Balthasar Cossa
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Balthasar Cossa, better known as Antipope John XXIII, was a controversial early 15th-century church figure who claimed the papacy during the Western Schism before being deposed at the Council of Constance.
All labels observed (1)
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| Balthasar Cossa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14409164 — 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: Balthasar Cossa Context triple: [John XXIII (antipope), alsoKnownAs, Balthasar Cossa]
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Severo del Valle
Severo del Valle is a principled, politically active patriarch in Isabel Allende’s novel "The House of the Spirits," known for his liberal ideals and role in the del Valle family saga.
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B.
Luis Orgaz Yoldi
Luis Orgaz Yoldi was a Spanish Army general best known for his prominent Nationalist command roles during the Spanish Civil War.
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C.
Gabriel de la Mora
Gabriel de la Mora was a political leader associated with the Central American independence movement that sought to end Spanish colonial rule in the region.
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D.
Antonio Possevino
Antonio Possevino was a 16th-century Italian Jesuit diplomat and papal legate known for his influential role in Counter-Reformation politics and religious negotiations across Europe.
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E.
Manuel Neri
Manuel Neri was an American sculptor and painter associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement, known for his expressive, life-sized plaster and bronze figures.
- 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: Balthasar Cossa Target entity description: Balthasar Cossa, better known as Antipope John XXIII, was a controversial early 15th-century church figure who claimed the papacy during the Western Schism before being deposed at the Council of Constance.
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A.
Severo del Valle
Severo del Valle is a principled, politically active patriarch in Isabel Allende’s novel "The House of the Spirits," known for his liberal ideals and role in the del Valle family saga.
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B.
Luis Orgaz Yoldi
Luis Orgaz Yoldi was a Spanish Army general best known for his prominent Nationalist command roles during the Spanish Civil War.
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C.
Gabriel de la Mora
Gabriel de la Mora was a political leader associated with the Central American independence movement that sought to end Spanish colonial rule in the region.
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D.
Antonio Possevino
Antonio Possevino was a 16th-century Italian Jesuit diplomat and papal legate known for his influential role in Counter-Reformation politics and religious negotiations across Europe.
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E.
Manuel Neri
Manuel Neri was an American sculptor and painter associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement, known for his expressive, life-sized plaster and bronze figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.