Black Guelphs
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The Black Guelphs were a medieval Italian political faction in Florence that supported the papacy and aristocratic interests, in contrast to the rival White Guelphs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Black Guelphs canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5347681 — 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: Black Guelphs Context triple: [White Guelphs, opposedTo, Black Guelphs]
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A.
White Guelphs
The White Guelphs were a political faction in medieval Florence that opposed papal interference in civic affairs and with which Dante Alighieri was aligned.
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B.
Blue Demons
The Blue Demons are the athletic teams representing DePaul University in NCAA Division I sports, particularly known for their men's basketball program.
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C.
Orangemen
Orangemen was the former nickname for Syracuse University’s male athletic teams before the school adopted the gender-neutral “Orange.”
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D.
Bohemians
Bohemians are a West Slavic people native to the historical region of Bohemia in the western part of the modern Czech Republic.
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E.
Blueshirts
The Blueshirts were a 1930s Irish quasi-fascist political organization and paramilitary movement associated with right-wing nationalism and opposition to the Irish Republican Army.
- 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: Black Guelphs Target entity description: The Black Guelphs were a medieval Italian political faction in Florence that supported the papacy and aristocratic interests, in contrast to the rival White Guelphs.
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A.
White Guelphs
The White Guelphs were a political faction in medieval Florence that opposed papal interference in civic affairs and with which Dante Alighieri was aligned.
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B.
Blue Demons
The Blue Demons are the athletic teams representing DePaul University in NCAA Division I sports, particularly known for their men's basketball program.
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C.
Orangemen
Orangemen was the former nickname for Syracuse University’s male athletic teams before the school adopted the gender-neutral “Orange.”
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D.
Bohemians
Bohemians are a West Slavic people native to the historical region of Bohemia in the western part of the modern Czech Republic.
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E.
Blueshirts
The Blueshirts were a 1930s Irish quasi-fascist political organization and paramilitary movement associated with right-wing nationalism and opposition to the Irish Republican Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Guelph faction
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medieval Italian political faction ⓘ political faction ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Florence
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Tuscany ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles of Valois
ⓘ
Corso Donati ⓘ |
| conflict |
Guelph–Ghibelline conflicts
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internal Florentine factional struggles ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| factionOf |
Florentine Guelph party
ⓘ
linked to:
Guelf
|
| ideology |
aristocratic
ⓘ
pro-papal ⓘ |
| influenced |
Florentine politics
ⓘ
exile of Dante Alighieri ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
expulsion of White Guelphs from Florence
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victory in Florence in 1301 ⓘ |
| opposed | White Guelph control of Florence ⓘ |
| opposedTo | White Guelphs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Guelphs
ⓘ
linked to:
Guelf
|
| politicalPosition | pro-papal against imperial influence ⓘ |
| region | Central Italy ⓘ |
| religiousAlignment |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| status | defunct political faction ⓘ |
| supported |
Pope Boniface VIII
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aristocratic interests ⓘ papacy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 14th century
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late 13th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Black Guelphs Description of subject: The Black Guelphs were a medieval Italian political faction in Florence that supported the papacy and aristocratic interests, in contrast to the rival White Guelphs.
Referenced by (5)
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