Marquess of Montferrat
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The Marquess of Montferrat was the hereditary noble ruler of the medieval Italian principality of Montferrat in the Piedmont region, a title held by members of a prominent dynastic house influential in Crusader and Italian politics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marquess of Montferrat canonical | 1 |
| Marquis of Montferrat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7602034 — 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: Marquess of Montferrat Context triple: [Boniface I of Montferrat, title, Marquess of Montferrat]
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A.
Viscount of Anjou
The Viscount of Anjou was a medieval noble title held by a deputy or subordinate ruler who administered parts of the County of Anjou before the authority passed fully to the counts.
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B.
Duke of Palombara
The Duke of Palombara is an Italian noble title historically associated with the influential Borghese family.
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C.
Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy
Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy, known as the Green Count, was a 14th-century Savoyard ruler and military leader who significantly expanded and consolidated the power of the House of Savoy in the western Alps.
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D.
Duke of Rignano
The Duke of Rignano is a hereditary noble title historically held by a branch of the Italian aristocratic Borghese family.
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E.
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy was a 15th-century ruler who greatly expanded and consolidated Savoy’s power and later became antipope Felix V.
- 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: Marquess of Montferrat Target entity description: The Marquess of Montferrat was the hereditary noble ruler of the medieval Italian principality of Montferrat in the Piedmont region, a title held by members of a prominent dynastic house influential in Crusader and Italian politics.
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A.
Viscount of Anjou
The Viscount of Anjou was a medieval noble title held by a deputy or subordinate ruler who administered parts of the County of Anjou before the authority passed fully to the counts.
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B.
Duke of Palombara
The Duke of Palombara is an Italian noble title historically associated with the influential Borghese family.
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C.
Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy
Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy, known as the Green Count, was a 14th-century Savoyard ruler and military leader who significantly expanded and consolidated the power of the House of Savoy in the western Alps.
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D.
Duke of Rignano
The Duke of Rignano is a hereditary noble title historically held by a branch of the Italian aristocratic Borghese family.
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E.
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy was a 15th-century ruler who greatly expanded and consolidated Savoy’s power and later became antipope Felix V.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary noble title
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marquessate ⓘ medieval European title ⓘ |
| associatedHouse | House of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCrusade |
Fourth Crusade
NERFINISHED
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Second Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Milan
NERFINISHED
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Duchy of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Genoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Casale Monferrato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Montferrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticConnection |
Kingdom of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Thessalonica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventualIncorporationInto |
Duchy of Savoy
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | imperial fief of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Po Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governed |
Marquisate of Montferrat
NERFINISHED
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Principality of Montferrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldByDynasty |
House of Aleramici
NERFINISHED
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House of Palaeologus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influentialIn |
Crusader politics
ⓘ
Italian politics ⓘ |
| language |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Occitan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ |
| nobleRank | marquess ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
Italian prince
ⓘ
ruler of Montferrat ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Italy ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| successorTitle | Duke of Montferrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHolder |
Boniface I of Montferrat
NERFINISHED
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Conrad of Montferrat NERFINISHED ⓘ John II of Montferrat NERFINISHED ⓘ John III of Montferrat NERFINISHED ⓘ John Jacob, Marquess of Montferrat NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat NERFINISHED ⓘ William V of Montferrat NERFINISHED ⓘ William VI of Montferrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleStyle | Marchio Montisferrati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marquess of Montferrat Description of subject: The Marquess of Montferrat was the hereditary noble ruler of the medieval Italian principality of Montferrat in the Piedmont region, a title held by members of a prominent dynastic house influential in Crusader and Italian politics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marquis of Montferrat