Battle of the Counts
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The Battle of the Counts was a major 1287 naval engagement off Naples in which the Aragonese fleet decisively defeated the Angevin forces, significantly shaping the outcome of the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Counts (1287) | 2 |
| Battle of the Counts canonical | 1 |
| Battle of the Counts (1298) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2818553 — 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: Battle of the Counts Context triple: [War of the Sicilian Vespers, hasKeyEvent, Battle of the Counts]
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War of the League of Cognac
The War of the League of Cognac was a major early 16th-century conflict in which France, several Italian states, and the Papacy allied to resist the expansion of Habsburg (Spanish and Holy Roman Empire) power in Italy.
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B.
Battle of Oltenitza
The Battle of Oltenitza was an 1853 engagement of the Crimean War in which Ottoman forces crossed the Danube and clashed with the Russian army near the town of Oltenița in Wallachia.
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C.
Battle of Drakenburg
The Battle of Drakenburg was a decisive 1547 engagement in the Schmalkaldic War in which Protestant forces defeated the imperial army, helping to secure Protestant control in northern Germany.
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D.
Battle of Staffarda
The Battle of Staffarda was a 1690 engagement of the Nine Years' War in which French forces decisively defeated the army of the Duchy of Savoy in northern Italy.
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E.
Battle of Corbach
The Battle of Corbach was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
- 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: Battle of the Counts Target entity description: The Battle of the Counts was a major 1287 naval engagement off Naples in which the Aragonese fleet decisively defeated the Angevin forces, significantly shaping the outcome of the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
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A.
War of the League of Cognac
The War of the League of Cognac was a major early 16th-century conflict in which France, several Italian states, and the Papacy allied to resist the expansion of Habsburg (Spanish and Holy Roman Empire) power in Italy.
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B.
Battle of Oltenitza
The Battle of Oltenitza was an 1853 engagement of the Crimean War in which Ottoman forces crossed the Danube and clashed with the Russian army near the town of Oltenița in Wallachia.
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C.
Battle of Drakenburg
The Battle of Drakenburg was a decisive 1547 engagement in the Schmalkaldic War in which Protestant forces defeated the imperial army, helping to secure Protestant control in northern Germany.
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D.
Battle of Staffarda
The Battle of Staffarda was a 1690 engagement of the Nine Years' War in which French forces decisively defeated the army of the Duchy of Savoy in northern Italy.
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E.
Battle of Corbach
The Battle of Corbach was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Naples
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surface form:
Angevin Kingdom of Naples
Crown of Aragon ⓘ Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Sicily (Aragonese)
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| combatant |
Angevin fleet
ⓘ
Aragonese fleet ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| date | 1287 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | medieval chronicles of the War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ |
| effect |
strengthened Aragonese control over Sicily
ⓘ
weakened Angevin naval power ⓘ |
| era | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasType | medieval naval battle ⓘ |
| location |
Gulf of Naples
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surface form:
Bay of Naples
off Naples ⓘ |
| notableFor | decisive defeat of Angevin fleet off Naples ⓘ |
| opponent |
forces of Charles I of Anjou
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surface form:
Angevin forces
Aragonese forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mediterranean naval warfare
ⓘ
War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ |
| result | Aragonese victory ⓘ |
| significance | decisive naval engagement in the War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ |
| year | 1287 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of the Counts Description of subject: The Battle of the Counts was a major 1287 naval engagement off Naples in which the Aragonese fleet decisively defeated the Angevin forces, significantly shaping the outcome of the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Counts (1287)
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Counts (1287)
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Counts (1298)