Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty

E421820

civil decoration state order grade

The Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty is one of Portugal’s highest civil honors, awarded for exceptional services in defense of democracy and individual freedoms.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty canonical	2
Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty (Portugal)	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4191894 — 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: Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty
Context triple: [Otelo, awardReceived, Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty]

A. Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
The Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit is one of Spain’s highest civilian honors, awarded in recognition of outstanding services rendered to the state.
B. Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
The Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown is one of Luxembourg’s highest orders of merit, awarded for distinguished civil or military service.
C. Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword
The Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword is Portugal’s highest military honor, awarded for exceptional acts of heroism, leadership, or service to the nation.
D. Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
The Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry is the highest grade of a Portuguese honorific order awarded for outstanding services to Portugal, particularly in the expansion of its culture, history, and values.
E. Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz
The Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz is one of Portugal’s highest military honors, awarded for distinguished service and exceptional merit in the armed forces.
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: Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty
Target entity description: The Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty is one of Portugal’s highest civil honors, awarded for exceptional services in defense of democracy and individual freedoms.

A. Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
The Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit is one of Spain’s highest civilian honors, awarded in recognition of outstanding services rendered to the state.
B. Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
The Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown is one of Luxembourg’s highest orders of merit, awarded for distinguished civil or military service.
C. Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword
The Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword is Portugal’s highest military honor, awarded for exceptional acts of heroism, leadership, or service to the nation.
D. Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
The Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry is the highest grade of a Portuguese honorific order awarded for outstanding services to Portugal, particularly in the expansion of its culture, history, and values.
E. Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz
The Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz is one of Portugal’s highest military honors, awarded for distinguished service and exceptional merit in the armed forces.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil decoration ⓘ state order grade ⓘ
associatedConcept	democracy ⓘ human rights ⓘ individual liberty ⓘ
awardFor	exceptional services in defense of democracy ⓘ exceptional services in defense of individual freedoms ⓘ outstanding contribution to the consolidation of the rule of law ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Portuguese state ⓘ
awardingBody	President of Portugal ⓘ
conferredFor	meritorious services to Portuguese democracy ⓘ promotion of liberty and human rights ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
decorationClass	Grand Cross insignia ⓘ
eligibility	Portuguese citizens ⓘ foreign citizens ⓘ institutions ⓘ
gradeOfOrder	Grand Cross ⓘ
honorType	civil honor ⓘ
jurisdiction	Portugal ⓘ surface form: Portuguese Republic
orderType	Order of Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Order of Liberty ⓘ
rankWithinOrder	highest or one of the highest grades ⓘ
scope	international ⓘ national ⓘ
status	one of the highest Portuguese civil honors ⓘ
symbolism	commitment to democratic values ⓘ defense of fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
wearingStyle	sash with badge and star ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Otelo → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty ⓘ

Grand Officer of the Order of Liberty → higherGrade → Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty ⓘ

Maria Barroso → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty (Portugal)

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty ⓘ

subject surface form: José Manuel Barroso