John of Randazzo
E1009041
House of Aragon
House of Barcelona
Italian person
Sicilian person
medieval person
member of royal family
military leader
nobleman
regent
John of Randazzo was a 14th-century Sicilian nobleman and military leader from the royal House of Aragon who served as regent of Sicily.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John of Randazzo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12666102 — 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: John of Randazzo Context triple: [Frederick III of Sicily, child, John of Randazzo]
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A.
John of Fidanza
John of Fidanza, better known as Bonaventure, was a 13th-century Italian Franciscan theologian, philosopher, and cardinal who became one of the most influential medieval scholastic thinkers and a Doctor of the Church.
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B.
John of Procida
John of Procida was a 13th-century Italian physician, diplomat, and conspirator best known for helping to orchestrate the Sicilian Vespers uprising against Angevin rule.
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C.
John of Ripa
John of Ripa was a 14th-century Franciscan scholastic philosopher and theologian known for his complex metaphysical and logical analyses within the medieval Scotist tradition.
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D.
Roger of Lauria
Roger of Lauria was a renowned 13th-century admiral of the Crown of Aragon, celebrated for his decisive naval victories in the Mediterranean during the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
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E.
Richard of Lauria
Richard of Lauria was a 13th-century Italian nobleman from the Lauria family, known primarily as the father of the famed admiral Roger of Lauria.
- 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: John of Randazzo Target entity description: John of Randazzo was a 14th-century Sicilian nobleman and military leader from the royal House of Aragon who served as regent of Sicily.
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A.
John of Fidanza
John of Fidanza, better known as Bonaventure, was a 13th-century Italian Franciscan theologian, philosopher, and cardinal who became one of the most influential medieval scholastic thinkers and a Doctor of the Church.
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B.
John of Procida
John of Procida was a 13th-century Italian physician, diplomat, and conspirator best known for helping to orchestrate the Sicilian Vespers uprising against Angevin rule.
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C.
John of Ripa
John of Ripa was a 14th-century Franciscan scholastic philosopher and theologian known for his complex metaphysical and logical analyses within the medieval Scotist tradition.
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D.
Roger of Lauria
Roger of Lauria was a renowned 13th-century admiral of the Crown of Aragon, celebrated for his decisive naval victories in the Mediterranean during the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
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E.
Richard of Lauria
Richard of Lauria was a 13th-century Italian nobleman from the Lauria family, known primarily as the father of the famed admiral Roger of Lauria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
House of Aragon
ⓘ
House of Barcelona ⓘ Italian person ⓘ Sicilian person ⓘ medieval person ⓘ member of royal family ⓘ military leader ⓘ nobleman ⓘ regent ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | plague ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1348 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sicilian ⓘ |
| father | Frederick III of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Kingdom of Sicily as regent ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Latin
ⓘ
Sicilian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Aragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Sicilian internal baronial conflicts ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
Louis of Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Eleanor of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
House of Aragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Duke of Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Neopatria NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Randazzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in Sicilian politics in the 14th century
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regency of Sicily during minority of Louis of Sicily ⓘ |
| positionHeld | regent of Sicily ⓘ |
| regencyFor | Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regentFor | Louis of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Randazzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
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| sibling | Peter II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleBasedIn |
Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neopatria NERFINISHED ⓘ Randazzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncle | Louis of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John of Randazzo Description of subject: John of Randazzo was a 14th-century Sicilian nobleman and military leader from the royal House of Aragon who served as regent of Sicily.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.