Dom Vasco da Gama, 2nd Count of Vidigueira
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Dom Vasco da Gama, 2nd Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese nobleman and descendant of the famed explorer Vasco da Gama, holding a prominent hereditary title in early modern Portugal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dom Vasco da Gama, 2nd Count of Vidigueira canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2397077 — 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: Dom Vasco da Gama, 2nd Count of Vidigueira Context triple: [Count of Vidigueira, linkedPerson, Dom Vasco da Gama, 2nd Count of Vidigueira]
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A.
Dom Francisco da Gama
Dom Francisco da Gama was a Portuguese nobleman and colonial administrator, notable as a descendant of the explorer Vasco da Gama and for serving as Viceroy of Portuguese India.
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B.
Estêvão da Gama
Estêvão da Gama was a Portuguese nobleman and navigator from the famed da Gama family, active in the early period of Portuguese maritime expansion.
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C.
Henry the Navigator
Henry the Navigator was a 15th-century Portuguese prince who sponsored pioneering voyages along the West African coast, helping launch Europe’s Age of Exploration and the Portuguese maritime empire.
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D.
Francisco da Gama
Francisco da Gama is a central fictional figure in Salman Rushdie’s novel "The Moor’s Last Sigh," belonging to the eccentric, multi-generational da Gama family whose fortunes and conflicts drive much of the story’s plot.
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E.
Francisco de Almeida
Francisco de Almeida was a Portuguese nobleman and naval commander who became the first viceroy of Portuguese India, playing a key role in establishing Portugal’s early maritime empire in the Indian Ocean.
- 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: Dom Vasco da Gama, 2nd Count of Vidigueira Target entity description: Dom Vasco da Gama, 2nd Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese nobleman and descendant of the famed explorer Vasco da Gama, holding a prominent hereditary title in early modern Portugal.
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A.
Dom Francisco da Gama
Dom Francisco da Gama was a Portuguese nobleman and colonial administrator, notable as a descendant of the explorer Vasco da Gama and for serving as Viceroy of Portuguese India.
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B.
Estêvão da Gama
Estêvão da Gama was a Portuguese nobleman and navigator from the famed da Gama family, active in the early period of Portuguese maritime expansion.
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C.
Henry the Navigator
Henry the Navigator was a 15th-century Portuguese prince who sponsored pioneering voyages along the West African coast, helping launch Europe’s Age of Exploration and the Portuguese maritime empire.
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D.
Francisco da Gama
Francisco da Gama is a central fictional figure in Salman Rushdie’s novel "The Moor’s Last Sigh," belonging to the eccentric, multi-generational da Gama family whose fortunes and conflicts drive much of the story’s plot.
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E.
Francisco de Almeida
Francisco de Almeida was a Portuguese nobleman and naval commander who became the first viceroy of Portuguese India, playing a key role in establishing Portugal’s early maritime empire in the Indian Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Count of Vidigueira
ⓘ
Portuguese nobleman ⓘ hereditary noble ⓘ |
| allegiance | Portuguese Crown ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Avis
ⓘ
Portuguese aristocracy ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese monarchy
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Portuguese ⓘ |
| familyName | da Gama ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Vidigueira
ⓘ
surface form:
County of Vidigueira
|
| heritage | descendant of Vasco da Gama ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Portuguese overseas expansion era ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | da Gama family ⓘ |
| nobleRank | count ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
2nd Count of Vidigueira
ⓘ
Count of Vidigueira ⓘ |
| notableAncestor | Vasco da Gama ⓘ |
| period | early modern Portugal ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of the House of da Gama ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Vasco da Gama
ⓘ
surface form:
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira
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| realm | Portuguese nobility ⓘ |
| regionAssociatedWith | Alentejo ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | Dom ⓘ |
| successionType | primogeniture ⓘ |
| territorialDesignation | Vidigueira ⓘ |
| titleBasedOn | Vasco da Gama’s ennoblement by the Portuguese Crown ⓘ |
| titleHolderOf |
Vidigueira
ⓘ
surface form:
County of Vidigueira
|
| titleNature | hereditary title ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dom Vasco da Gama, 2nd Count of Vidigueira Description of subject: Dom Vasco da Gama, 2nd Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese nobleman and descendant of the famed explorer Vasco da Gama, holding a prominent hereditary title in early modern Portugal.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.