Bartolomeo Colleoni
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Bartolomeo Colleoni was a renowned 15th-century Italian condottiero (mercenary captain) who served the Republic of Venice and is commemorated by a famous equestrian statue in Venice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bartolomeo Colleoni canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11875264 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bartolomeo Colleoni Context triple: [Bartolomeo, hasNotableBearer, Bartolomeo Colleoni]
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Bartolomeo Colleoni
Bartolomeo Colleoni was an Italian Giussano-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk in the Mediterranean.
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Bernardino di Mariotto
Bernardino di Mariotto was an Italian Renaissance painter associated with the Umbrian school, known for his religious works and altarpieces.
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Giovanni Battista Della Marmora
Giovanni Battista Della Marmora was a 19th-century Italian general and statesman who played a significant role in the military and political affairs of the Kingdom of Sardinia during the period leading up to Italian unification.
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Francesco di Paola
Francesco di Paola, later known as Saint Francis of Paola, was a 15th-century Italian hermit and founder of the Order of Minims renowned for his humility, asceticism, and reputed miracles.
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Bernardino degli Albizzeschi
Bernardino degli Albizzeschi, better known as Saint Bernardino of Siena, was a 15th-century Italian Franciscan preacher renowned for his fiery sermons, promotion of devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus, and influence on late medieval religious life.
- 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: Bartolomeo Colleoni Target entity description: Bartolomeo Colleoni was a renowned 15th-century Italian condottiero (mercenary captain) who served the Republic of Venice and is commemorated by a famous equestrian statue in Venice.
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A.
Bartolomeo Colleoni
Bartolomeo Colleoni was an Italian Giussano-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk in the Mediterranean.
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B.
Bernardino di Mariotto
Bernardino di Mariotto was an Italian Renaissance painter associated with the Umbrian school, known for his religious works and altarpieces.
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C.
Giovanni Battista Della Marmora
Giovanni Battista Della Marmora was a 19th-century Italian general and statesman who played a significant role in the military and political affairs of the Kingdom of Sardinia during the period leading up to Italian unification.
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D.
Francesco di Paola
Francesco di Paola, later known as Saint Francis of Paola, was a 15th-century Italian hermit and founder of the Order of Minims renowned for his humility, asceticism, and reputed miracles.
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E.
Bernardino degli Albizzeschi
Bernardino degli Albizzeschi, better known as Saint Bernardino of Siena, was a 15th-century Italian Franciscan preacher renowned for his fiery sermons, promotion of devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus, and influence on late medieval religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian nobleman
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condottiero ⓘ human ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Bergamo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cappella Colleoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 15th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1400 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1475-11-02 ⓘ |
| employer |
Duchy of Milan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eponymousFor | equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| familyName | Colleoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Bartolomeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument | equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Count of Malpaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military skill and discipline
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wealth accumulated from mercenary service ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain-general ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Italian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Colleoni family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
campaigns against the Duchy of Milan
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campaigns in Lombardy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
equestrian statue in Venice
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loyalty to the Republic of Venice in later life ⓘ service as a condottiero for the Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| notableWork | military campaigns for the Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| occupation |
condottiero
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mercenary captain ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian condottieri tradition ⓘ |
| patronage |
construction of Malpaga Castle
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religious and civic buildings in Bergamo area ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Republic of Venice
NERFINISHED
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Solza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Malpaga Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Bergamo ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| residence |
Bergamo area
ⓘ
Malpaga Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Italian Wars of the 15th century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bartolomeo Colleoni Description of subject: Bartolomeo Colleoni was a renowned 15th-century Italian condottiero (mercenary captain) who served the Republic of Venice and is commemorated by a famous equestrian statue in Venice.
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