Alexander V of Macedon
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Alexander V of Macedon was a short-lived 4th-century BC Macedonian king and son of Cassander, whose contested rule and assassination marked the turbulent succession struggles following Alexander the Great’s empire.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alexander V of Macedon canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4903956 — 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: Alexander V of Macedon Context triple: [Cassander of Macedon, successor, Alexander V of Macedon]
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Alexander I of Macedon
Alexander I of Macedon was an early 5th-century BC king of Macedon known for navigating between Persian dominance and emerging Greek power, and for being recognized as a philhellene who participated in the Olympic Games.
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Alexander III of Macedon
Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was the king of Macedon who created one of the largest empires of the ancient world through his military conquests across Greece, Persia, Egypt, and into India.
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Alexander II of Macedon
Alexander II of Macedon was a 4th-century BC king of Macedon whose brief and turbulent reign preceded the rise of his younger brother Philip II and the subsequent expansion of the Macedonian kingdom.
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Demetrius I of Macedon
Demetrius I of Macedon was a prominent Hellenistic king and military leader, known for his ambitious campaigns, naval innovations, and role in the Wars of the Diadochi following Alexander the Great’s death.
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Perseus of Macedon
Perseus of Macedon was the last king of the Antigonid dynasty, whose defeat by Rome in the Third Macedonian War led to the end of the Macedonian kingdom as an independent state.
- 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: Alexander V of Macedon Target entity description: Alexander V of Macedon was a short-lived 4th-century BC Macedonian king and son of Cassander, whose contested rule and assassination marked the turbulent succession struggles following Alexander the Great’s empire.
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A.
Alexander I of Macedon
Alexander I of Macedon was an early 5th-century BC king of Macedon known for navigating between Persian dominance and emerging Greek power, and for being recognized as a philhellene who participated in the Olympic Games.
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B.
Alexander III of Macedon
Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was the king of Macedon who created one of the largest empires of the ancient world through his military conquests across Greece, Persia, Egypt, and into India.
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C.
Alexander II of Macedon
Alexander II of Macedon was a 4th-century BC king of Macedon whose brief and turbulent reign preceded the rise of his younger brother Philip II and the subsequent expansion of the Macedonian kingdom.
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D.
Demetrius I of Macedon
Demetrius I of Macedon was a prominent Hellenistic king and military leader, known for his ambitious campaigns, naval innovations, and role in the Wars of the Diadochi following Alexander the Great’s death.
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E.
Perseus of Macedon
Perseus of Macedon was the last king of the Antigonid dynasty, whose defeat by Rome in the Third Macedonian War led to the end of the Macedonian kingdom as an independent state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century BC monarch
ⓘ
ancient Macedonian king ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Demetrius I of Macedon
NERFINISHED
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Pyrrhus of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| betrayedBy | Demetrius I of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict | division of Cassander’s kingdom among his sons ⓘ |
| co-ruler | Antipater II of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Macedonian succession struggles ⓘ |
| country | Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 294 BC ⓘ |
| deathContext | power struggle for the Macedonian throne ⓘ |
| dynasty | Antipatrid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Macedonian ⓘ |
| father | Cassander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather | Antipater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| house | Antipatrid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killer | Demetrius I of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| mother | Thessalonike of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
appeal for support to Demetrius I of Macedon
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appeal for support to Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ dynastic conflict with his brother Antipater II ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in post–Alexander the Great succession crises ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Larissa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | contested king ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Macedon ⓘ |
| predecessor | Cassander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDeath | political rivalry ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Kingdom of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Antipater II of Macedon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip IV of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Demetrius I of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Basileus of the Macedonians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexander V of Macedon Description of subject: Alexander V of Macedon was a short-lived 4th-century BC Macedonian king and son of Cassander, whose contested rule and assassination marked the turbulent succession struggles following Alexander the Great’s empire.
Referenced by (5)
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