Andronikos IV Palaiologos
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Andronikos IV Palaiologos was a 14th-century Byzantine emperor who briefly ruled Constantinople after rebelling against his father, John V Palaiologos.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andronikos IV Palaiologos canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8345115 — 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: Andronikos IV Palaiologos Context triple: [Theodore I Palaiologos, sibling, Andronikos IV Palaiologos]
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Andronikos II Palaiologos
Andronikos II Palaiologos was a Byzantine emperor who ruled from 1282 to 1328, overseeing a period of political decline and economic difficulty for the empire.
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B.
Andronikos Palaiologos
Andronikos Palaiologos was a Byzantine prince of the Palaiologos dynasty, known primarily as a son of Emperor Manuel II and brother of Emperor John VIII during the empire’s final decades.
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C.
Andronikos III Palaiologos
Andronikos III Palaiologos was a 14th-century Byzantine emperor whose reign marked a final period of military revival and territorial recovery for the declining Byzantine Empire.
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Demetrios Palaiologos
Demetrios Palaiologos was a 15th-century Byzantine prince and Despot of the Morea, known for his role in the final decades of the Byzantine Empire before its fall.
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E.
John VII Palaiologos
John VII Palaiologos was a Byzantine emperor of the Palaiologos dynasty who briefly ruled Constantinople and later served as regent during the late 14th and early 15th 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: Andronikos IV Palaiologos Target entity description: Andronikos IV Palaiologos was a 14th-century Byzantine emperor who briefly ruled Constantinople after rebelling against his father, John V Palaiologos.
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A.
Andronikos II Palaiologos
Andronikos II Palaiologos was a Byzantine emperor who ruled from 1282 to 1328, overseeing a period of political decline and economic difficulty for the empire.
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B.
Andronikos Palaiologos
Andronikos Palaiologos was a Byzantine prince of the Palaiologos dynasty, known primarily as a son of Emperor Manuel II and brother of Emperor John VIII during the empire’s final decades.
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C.
Andronikos III Palaiologos
Andronikos III Palaiologos was a 14th-century Byzantine emperor whose reign marked a final period of military revival and territorial recovery for the declining Byzantine Empire.
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D.
Demetrios Palaiologos
Demetrios Palaiologos was a 15th-century Byzantine prince and Despot of the Morea, known for his role in the final decades of the Byzantine Empire before its fall.
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E.
John VII Palaiologos
John VII Palaiologos was a Byzantine emperor of the Palaiologos dynasty who briefly ruled Constantinople and later served as regent during the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine emperor
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human ⓘ |
| ally |
Genoese of Galata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Murad I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfConflictWithFather | dispute over succession and authority ⓘ |
| centuryOfBirth | 14th century ⓘ |
| child | John VII Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coEmperorFrom | 1352 ⓘ |
| coEmperorUntil | 1373 ⓘ |
| conflict | Byzantine civil war of 1373–1379 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1348 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1385 ⓘ |
| era | Late Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Byzantine Greek ⓘ |
| familyName | Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Andronikos IV Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Andronikos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedWith | his son John VII Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Greek ⓘ |
| lostThroneTo | John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf | Palaiologos dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Helena Kantakouzene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Palaiologos dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction |
ceded Gallipoli to the Ottomans as price for support
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granted Tenedos to Genoa during his usurpation ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
brief usurpation of the Byzantine throne
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rebellion against his father John V Palaiologos in 1373 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Byzantine emperor
ⓘ
co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regainedThroneFrom | John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1 July 1379 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 12 August 1376 ⓘ |
| relative |
John VI Kantakouzenos
NERFINISHED
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Manuel II Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| residence | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Keratsa of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededAsHeirBy | Manuel II Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andronikos IV Palaiologos Description of subject: Andronikos IV Palaiologos was a 14th-century Byzantine emperor who briefly ruled Constantinople after rebelling against his father, John V Palaiologos.
Referenced by (4)
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