Moor's head of Corsica
E391645
Moor's head of Corsica is a heraldic emblem depicting a black Moor’s head, famously used as the symbol on the flag and coat of arms of the island of Corsica.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moor's head of Corsica canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3807597 — 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: Moor's head of Corsica Context triple: [Moor's head, alsoKnownAs, Moor's head of Corsica]
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A.
Viceroy of Naples
The Viceroy of Naples was the Spanish Crown’s chief royal representative and governor in the Kingdom of Naples during the early modern period, wielding extensive political, military, and administrative authority.
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Count Morano
Count Morano is a persistent and morally ambiguous Italian nobleman who obsessively pursues the heroine Emily St. Aubert in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel "The Mysteries of Udolpho."
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C.
Jean Baptiste François de La Baume, Marquis de La Valette
Jean Baptiste François de La Baume, Marquis de La Valette, was an 18th-century French nobleman and military officer who held high command in the royal army during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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D.
Simon of Sicily
Simon of Sicily was a short-lived Norman noble who briefly held the title of Count of Sicily as the young son and successor of Roger I before his early death led to his brother Roger II’s rise to power.
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E.
Bey of Tunis
The Bey of Tunis was the hereditary monarch and ruler of the Regency of Tunis under Ottoman suzerainty and later French protectorate, serving as the country’s traditional head of state before the establishment of the republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Moor's head of Corsica Target entity description: Moor's head of Corsica is a heraldic emblem depicting a black Moor’s head, famously used as the symbol on the flag and coat of arms of the island of Corsica.
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A.
Viceroy of Naples
The Viceroy of Naples was the Spanish Crown’s chief royal representative and governor in the Kingdom of Naples during the early modern period, wielding extensive political, military, and administrative authority.
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B.
Count Morano
Count Morano is a persistent and morally ambiguous Italian nobleman who obsessively pursues the heroine Emily St. Aubert in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel "The Mysteries of Udolpho."
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C.
Jean Baptiste François de La Baume, Marquis de La Valette
Jean Baptiste François de La Baume, Marquis de La Valette, was an 18th-century French nobleman and military officer who held high command in the royal army during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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D.
Simon of Sicily
Simon of Sicily was a short-lived Norman noble who briefly held the title of Count of Sicily as the young son and successor of Roger I before his early death led to his brother Roger II’s rise to power.
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E.
Bey of Tunis
The Bey of Tunis was the hereditary monarch and ruler of the Regency of Tunis under Ottoman suzerainty and later French protectorate, serving as the country’s traditional head of state before the establishment of the republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emblem
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heraldic charge ⓘ symbol ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
Corsican license plates (regional identifier)
ⓘ
regional government buildings in Corsica ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Corsica ⓘ |
| background | white field ⓘ |
| category |
heraldic charges of people
ⓘ
regional symbols of France ⓘ |
| controversy | racial imagery debates ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| depicts |
Moor
ⓘ
human head ⓘ profile of a head ⓘ |
| fieldColor | white ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeForm |
Moor's head
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surface form:
Moor's head with raised headband
Moor's head ⓘ
surface form:
Moor's head without blindfold
|
| hasColor | black ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | Corsican culture ⓘ |
| hasElement |
blindfold
ⓘ
headband ⓘ |
| heritage | Mediterranean heraldry ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Moor's head motif in European heraldry ⓘ |
| language |
Corsican language
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surface form:
Corsican
|
| languageName |
Testa di Moro
ⓘ
surface form:
Testa Mora
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| orientation | facing left ⓘ |
| partOf | iconography of Corsica ⓘ |
| region | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Four Moors (Quattro Mori) of Sardinia
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surface form:
Four Moors of Sardinia
Sardinian flag ⓘ |
| represents |
autonomy of Corsica
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history of Corsican resistance ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Corsican identity
ⓘ
Corsican nationalism ⓘ Corsica ⓘ
surface form:
island of Corsica
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| usedAs |
logo of Corsican institutions
ⓘ
tourism symbol of Corsica ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Corsica
ⓘ
surface form:
Collectivité de Corse
people of Corsica ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Corsican sports team logos
ⓘ
official documents of Corsica ⓘ regional signage in Corsica ⓘ |
| usedOn |
coat of arms of Corsica
ⓘ
flag of Corsica ⓘ |
| usedSinceCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| visualFeature |
silhouette-style depiction
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strong contrast of black head on white field ⓘ |
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Subject: Moor's head of Corsica Description of subject: Moor's head of Corsica is a heraldic emblem depicting a black Moor’s head, famously used as the symbol on the flag and coat of arms of the island of Corsica.
Referenced by (2)
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