Regnans in Excelsis

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papal bull

Regnans in Excelsis is a 1570 papal bull by Pope Pius V that excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I of England and released her subjects from allegiance to her.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Regnans in Excelsis canonical	2
Regnans in coelis	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1386534 — 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: Regnans in Excelsis
Context triple: [Pope Pius V, issuedDocument, Regnans in Excelsis]

A. Lord of Djedu
Lord of Djedu is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian god Osiris, emphasizing his role as the chief deity and ruler of the cult center at Djedu (Busiris) in the Nile Delta.
B. Realm of the Four Parts
Realm of the Four Parts is the English translation of the Quechua name "Tawantinsuyu," referring to the vast, four-region domain of the Inca Empire in pre-Columbian South America.
C. Light of the Seven
"Light of the Seven" is a haunting, piano-driven orchestral piece by composer Ramin Djawadi, best known for underscoring the explosive climax of the Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones.
D. The Reign
The Reign is the nickname of OL Reign, a professional National Women's Soccer League club based in the Seattle metropolitan area.
E. La Voie royale
La Voie royale is an early adventure novel by André Malraux that follows treasure hunters in the Cambodian jungle while exploring themes of existentialism, colonialism, and human destiny.
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: Regnans in Excelsis
Target entity description: Regnans in Excelsis is a 1570 papal bull by Pope Pius V that excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I of England and released her subjects from allegiance to her.

A. Lord of Djedu
Lord of Djedu is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian god Osiris, emphasizing his role as the chief deity and ruler of the cult center at Djedu (Busiris) in the Nile Delta.
B. Realm of the Four Parts
Realm of the Four Parts is the English translation of the Quechua name "Tawantinsuyu," referring to the vast, four-region domain of the Inca Empire in pre-Columbian South America.
C. Light of the Seven
"Light of the Seven" is a haunting, piano-driven orchestral piece by composer Ramin Djawadi, best known for underscoring the explosive climax of the Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones.
D. The Reign
The Reign is the nickname of OL Reign, a professional National Women's Soccer League club based in the Seattle metropolitan area.
E. La Voie royale
La Voie royale is an early adventure novel by André Malraux that follows treasure hunters in the Cambodian jungle while exploring themes of existentialism, colonialism, and human destiny.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	papal bull ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Regnans in Excelsis (papal bull of 1570) ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	tightening of Elizabethan recusancy laws ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	Elizabeth I of England ⓘ Pope Pius V ⓘ
author	Pope Pius V ⓘ
canonicalStatus	papal decree ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Papal States ⓘ
date	1570 ⓘ
declares	Elizabeth I of England ⓘ surface form: Elizabeth I of England has forfeited her claim to the English throne Elizabeth I of England ⓘ surface form: Elizabeth I of England is a heretic Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated ⓘ subjects of Elizabeth I are released from obedience to her ⓘ
era	16th century ⓘ
genre	ecclesiastical legal document ⓘ
hasConsequence	heightened suspicion of Catholics in Elizabethan England ⓘ increased tension between Catholic powers and England ⓘ
hasTopic	deposition of heretical princes ⓘ papal authority over secular rulers ⓘ
historicalContext	Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ surface form: Anglo–Spanish conflict Catholic response to Elizabethan Religious Settlement ⓘ Henrician Reformation ⓘ surface form: English Reformation
issuedBy	Holy See ⓘ Pope Pius V ⓘ
issuedDuringPontificateOf	Pope Pius V ⓘ
issuedFrom	Rome ⓘ
jurisdictionClaimedOver	Catholics in England ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
legalForm	apostolic constitution ⓘ
mentions	Elizabeth I of England ⓘ subjects of the Kingdom of England ⓘ
opposes	Elizabethan religious settlement ⓘ surface form: Elizabethan Religious Settlement
politicalImpactOn	Kingdom of England ⓘ persecution of Catholics in England ⓘ relations between England and the Papacy ⓘ
religiousContext	Catholic–Protestant conflict ⓘ
religiousDenomination	Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousImpactOn	Latin Church in England ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church in England English Catholics ⓘ
subject	absolution of English Catholics from allegiance to Elizabeth I ⓘ condemnation of Protestantism in England ⓘ excommunication of Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
targets	Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
timePeriod	Reformation era ⓘ
typeOfSanction	excommunication decree ⓘ
year	1570 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pope Pius V → issuedDocument → Regnans in Excelsis ⓘ

Antonio Ghislieri → issuedDocument → Regnans in Excelsis ⓘ

Bertrand de Got → issuedBull → Regnans in Excelsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Regnans in coelis

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Referenced by (3)

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