Outrage of Anagni
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The Outrage of Anagni was a 1303 incident in which agents of King Philip IV of France violently seized and humiliated Pope Boniface VIII in the Italian town of Anagni, symbolizing a major clash between papal and royal authority.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Outrage of Anagni canonical | 5 |
| Slap of Anagni | 2 |
| Attack on Anagni | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6096729 — 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: Outrage of Anagni Context triple: [Pope Boniface VIII, involvedIn, Outrage of Anagni]
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Furor
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B.
The Fire in the Borgo
The Fire in the Borgo is a famous fresco by Raphael in the Vatican that dramatically depicts a miraculous rescue from a raging fire in medieval Rome.
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C.
The Turmoil
"The Turmoil" is a 1915 novel by American author Booth Tarkington that explores industrialization, social change, and family conflict in a rapidly modernizing Midwestern city.
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D.
Pago del Vallo di Lauro
Pago del Vallo di Lauro is a small municipality in the province of Avellino in Italy’s Campania region, known for its location in the historic Vallo di Lauro area.
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E.
Battle for the Lira
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- 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: Outrage of Anagni Target entity description: The Outrage of Anagni was a 1303 incident in which agents of King Philip IV of France violently seized and humiliated Pope Boniface VIII in the Italian town of Anagni, symbolizing a major clash between papal and royal authority.
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A.
Furor
Furor was a Spanish Navy destroyer that served in the Spanish–American War as part of the Spanish Caribbean Squadron and was sunk during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba in 1898.
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B.
The Fire in the Borgo
The Fire in the Borgo is a famous fresco by Raphael in the Vatican that dramatically depicts a miraculous rescue from a raging fire in medieval Rome.
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C.
The Turmoil
"The Turmoil" is a 1915 novel by American author Booth Tarkington that explores industrialization, social change, and family conflict in a rapidly modernizing Midwestern city.
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D.
Pago del Vallo di Lauro
Pago del Vallo di Lauro is a small municipality in the province of Avellino in Italy’s Campania region, known for its location in the historic Vallo di Lauro area.
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E.
Battle for the Lira
Battle for the Lira was an Italian Fascist economic campaign under Mussolini aimed at strengthening and revaluing the national currency to project financial stability and national power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conflict between papacy and monarchy
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historical event ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows |
excommunication threats against Philip IV by Boniface VIII
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taxation disputes between Philip IV and the clergy ⓘ |
| describedAs |
symbolic turning point in the struggle between papal and royal authority
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violent seizure of Pope Boniface VIII by agents of Philip IV of France ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Attack on Anagni
ⓘ
linked to:
Outrage of Anagni
Slap of Anagni ⓘ
linked to:
Outrage of Anagni
|
| hasCause |
conflict over papal authority and royal taxation
ⓘ
dispute between Pope Boniface VIII and Philip IV of France ⓘ |
| hasContext |
late Middle Ages
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struggle between papal theocracy and emerging national monarchies ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1303 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to the Avignon Papacy
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contributed to the decline of the medieval papal monarchy ⓘ humiliation of Pope Boniface VIII ⓘ strengthening of French royal power over the Church in France ⓘ temporary capture of Pope Boniface VIII ⓘ weakening of papal political authority ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
seen by historians as marking the end of papal supremacy over secular rulers
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viewed as a prelude to the relocation of the papal court to Avignon ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Anagni
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Italy ⓘ Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning |
assertion of royal power over the papacy
ⓘ
decline of universal papal monarchy in Western Europe ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Papacy ⓘ |
| involvedPerson |
Guillaume de Nogaret
ⓘ
Philip IV of France ⓘ Pope Boniface VIII ⓘ Sciarra Colonna ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Church–state conflicts ⓘ |
| perpetratedBy |
Guillaume de Nogaret
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Sciarra Colonna ⓘ agents of Philip IV of France ⓘ |
| precededBy |
papal bull Unam sanctam
ⓘ
linked to:
papal bull Unam Sanctam
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| relatedTo |
Avignon Papacy
ⓘ
Unam sanctam ⓘ conflict between Boniface VIII and the Colonna family ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Pope Boniface VIII being taken prisoner for a short time
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Pope Boniface VIII returning to Rome after his release ⓘ Pope Boniface VIII’s death shortly after the incident ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn | 7 September 1303 ⓘ |
| victim | Pope Boniface VIII ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Outrage of Anagni Description of subject: The Outrage of Anagni was a 1303 incident in which agents of King Philip IV of France violently seized and humiliated Pope Boniface VIII in the Italian town of Anagni, symbolizing a major clash between papal and royal authority.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sciarra Colonna (representing the Roman people)
linked to: Outrage of Anagni
linked to: Outrage of Anagni
subject linked to:
Outrage of Anagni attack
linked to: Outrage of Anagni