Despot of Epirus
E821716
The Despot of Epirus was the ruler of a medieval Greek principality in northwestern Greece that emerged after the Fourth Crusade as one of the Byzantine successor states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Despot of Epirus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9778500 — 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: Despot of Epirus Context triple: [Carlo I Tocco, positionHeld, Despot of Epirus]
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A.
Despot of the Morea
The Despot of the Morea was a late Byzantine provincial ruler governing the Peloponnese region (Morea) as an appanage of the imperial family.
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B.
King of Thessalonica
The King of Thessalonica was the ruler of a short-lived Crusader kingdom established in northern Greece after the Fourth Crusade.
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C.
Anastasios of Albania
Anastasios of Albania is the Archbishop who revitalized the Orthodox Church in Albania after the fall of communism, becoming a prominent religious and moral leader in the country.
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D.
Arybbas of Epirus
Arybbas of Epirus was a 4th-century BC Molossian king of Epirus, known for consolidating his kingdom’s power and as the uncle and early guardian of Alexander the Great’s mother, Olympias.
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E.
King of the Albanians
The King of the Albanians was the royal title held by the monarch who ruled Albania during its period as a kingdom in the early to mid-20th century.
- 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: Despot of Epirus Target entity description: The Despot of Epirus was the ruler of a medieval Greek principality in northwestern Greece that emerged after the Fourth Crusade as one of the Byzantine successor states.
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A.
Despot of the Morea
The Despot of the Morea was a late Byzantine provincial ruler governing the Peloponnese region (Morea) as an appanage of the imperial family.
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B.
King of Thessalonica
The King of Thessalonica was the ruler of a short-lived Crusader kingdom established in northern Greece after the Fourth Crusade.
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C.
Anastasios of Albania
Anastasios of Albania is the Archbishop who revitalized the Orthodox Church in Albania after the fall of communism, becoming a prominent religious and moral leader in the country.
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D.
Arybbas of Epirus
Arybbas of Epirus was a 4th-century BC Molossian king of Epirus, known for consolidating his kingdom’s power and as the uncle and early guardian of Alexander the Great’s mother, Olympias.
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E.
King of the Albanians
The King of the Albanians was the royal title held by the monarch who ruled Albania during its period as a kingdom in the early to mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary title
ⓘ
monarchical office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Despotate of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Despotate of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 15th century ⓘ |
| follows | Byzantine provincial governors in Epirus ⓘ |
| governmentForm | principality ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedEvent | Fourth Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Arta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ioannina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegion | Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringPolity |
Empire of Nicaea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empire of Thessalonica NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNobleRank | despot ⓘ |
| hasSeatOfPower |
Arta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ioannina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolderFromDynasty |
Komnenos Doukas dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orsini family NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbian Nemanjić-related rulers ⓘ Tocco family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMonarchy | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| isTitleOf | Greek ruler ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Greece ⓘ |
| officeCreatedFor | ruler of the Despotate of Epirus ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitleInLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Byzantine successor states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Carlo I Tocco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carlo II Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Esau de’ Buondelmonti NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonardo III Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael I Komnenos Doukas NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael II Komnenos Doukas NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicephorus II Orsini NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas NERFINISHED ⓘ Simeon Uroš NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore Komnenos Doukas NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas I Komnenos Doukas NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Preljubović NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
| sharesCulturalHeritageWith | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | early 13th century ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Despot of Epirus Description of subject: The Despot of Epirus was the ruler of a medieval Greek principality in northwestern Greece that emerged after the Fourth Crusade as one of the Byzantine successor states.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.