dominance over the rich and fragmented Italian states.
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A.
Italian War of 1499–1504
The Italian War of 1499–1504 was a major phase of the Italian Wars in which France and Spain fought for control of the Kingdom of Naples and other Italian territories, reshaping the political balance of the peninsula.
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B.
Italian War of 1508–1516
The Italian War of 1508–1516 was a major phase of the early 16th-century struggle between the Habsburg and Valois dynasties for dominance in Italy and wider Europe.
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C.
Italian War of 1542–1546
The Italian War of 1542–1546 was a major phase of the long-running struggle between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V for dominance in Italy and Western Europe, marked by campaigns in northern Italy and along the French–Imperial frontier.
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D.
Italian War of 1521–1526
The Italian War of 1521–1526 was a major phase of the Italian Wars in which France and its allies fought the Habsburg Empire and its supporters for dominance in northern Italy, culminating in the decisive French defeat at the Battle of Pavia.
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Italian War of 1526–1530
The Italian War of 1526–1530 was a major phase of the Habsburg–Valois rivalry in which the Holy Roman Empire and Spain clashed with France and its Italian allies over dominance in the Italian Peninsula, culminating in the imperial sack of Rome and the consolidation of Habsburg power in Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Italian War (1494–1495) Description of subject: The First Italian War (1494–1495) was the opening campaign of the Italian Wars, in which France’s invasion of the Italian peninsula triggered a major European struggle for dominance over the rich and fragmented Italian states.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First Italian War
this entity surface form:
Italian War of 1494–1498
this entity surface form:
Italian campaigns of Charles VIII of France
this entity surface form:
Italian War of 1494–1498
this entity surface form:
First Italian War
this entity surface form:
Italian War of 1494–1498