Prince of Taranto
E105150
The Prince of Taranto was a prominent feudal ruler in southern Italy during the Middle Ages, often associated with Norman and later Angevin control over the Taranto region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prince of Taranto canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T871535 — 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: Prince of Taranto Context triple: [Bohemond I of Antioch, title, Prince of Taranto]
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A.
King of Naples
The King of Naples was the sovereign ruler of the historical Kingdom of Naples in southern Italy, a title held at various times by different European dynasties.
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B.
Prince of Mindelheim
The Prince of Mindelheim was a noble title in the Holy Roman Empire granted to the English general John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in recognition of his military victories during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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C.
Prince of Parma
Prince of Parma is a noble title historically associated with the ruling Farnese family over the Duchy of Parma in northern Italy.
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D.
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile is a 1947 historical adventure film set during the Spanish Inquisition and Hernán Cortés’s conquest of Mexico, starring Tyrone Power in one of his signature swashbuckling roles.
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E.
City of the Kings
City of the Kings is a historical nickname for Lima, the capital of Peru, reflecting its founding under Spanish colonial rule.
- 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: Prince of Taranto Target entity description: The Prince of Taranto was a prominent feudal ruler in southern Italy during the Middle Ages, often associated with Norman and later Angevin control over the Taranto region.
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A.
King of Naples
The King of Naples was the sovereign ruler of the historical Kingdom of Naples in southern Italy, a title held at various times by different European dynasties.
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B.
Prince of Mindelheim
The Prince of Mindelheim was a noble title in the Holy Roman Empire granted to the English general John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in recognition of his military victories during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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C.
Prince of Parma
Prince of Parma is a noble title historically associated with the ruling Farnese family over the Duchy of Parma in northern Italy.
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D.
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile is a 1947 historical adventure film set during the Spanish Inquisition and Hernán Cortés’s conquest of Mexico, starring Tyrone Power in one of his signature swashbuckling roles.
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E.
City of the Kings
City of the Kings is a historical nickname for Lima, the capital of Peru, reflecting its founding under Spanish colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal title
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hereditary noble title ⓘ title of nobility in Italy ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Apulia
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Taranto ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Naples
ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ |
| endTime | early modern period ⓘ |
| follows | Byzantine rule in southern Italy ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
associated with control of Taranto and surrounding territories
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high-ranking feudal dignity ⓘ linked to crusader aristocracy ⓘ linked to maritime and commercial interests in the Adriatic ⓘ often held by members of the royal family ⓘ semi-autonomous rule ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
French
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Greek ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Middle Ages
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Middle Ages ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Southern Italy
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surface form:
southern Italy
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| nobleRank | prince ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Bohemond I of Antioch
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Bohemond II of Antioch ⓘ Bohemond III of Antioch ⓘ Bohemond IV of Antioch ⓘ Bohemond V of Antioch ⓘ Bohemond VI of Antioch ⓘ Bohemond VII of Antioch ⓘ Charles of Durazzo ⓘ Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria ⓘ Louis of Taranto ⓘ Philip I of Taranto ⓘ Robert of Taranto ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kingdom of Naples feudal hierarchy
ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily feudal hierarchy ⓘ |
| region |
Southern Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Mezzogiorno
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Angevin rule in southern Italy
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Norman conquest of southern Italy ⓘ |
| startTime | 11th century ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Italian noble title
ⓘ
princely title ⓘ |
| usedBy |
House of Anjou
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surface form:
Angevin dynasty
Hohenstaufen dynasty ⓘ House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies ⓘ Orsini ⓘ
surface form:
House of Orsini
House of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Norman dynasty
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prince of Taranto Description of subject: The Prince of Taranto was a prominent feudal ruler in southern Italy during the Middle Ages, often associated with Norman and later Angevin control over the Taranto region.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.