Castruccio Castracani
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Castruccio Castracani was a 14th-century Italian condottiero and ruler of Lucca, renowned for his military prowess and Machiavellian political tactics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Castruccio Castracani canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7087043 — 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.
Target entity: Castruccio Castracani Context triple: [Valperga, mainSubject, Castruccio Castracani]
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Francesco I Acciaioli
Francesco I Acciaioli was a 14th-century Italian nobleman of the Acciaioli family who became Duke of Athens and ruled the duchy during the late medieval period.
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Tommaso di Sarzana
Tommaso di Sarzana, better known as Pope Nicholas V, was a 15th-century pope renowned for initiating the Renaissance papacy and significantly promoting humanist scholarship and the rebuilding of Rome.
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Nerio I Acciaioli
Nerio I Acciaioli was a 14th-century Florentine nobleman and adventurer who became the de facto ruler of Athens, establishing Acciaioli dominance over the region.
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Bartolomeo Manfredi
Bartolomeo Manfredi was an Italian Baroque painter renowned for popularizing and adapting Caravaggio’s dramatic chiaroscuro style through his influential genre and religious scenes.
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E.
Riccardo Federici
Riccardo Federici was the husband of Claretta Petacci, who is historically known as the mistress of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Castruccio Castracani Target entity description: Castruccio Castracani was a 14th-century Italian condottiero and ruler of Lucca, renowned for his military prowess and Machiavellian political tactics.
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A.
Francesco I Acciaioli
Francesco I Acciaioli was a 14th-century Italian nobleman of the Acciaioli family who became Duke of Athens and ruled the duchy during the late medieval period.
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B.
Tommaso di Sarzana
Tommaso di Sarzana, better known as Pope Nicholas V, was a 15th-century pope renowned for initiating the Renaissance papacy and significantly promoting humanist scholarship and the rebuilding of Rome.
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C.
Nerio I Acciaioli
Nerio I Acciaioli was a 14th-century Florentine nobleman and adventurer who became the de facto ruler of Athens, establishing Acciaioli dominance over the region.
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D.
Bartolomeo Manfredi
Bartolomeo Manfredi was an Italian Baroque painter renowned for popularizing and adapting Caravaggio’s dramatic chiaroscuro style through his influential genre and religious scenes.
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E.
Riccardo Federici
Riccardo Federici was the husband of Claretta Petacci, who is historically known as the mistress of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian nobleman
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condottiero ⓘ human ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Altopascio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Montecatini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1281 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Italy
NERFINISHED
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Lucca NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lucca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Italy
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Republic of Lucca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1328-09-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Italy
NERFINISHED
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Lucca NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Niccolò Machiavelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | The Life of Castruccio Castracani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| familyName | Castracani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Castruccio Castracani degli Antelminelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Castruccio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Machiavellian political thought ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Italian ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| movement | Ghibellines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Antelminelli family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Machiavellian political tactics
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conflict with Florence ⓘ military leadership in Tuscany ⓘ rule over Lucca ⓘ support of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ victory at the Battle of Altopascio ⓘ |
| opponent |
Guelfs
NERFINISHED
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Republic of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Imperial ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Duke of Lucca
NERFINISHED
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Imperial vicar of Lucca NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial vicar of Lunigiana ⓘ Imperial vicar of Pistoia NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial vicar of Volterra NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord of Lucca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| residence | Lucca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
14th century
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Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Castruccio Castracani Description of subject: Castruccio Castracani was a 14th-century Italian condottiero and ruler of Lucca, renowned for his military prowess and Machiavellian political tactics.
Referenced by (3)
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