League of Venice
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The League of Venice was a late 15th-century Italian and European alliance formed to resist French expansion in Italy during the Italian Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| League of Venice canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4455903 — 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: League of Venice Context triple: [Battle of Fornovo, belligerent, League of Venice]
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A.
Republic of Venice (local forces)
The Republic of Venice (local forces) were Venetian military contingents stationed in and around Constantinople that took part in the city’s defense during the 1453 Ottoman siege.
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Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice was a powerful maritime city-state and commercial empire centered on Venice that dominated Mediterranean trade and politics for centuries until its fall in 1797.
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Lordship of Milan
The Lordship of Milan was a medieval Italian state centered on the city of Milan that preceded its elevation to the more powerful and prestigious Duchy of Milan.
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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.
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E.
Duchy of Milan
The Duchy of Milan was a powerful late medieval and Renaissance state in northern Italy, centered on the city of Milan and long contested by major European powers.
- 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: League of Venice Target entity description: The League of Venice was a late 15th-century Italian and European alliance formed to resist French expansion in Italy during the Italian Wars.
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A.
Republic of Venice (local forces)
The Republic of Venice (local forces) were Venetian military contingents stationed in and around Constantinople that took part in the city’s defense during the 1453 Ottoman siege.
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B.
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice was a powerful maritime city-state and commercial empire centered on Venice that dominated Mediterranean trade and politics for centuries until its fall in 1797.
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C.
Lordship of Milan
The Lordship of Milan was a medieval Italian state centered on the city of Milan that preceded its elevation to the more powerful and prestigious Duchy of Milan.
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D.
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.
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E.
Duchy of Milan
The Duchy of Milan was a powerful late medieval and Renaissance state in northern Italy, centered on the city of Milan and long contested by major European powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive alliance
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military alliance ⓘ political alliance ⓘ |
| aimedAgainst |
French invasion of Italy
NERFINISHED
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French occupation of Naples ⓘ |
| allianceType | anti-French coalition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Holy League of the Italian Wars
NERFINISHED
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Holy League of 1495 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Duchy of Ferrara
NERFINISHED
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Duchy of Mantua NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 1490s ⓘ |
| formedBy |
Pope Alexander VI
NERFINISHED
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Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInContextOf |
First Italian War
NERFINISHED
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Italian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Ferdinand II of Aragon
NERFINISHED
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Ludovico Sforza NERFINISHED ⓘ Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Alexander VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Italian Wars
NERFINISHED
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Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1495 ⓘ |
| location | Italy ⓘ |
| opposedCountry | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedMonarch | Charles VIII of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | power politics of late 15th-century Europe ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
containment of French power in Europe
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defense of Italian states’ independence ⓘ |
| purpose |
to expel French forces from the Kingdom of Naples
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to resist French expansion in Italy ⓘ to restore the balance of power in Italy ⓘ |
| regionServed | Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
French retreat from Naples
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temporary check on French ambitions in Italy ⓘ |
| significantBattle | Battle of Fornovo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | withdrawal of Charles VIII from Italy ⓘ |
| startTime | 1495 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: League of Venice Description of subject: The League of Venice was a late 15th-century Italian and European alliance formed to resist French expansion in Italy during the Italian Wars.
Referenced by (3)
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