Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias

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Brazilian military officer human nobleman patron of the Brazilian Army statesman

Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, was a prominent 19th-century Brazilian military leader, statesman, and patron of the Brazilian Army who played a key role in consolidating the Brazilian Empire and suppressing internal revolts.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Duke of Caxias	6
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias canonical	5
Marquis of Caxias	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8866603 — 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: Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
Context triple: [Duque de Caxias, namedAfter, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias]

A. Marechal Deodoro
Marechal Deodoro is a historic coastal city in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, known as the birthplace of Brazil’s first president and for its well-preserved colonial architecture.
B. Pedro de Araújo Lima
Pedro de Araújo Lima was a Brazilian statesman and nobleman who served as regent of the Empire of Brazil and later became the Marquis of Olinda, playing a key role in the country’s early constitutional monarchy.
C. Manuel dos Santos
Manuel dos Santos is a former Brazilian professional footballer best known for his time as a forward with Santos FC and the Brazil national team.
D. Júlio César Soares de Espíndola
Júlio César Soares de Espíndola is a Brazilian former professional footballer best known for his career as a goalkeeper with clubs like Inter Milan and the Brazil national team.
E. Diogo Antônio Feijó
Diogo Antônio Feijó was a Brazilian priest, politician, and statesman who served as one of the key regents governing Brazil during the minority of Emperor Pedro II.
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: Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
Target entity description: Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, was a prominent 19th-century Brazilian military leader, statesman, and patron of the Brazilian Army who played a key role in consolidating the Brazilian Empire and suppressing internal revolts.

A. Marechal Deodoro
Marechal Deodoro is a historic coastal city in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, known as the birthplace of Brazil’s first president and for its well-preserved colonial architecture.
B. Pedro de Araújo Lima
Pedro de Araújo Lima was a Brazilian statesman and nobleman who served as regent of the Empire of Brazil and later became the Marquis of Olinda, playing a key role in the country’s early constitutional monarchy.
C. Manuel dos Santos
Manuel dos Santos is a former Brazilian professional footballer best known for his time as a forward with Santos FC and the Brazil national team.
D. Júlio César Soares de Espíndola
Júlio César Soares de Espíndola is a Brazilian former professional footballer best known for his career as a goalkeeper with clubs like Inter Milan and the Brazil national team.
E. Diogo Antônio Feijó
Diogo Antônio Feijó was a Brazilian priest, politician, and statesman who served as one of the key regents governing Brazil during the minority of Emperor Pedro II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Brazilian military officer ⓘ human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ patron of the Brazilian Army ⓘ statesman ⓘ
allegiance	Empire of Brazil ⓘ
awardReceived	Order of Aviz ⓘ Order of Christ ⓘ linked to: Order of Christ (Portugal) Order of the Rose ⓘ Order of the Southern Cross ⓘ
birthDate	1803-08-25 ⓘ
birthPlace	Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ Portuguese America ⓘ Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Brazilian Army Day ⓘ Caxias Day ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Brazil ⓘ Empire of Brazil ⓘ
deathDate	1880-05-07 ⓘ
deathPlace	Empire of Brazil ⓘ Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
familyName	Lima e Silva ⓘ linked to: Francisco de Lima e Silva
father	Francisco de Lima e Silva ⓘ
givenName	Luís ⓘ
hasPartInMausoleum	Pantheon of Caxias in Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
honorificTitle	Patron of the Brazilian Army ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Portuguese ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty	Conservative Party (Brazilian Empire) ⓘ linked to: Brazilian Conservative Party
militaryRank	Field Marshal ⓘ Marshal of the Army ⓘ linked to: Field Marshal
mother	Mariana Cândida de Oliveira Belo ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Portuguese ⓘ
nobleTitle	Count of Caxias ⓘ Duke of Caxias ⓘ linked to: Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias Marquis of Caxias ⓘ linked to: Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
notableWork	command in the Paraguayan War ⓘ command in the Platine War ⓘ consolidation of the Brazilian Empire ⓘ suppression of the Balaiada revolt ⓘ suppression of the Praieira revolt ⓘ linked to: Praieira revolt suppression of the Ragamuffin War ⓘ
occupation	military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ
positionHeld	Commander-in-chief of the Brazilian Army ⓘ President of the Council of Ministers of the Empire of Brazil ⓘ linked to: President of the Council of Ministers of Brazil President of the Province of Maranhão ⓘ President of the Province of Rio Grande do Sul ⓘ Prime Minister of Brazil ⓘ Senator of the Empire of Brazil ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse	Ana Luísa de Loreto Carneiro Viana ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duque de Caxias → namedAfter → Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias ⓘ

Caxias do Sul → namedAfter → Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias ⓘ

Monumento a Duque de Caxias → honours → Duke of Caxias ⓘ