Manuel Pinto da Fonseca
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Manuel Pinto da Fonseca was a Portuguese Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller who ruled Malta in the 18th century and oversaw significant architectural and urban developments on the island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca | 1 |
| Manuel Pinto da Fonseca canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10731393 — 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.
Target entity: Manuel Pinto da Fonseca Context triple: [Auberge de Castille, rebuiltDuringReignOf, Manuel Pinto da Fonseca]
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Jorge de Lencastre
Jorge de Lencastre was a prominent Portuguese nobleman and military leader of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, best known as Grand Master of the Order of Santiago and a central figure in the succession politics of the Portuguese crown.
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B.
Fernando Martins de Bulhões
Fernando Martins de Bulhões is the birth name of Saint Anthony of Padua, the renowned 13th-century Portuguese Catholic priest and Doctor of the Church famed for his preaching and miracles.
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Manuel de Arriaga
Manuel de Arriaga was a Portuguese lawyer, politician, and statesman who became the first elected president of the Portuguese First Republic in the early 20th century.
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Jerónimo de Ruão
Jerónimo de Ruão was a 16th-century architect and sculptor of French origin who became a prominent figure in Portuguese Renaissance architecture.
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E.
Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Henrique Lopes de Mendonça was a Portuguese playwright, poet, and naval officer best known for writing the lyrics to Portugal’s national anthem, “A Portuguesa.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Manuel Pinto da Fonseca Target entity description: Manuel Pinto da Fonseca was a Portuguese Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller who ruled Malta in the 18th century and oversaw significant architectural and urban developments on the island.
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A.
Jorge de Lencastre
Jorge de Lencastre was a prominent Portuguese nobleman and military leader of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, best known as Grand Master of the Order of Santiago and a central figure in the succession politics of the Portuguese crown.
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B.
Fernando Martins de Bulhões
Fernando Martins de Bulhões is the birth name of Saint Anthony of Padua, the renowned 13th-century Portuguese Catholic priest and Doctor of the Church famed for his preaching and miracles.
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C.
Manuel de Arriaga
Manuel de Arriaga was a Portuguese lawyer, politician, and statesman who became the first elected president of the Portuguese First Republic in the early 20th century.
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Jerónimo de Ruão
Jerónimo de Ruão was a 16th-century architect and sculptor of French origin who became a prominent figure in Portuguese Renaissance architecture.
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E.
Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Henrique Lopes de Mendonça was a Portuguese playwright, poet, and naval officer best known for writing the lyrics to Portugal’s national anthem, “A Portuguesa.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
ⓘ
Portuguese nobleman ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Floriana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gozo NERFINISHED ⓘ Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
St. John’s Co-Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms of Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1681-05-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1773-01-23 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPositionGrandMaster | 1773 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Portuguese ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Fra ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long rule over Malta in the 18th century
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patronage of arts and architecture ⓘ urban planning initiatives in Malta ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Saint John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Order of Saint John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Bailiff of the Order of Saint John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Pinto Battery in Qala, Gozo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pinto’s Loggia in Floriana NERFINISHED ⓘ construction of Auberge de Castille façade ⓘ development of Floriana ⓘ promotion of Baroque architecture in Malta ⓘ urban development of Valletta ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of Portugal
NERFINISHED
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Lamego NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Malta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Master of the Order of Saint John NERFINISHED ⓘ Sovereign ruler of Malta ⓘ |
| predecessor | Raymond Despuig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
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| residence |
Grandmaster’s Palace, Valletta
NERFINISHED
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Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledTerritory |
Malta
NERFINISHED
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Sovereign Military Order of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPositionGrandMaster | 1741 ⓘ |
| successor | Francisco Ximenes de Texada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Manuel Pinto da Fonseca Description of subject: Manuel Pinto da Fonseca was a Portuguese Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller who ruled Malta in the 18th century and oversaw significant architectural and urban developments on the island.
Referenced by (2)
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