Cardinal Henry of Portugal
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Cardinal Henry of Portugal was a 16th-century Portuguese royal prince, cardinal, and briefly king whose death without heirs triggered the Iberian Union under Spanish rule.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6073686 — 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: Cardinal Henry of Portugal Context triple: [Antonio, Prior of Crato, relative, Cardinal Henry of Portugal]
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Cardinal Humbert of Silva Candida
Cardinal Humbert of Silva Candida was an 11th-century papal legate and theologian best known for delivering the papal bull of excommunication in Constantinople in 1054, a key event in the East–West Schism.
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Antonio, Prior of Crato
Antonio, Prior of Crato was a Portuguese claimant to the throne who, after being deposed by Spanish forces, continued to lead resistance against Spanish rule, including involvement in the English Armada of 1589.
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Cardinal Bernardino Spada
Cardinal Bernardino Spada was a 17th-century Italian cardinal, art patron, and statesman known for his influential role in the Roman Curia and for commissioning significant architectural and artistic works, including enhancements to Palazzo Spada.
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Cardinal de La Valette
Cardinal de La Valette was a 17th-century French cardinal and military leader who notably commanded royal forces during the Thirty Years' War.
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Rodrigo de Borja
Rodrigo de Borja, better known as Pope Alexander VI, was a powerful and controversial Renaissance-era pontiff from the influential Borgia family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cardinal Henry of Portugal Target entity description: Cardinal Henry of Portugal was a 16th-century Portuguese royal prince, cardinal, and briefly king whose death without heirs triggered the Iberian Union under Spanish rule.
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Cardinal Humbert of Silva Candida
Cardinal Humbert of Silva Candida was an 11th-century papal legate and theologian best known for delivering the papal bull of excommunication in Constantinople in 1054, a key event in the East–West Schism.
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Antonio, Prior of Crato
Antonio, Prior of Crato was a Portuguese claimant to the throne who, after being deposed by Spanish forces, continued to lead resistance against Spanish rule, including involvement in the English Armada of 1589.
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Cardinal Bernardino Spada
Cardinal Bernardino Spada was a 17th-century Italian cardinal, art patron, and statesman known for his influential role in the Roman Curia and for commissioning significant architectural and artistic works, including enhancements to Palazzo Spada.
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Cardinal de La Valette
Cardinal de La Valette was a 17th-century French cardinal and military leader who notably commanded royal forces during the Thirty Years' War.
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Rodrigo de Borja
Rodrigo de Borja, better known as Pope Alexander VI, was a powerful and controversial Renaissance-era pontiff from the influential Borgia family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Portugal
ⓘ
Portuguese prince ⓘ cardinal ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cardeal-Rei Henrique
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry I of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedCardinalBy | Pope Paul III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Jerónimos Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cardinalateStart | 1545 ⓘ |
| causeOfSuccessionCrisis | diedWithoutIssue ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1512-01-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1580-01-31 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1580-01-31 ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| father | Manuel I of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | House of Aviz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned | Portuguese ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | House of Aviz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Maria of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Henrique de Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Infante of Portugal ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Iberian Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
monarch ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Almeirim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalResultOfDeath | personal union of Portugal and Spain under the Spanish Habsburgs ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Braga
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Archbishop of Évora NERFINISHED ⓘ Cardinal of the Catholic Church ⓘ Grand Inquisitor of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ King of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sebastian I of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForNotableEvent | death without heirs led to dynastic union with Spain ⓘ |
| reign | 1578-08-04/1580-01-31 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| royalTitle | Cardinal-King of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | John III of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1578-08-04 ⓘ |
| successor |
Philip I of Portugal
NERFINISHED
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Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Cardinal Henry of Portugal Description of subject: Cardinal Henry of Portugal was a 16th-century Portuguese royal prince, cardinal, and briefly king whose death without heirs triggered the Iberian Union under Spanish rule.
Referenced by (7)
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