Third Italian War of Independence
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The Third Italian War of Independence was the 1866 conflict in which the Kingdom of Italy, allied with Prussia against Austria, gained Venetia and advanced the unification of Italy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Italian War of Independence canonical | 23 |
| Austro‑Prussian War campaigns in Italy | 1 |
| Italian theatre of the Austro-Prussian War | 1 |
| Terza guerra d’indipendenza italiana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1705144 — 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: Third Italian War of Independence Context triple: [Italian Risorgimento, hasPart, Third Italian War of Independence]
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Second Italian War of Independence
The Second Italian War of Independence was an 1859 conflict in which the Kingdom of Sardinia, allied with France, fought the Austrian Empire, leading to major territorial gains that advanced the unification of Italy.
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B.
First Italian War of Independence
The First Italian War of Independence (1848–1849) was an early conflict in the Risorgimento in which the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont and Italian volunteers fought, unsuccessfully, to expel Austrian rule from northern Italy.
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C.
Neapolitan War (1815)
The Neapolitan War (1815) was a conflict in which King Joachim Murat of Naples fought against Austrian forces in an unsuccessful attempt to maintain his throne during the final phase of the Napoleonic Wars.
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Italian Civil War
The Italian Civil War was a brutal internal conflict from 1943 to 1945 in which Italian partisans and the Kingdom of Italy fought against the fascist Italian Social Republic and its German allies during the final phase of World War II.
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E.
Expedition of the Thousand
The Expedition of the Thousand was Giuseppe Garibaldi’s 1860 volunteer military campaign in southern Italy that played a crucial role in the unification of Italy under the Kingdom of Sardinia.
- 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: Third Italian War of Independence Target entity description: The Third Italian War of Independence was the 1866 conflict in which the Kingdom of Italy, allied with Prussia against Austria, gained Venetia and advanced the unification of Italy.
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A.
Second Italian War of Independence
The Second Italian War of Independence was an 1859 conflict in which the Kingdom of Sardinia, allied with France, fought the Austrian Empire, leading to major territorial gains that advanced the unification of Italy.
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B.
First Italian War of Independence
The First Italian War of Independence (1848–1849) was an early conflict in the Risorgimento in which the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont and Italian volunteers fought, unsuccessfully, to expel Austrian rule from northern Italy.
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C.
Neapolitan War (1815)
The Neapolitan War (1815) was a conflict in which King Joachim Murat of Naples fought against Austrian forces in an unsuccessful attempt to maintain his throne during the final phase of the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
Italian Civil War
The Italian Civil War was a brutal internal conflict from 1943 to 1945 in which Italian partisans and the Kingdom of Italy fought against the fascist Italian Social Republic and its German allies during the final phase of World War II.
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E.
Expedition of the Thousand
The Expedition of the Thousand was Giuseppe Garibaldi’s 1860 volunteer military campaign in southern Italy that played a crucial role in the unification of Italy under the Kingdom of Sardinia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict
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Italian War of Independence ⓘ war ⓘ |
| ally | Austro-Prussian War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Third Italian War of Independence
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surface form:
Terza guerra d’indipendenza italiana
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| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
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surface form:
Austrian Empire
Austro-Hungarian Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| cause |
Austro-Prussian rivalry
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Italian desire to annex Venetia ⓘ |
| commander |
General Alfonso La Marmora
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surface form:
Alfonso La Marmora
Archduke Albrecht of Austria ⓘ Enrico Cialdini ⓘ Giuseppe Garibaldi ⓘ General Ludwig von Benedek ⓘ
surface form:
Ludwig von Benedek
Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ⓘ
surface form:
Vittorio Emanuele II
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| endDate | 1866-08-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Capture of Rome
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surface form:
Capture of Rome (1870)
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| historicalRegionInvolved |
Lombardy–Venetia
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surface form:
Lombardy-Venetia
Trentino ⓘ Veneto ⓘ
surface form:
Venetia
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| notableBattle |
Battle of Bezzecca
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Battle of Custoza (1866) ⓘ Naval Battle of Lissa ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Lissa (1866)
Battle of Monte Suello ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Austrian victory at Custoza
ⓘ
Italian Wars of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Garibaldi’s campaign in Trentino
Italian naval defeat at Lissa ⓘ Prussian victory at Königgrätz affecting peace terms ⓘ |
| outcomeForAustria |
loss of Venetia
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reduction of influence in Italy ⓘ |
| outcomeForItaly |
annexation of Venetia
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strengthening of the Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian Risorgimento
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surface form:
Italian unification
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| politicalLeader |
Napoleon III of France
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surface form:
Napoleon III (as mediator in settlement)
Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ⓘ
surface form:
Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy
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| precededBy | Second Italian War of Independence ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Italian Risorgimento
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surface form:
Risorgimento
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| result |
Austrian withdrawal from Venetia
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Italian victory in alliance with Prussia ⓘ cession of Venetia to Italy ⓘ further progress of Italian unification ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1866 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1866-06-20 ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
Italian Peninsula
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Veneto ⓘ
surface form:
Venetia
|
| treaty |
Armistice of Cormons
ⓘ
Peace of Prague ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Prague (1866)
Treaty of Vienna (1866) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Third Italian War of Independence Description of subject: The Third Italian War of Independence was the 1866 conflict in which the Kingdom of Italy, allied with Prussia against Austria, gained Venetia and advanced the unification of Italy.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Umberto I of Italy
this entity surface form:
Terza guerra d’indipendenza italiana
this entity surface form:
Italian theatre of the Austro-Prussian War
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
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associatedWithEvent
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Third Italian War of Independence
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this entity surface form:
Austro‑Prussian War campaigns in Italy