Tocco of Epirus
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Tocco of Epirus was a late medieval noble dynasty that ruled parts of Epirus and the Ionian Islands, notably holding the Despotate of Epirus in the 15th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tocco of Epirus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10163627 — 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 Epirus Context triple: [Tocco, notableBranch, Tocco of Epirus]
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Polidoro
Polidoro is an Italian surname most notably associated with Massimo Polidoro, a writer, psychologist, and prominent skeptic.
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Philip I of Taranto
Philip I of Taranto was a 13th–14th century Angevin prince and crusader noble who held multiple titles in southern Italy and Greece, including claims to the Latin Empire of Constantinople.
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Ippolito
Ippolito is the birth name of Pope Clement VIII, the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1592 to 1605.
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Robert of Taranto
Robert of Taranto was a 14th-century Angevin nobleman who became Latin Emperor of Constantinople and a leading ruler in the fragmented Crusader states of Greece.
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E.
Gennaro, Prince of Capua
Gennaro, Prince of Capua was a Neapolitan royal prince of the Bourbon-Two Sicilies dynasty and younger son of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies.
- 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 Epirus Target entity description: Tocco of Epirus was a late medieval noble dynasty that ruled parts of Epirus and the Ionian Islands, notably holding the Despotate of Epirus in the 15th century.
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A.
Polidoro
Polidoro is an Italian surname most notably associated with Massimo Polidoro, a writer, psychologist, and prominent skeptic.
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B.
Philip I of Taranto
Philip I of Taranto was a 13th–14th century Angevin prince and crusader noble who held multiple titles in southern Italy and Greece, including claims to the Latin Empire of Constantinople.
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C.
Ippolito
Ippolito is the birth name of Pope Clement VIII, the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1592 to 1605.
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D.
Robert of Taranto
Robert of Taranto was a 14th-century Angevin nobleman who became Latin Emperor of Constantinople and a leading ruler in the fragmented Crusader states of Greece.
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E.
Gennaro, Prince of Capua
Gennaro, Prince of Capua was a Neapolitan royal prince of the Bourbon-Two Sicilies dynasty and younger son of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
late medieval dynasty
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noble dynasty ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Kingdom of Naples
NERFINISHED
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Western European powers ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms of the Tocco family ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Albanian clans in Epirus
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Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Despotate of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Byzantine world
ⓘ
Latin Christendom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynastyFoundedBy | Leonardo I Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expandedPowerUnder | Carlo I Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceForm | feudal lordship ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Count palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos
ⓘ
Despot of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord of Leukas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
late Byzantine period
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late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Greek
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Italian ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostTerritoryTo | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPowerBase | Ionian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Carlo I Tocco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carlo II Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonardo II Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTitleHeld | Despot of Epirus ⓘ |
| origin | Italian nobility ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
vassal of the Kingdom of Naples
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vassal of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Orsini of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ionian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledCities |
Arta
NERFINISHED
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Ioannina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledFrom |
Arta
NERFINISHED
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Cephalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Leukas NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakynthos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledIslands |
Cephalonia
NERFINISHED
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Leukas NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakynthos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| usedTitleStyle |
Comes palatinus
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Despotēs ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Tocco of Epirus Description of subject: Tocco of Epirus was a late medieval noble dynasty that ruled parts of Epirus and the Ionian Islands, notably holding the Despotate of Epirus in the 15th century.
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