Sophia Palaiologina
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Sophia Palaiologina was a Byzantine princess whose marriage to Ivan III of Russia helped transfer Byzantine imperial prestige and traditions to the emerging Russian state.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sophia Palaiologina canonical | 5 |
| Zoe Palaiologina | 2 |
| Sophia of Byzantium | 1 |
| Zoë Palaiologina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1242208 — 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.
Target entity: Sophia Palaiologina Context triple: [Ivan III of Russia, spouse, Sophia Palaiologina]
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Empress Licinia Eudoxia
Empress Licinia Eudoxia was a 5th-century Roman empress, daughter of Emperor Theodosius II and wife of Valentinian III, whose life was marked by dynastic politics, court intrigue, and the dramatic crises of the late Western Roman Empire.
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Theodora Tocco
Theodora Tocco was a 15th-century noblewoman from the influential Tocco family who became the first wife of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine emperor.
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Empress Irene of Athens
Empress Irene of Athens was an 8th-century Byzantine empress who ruled as regent and later as sole emperor, noted for restoring the veneration of icons and playing a pivotal role in church and imperial politics.
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Alice of Lusignan
Alice of Lusignan was a 13th-century French noblewoman of the Lusignan family, notable as a daughter of Isabella of Angoulême and half-sister to England’s King Henry III’s children.
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Theodora
Theodora is an English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel that dramatizes the martyrdom of the Christian saint Theodora in Roman Antioch.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sophia Palaiologina Target entity description: Sophia Palaiologina was a Byzantine princess whose marriage to Ivan III of Russia helped transfer Byzantine imperial prestige and traditions to the emerging Russian state.
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A.
Empress Licinia Eudoxia
Empress Licinia Eudoxia was a 5th-century Roman empress, daughter of Emperor Theodosius II and wife of Valentinian III, whose life was marked by dynastic politics, court intrigue, and the dramatic crises of the late Western Roman Empire.
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Theodora Tocco
Theodora Tocco was a 15th-century noblewoman from the influential Tocco family who became the first wife of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine emperor.
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Empress Irene of Athens
Empress Irene of Athens was an 8th-century Byzantine empress who ruled as regent and later as sole emperor, noted for restoring the veneration of icons and playing a pivotal role in church and imperial politics.
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D.
Alice of Lusignan
Alice of Lusignan was a 13th-century French noblewoman of the Lusignan family, notable as a daughter of Isabella of Angoulême and half-sister to England’s King Henry III’s children.
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E.
Theodora
Theodora is an English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel that dramatizes the martyrdom of the Christian saint Theodora in Roman Antioch.
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Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine princess
ⓘ
Grand Princess of Moscow ⓘ member of the Palaiologos dynasty ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sophia Palaiologina
ⓘ
surface form:
Sophia of Byzantium
Sophia Palaiologina ⓘ
surface form:
Zoë Palaiologina
|
| associatedWith |
ideology of Moscow as the Third Rome
ⓘ
transfer of Byzantine imperial traditions to Muscovy ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1440 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Morea ⓘ |
| broughtToCourtBy | Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Archangel Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Cathedral of the Archangel, Moscow Kremlin
|
| child |
Dmitry Ivanovich
ⓘ
Dmitry the Grandson ⓘ Vasili III of Russia ⓘ Yuri Ivanovich ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ |
| court | Muscovite court ⓘ |
| deathDate | 7 April 1503 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Palaiologos ⓘ |
| fullName | Sophia Palaiologina self-link ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ |
| house | Palaiologos dynasty ⓘ |
| influenced |
adoption of Byzantine court ceremonial in Moscow
ⓘ
use of the double-headed eagle in Muscovy ⓘ |
| livedIn | Moscow ⓘ |
| marriageArrangedBy | Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1472 ⓘ |
| mother | Catherine Zaccaria ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introducing Byzantine prestige to the Russian state
ⓘ
marriage alliance linking Byzantine and Russian ruling houses ⓘ |
| politicalRole | strengthened ties between Muscovy and Byzantine legacy ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Rome ⓘ |
| relative |
Constantine XI Palaiologos
ⓘ
Despots of the Morea ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| spouse | Ivan III of Russia ⓘ |
| spouseDynasty | Rurik dynasty ⓘ |
| spouseTitle | Grand Prince of Moscow ⓘ |
| stepSon |
Ivan Ivanovich
ⓘ
surface form:
Ivan Ivanovich the Young
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| title | Grand Princess consort of Moscow ⓘ |
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Subject: Sophia Palaiologina Description of subject: Sophia Palaiologina was a Byzantine princess whose marriage to Ivan III of Russia helped transfer Byzantine imperial prestige and traditions to the emerging Russian state.
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