Tocco of Kefalonia
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Tocco of Kefalonia was a prominent late medieval noble family that ruled parts of western Greece, including the County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos and later the Despotate of Epirus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tocco of Kefalonia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10163626 — 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: Tocco of Kefalonia Context triple: [Tocco, notableBranch, Tocco of Kefalonia]
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A.
Antipaxos
Antipaxos is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea, known for its crystal-clear waters, sandy beaches, and vineyards.
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B.
San Giorgio Ionico
San Giorgio Ionico is a town in the Apulia region of southern Italy, known for its agricultural traditions and proximity to the city of Taranto.
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C.
Leros
Leros is a Greek island in the southeastern Aegean Sea, known for its natural harbors, World War II history, and traditional villages.
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D.
Gela Island
Gela Island is a major island in the Nggela (Florida) Islands group of the Solomon Islands, known for its coastal villages, World War II history, and surrounding coral reefs.
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E.
Skorpios Island
Skorpios Island is a privately owned Greek island in the Ionian Sea, best known as the former estate and retreat of shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
- 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: Tocco of Kefalonia Target entity description: Tocco of Kefalonia was a prominent late medieval noble family that ruled parts of western Greece, including the County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos and later the Despotate of Epirus.
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A.
Antipaxos
Antipaxos is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea, known for its crystal-clear waters, sandy beaches, and vineyards.
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B.
San Giorgio Ionico
San Giorgio Ionico is a town in the Apulia region of southern Italy, known for its agricultural traditions and proximity to the city of Taranto.
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C.
Leros
Leros is a Greek island in the southeastern Aegean Sea, known for its natural harbors, World War II history, and traditional villages.
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D.
Gela Island
Gela Island is a major island in the Nggela (Florida) Islands group of the Solomon Islands, known for its coastal villages, World War II history, and surrounding coral reefs.
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E.
Skorpios Island
Skorpios Island is a privately owned Greek island in the Ionian Sea, best known as the former estate and retreat of shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval dynasty
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noble family ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms of the Tocco family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dynasticConnections | Kingdom of Naples nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Italian ⓘ |
| floruit | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| governanceType | feudal lordship ⓘ |
| governmentForm | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post-Fourth Crusade period ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the last Latin dynasties in medieval Greece ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansion into mainland Epirus
ⓘ
rule over Ionian island lordships ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| mainRivals |
Byzantine successor states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Turks NERFINISHED ⓘ local Greek magnates ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Carlo I Tocco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carlo II Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonardo I Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonardo II Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentHouse | House of Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Latin states in Greece ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
Latin lordship in Greece
ⓘ
vassal of the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| powerPeak | early 15th century ⓘ |
| precededBy | Orsini family in parts of Epirus ⓘ |
| region |
Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ionian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruled |
Cephalonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos NERFINISHED ⓘ Despotate of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Leukas NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakynthos NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of western Greece ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Ottoman rule in Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands ⓘ |
| territorialBase |
Cephalonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leukas NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakynthos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos
NERFINISHED
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Despot of Epirus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tocco of Kefalonia Description of subject: Tocco of Kefalonia was a prominent late medieval noble family that ruled parts of western Greece, including the County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos and later the Despotate of Epirus.
Referenced by (1)
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