Giovanni Angelo Braschi
E591682
Giovanni Angelo Braschi was an 18th-century Italian cleric who became Pope Pius VI, leading the Catholic Church during the turbulent era of the French Revolution and Napoleonic upheavals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Giovanni Angelo Braschi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6416289 — 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: Giovanni Angelo Braschi Context triple: [Pope Pius VI, birthName, Giovanni Angelo Braschi]
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Giovanni Leone
Giovanni Leone was an Italian Christian Democratic politician who served as President of Italy from 1971 to 1978, resigning amid controversy linked to the Lockheed bribery scandals.
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B.
Nunzio Corso
Nunzio Corso, better known as Gregory Corso, was a prominent American Beat Generation poet recognized for his innovative, rebellious verse and close association with figures like Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac.
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C.
Gabriele Gravina
Gabriele Gravina is an Italian sports executive best known as the president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
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D.
Roberto Ruffo di Calabria
Roberto Ruffo di Calabria is a member of the Italian noble Ruffo di Calabria family, descended from the World War I flying ace and aristocrat Fulco Ruffo di Calabria.
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E.
Fabrizio Colonna
Fabrizio Colonna was an Italian nobleman and condottiero of the powerful Colonna family, active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
- 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: Giovanni Angelo Braschi Target entity description: Giovanni Angelo Braschi was an 18th-century Italian cleric who became Pope Pius VI, leading the Catholic Church during the turbulent era of the French Revolution and Napoleonic upheavals.
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A.
Giovanni Leone
Giovanni Leone was an Italian Christian Democratic politician who served as President of Italy from 1971 to 1978, resigning amid controversy linked to the Lockheed bribery scandals.
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B.
Nunzio Corso
Nunzio Corso, better known as Gregory Corso, was a prominent American Beat Generation poet recognized for his innovative, rebellious verse and close association with figures like Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac.
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C.
Gabriele Gravina
Gabriele Gravina is an Italian sports executive best known as the president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
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D.
Roberto Ruffo di Calabria
Roberto Ruffo di Calabria is a member of the Italian noble Ruffo di Calabria family, descended from the World War I flying ace and aristocrat Fulco Ruffo di Calabria.
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E.
Fabrizio Colonna
Fabrizio Colonna was an Italian nobleman and condottiero of the powerful Colonna family, active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic cleric
ⓘ
Italian person ⓘ human ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| appointedCardinalBy | Pope Clement XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1717-12-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cesena
NERFINISHED
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Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Peter's Basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cardinalateStart | 1766 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Papal States ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1799-08-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
French Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Ferrara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1799-08-29 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Braschi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Giovanni Angelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Holiness ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| motto | Floret in domo Dei ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being taken prisoner by French troops
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condemnation of the French Revolution ⓘ conflict with Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ leading the Catholic Church during the French Revolution ⓘ opposition to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy ⓘ secularization and loss of Papal States territories ⓘ |
| occupation |
canon lawyer
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| papalName | Pius VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| papalNumber | 250 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | papal conclave of 1774–1775 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Rome
Pope ⓘ Sovereign of the Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Clement XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
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| residence | Apostolic Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1775-02-15 ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Pius VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Primate of Italy
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Supreme Pontiff NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicar of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Giovanni Angelo Braschi Description of subject: Giovanni Angelo Braschi was an 18th-century Italian cleric who became Pope Pius VI, leading the Catholic Church during the turbulent era of the French Revolution and Napoleonic upheavals.
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