Pope Stephen IV
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Pope Stephen IV was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for a brief period in the early 9th century, known for continuing the close alliance between the papacy and the Frankish Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pope Stephen IV canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10971039 — 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: Pope Stephen IV Context triple: [Pope Leo III, successor, Pope Stephen IV]
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A.
Pope Stephen VIII
Pope Stephen VIII was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 939 to 942 during a period of significant political turmoil in Rome.
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B.
Pope Stephen III
Pope Stephen III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 768 to 772, known for navigating complex political struggles between the Lombards and the Frankish kingdom.
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C.
Pope Sylvester III
Pope Sylvester III was a briefly reigning 11th-century pope whose contested papacy was later annulled, leading to his deposition and replacement by Pope Clement II.
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D.
Pope Hadrian II
Pope Hadrian II was the head of the Catholic Church from 867 to 872, known for his involvement in complex church politics and conflicts with the Byzantine Church during the 9th century.
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E.
Pope Boniface III
Pope Boniface III was a 7th-century pope known for securing Emperor Phocas’s decree recognizing the Bishop of Rome as head of all the churches, thereby strengthening papal primacy.
- 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: Pope Stephen IV Target entity description: Pope Stephen IV was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for a brief period in the early 9th century, known for continuing the close alliance between the papacy and the Frankish Empire.
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A.
Pope Stephen VIII
Pope Stephen VIII was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 939 to 942 during a period of significant political turmoil in Rome.
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B.
Pope Stephen III
Pope Stephen III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 768 to 772, known for navigating complex political struggles between the Lombards and the Frankish kingdom.
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C.
Pope Sylvester III
Pope Sylvester III was a briefly reigning 11th-century pope whose contested papacy was later annulled, leading to his deposition and replacement by Pope Clement II.
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D.
Pope Hadrian II
Pope Hadrian II was the head of the Catholic Church from 867 to 872, known for his involvement in complex church politics and conflicts with the Byzantine Church during the 9th century.
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E.
Pope Boniface III
Pope Boniface III was a 7th-century pope known for securing Emperor Phocas’s decree recognizing the Bishop of Rome as head of all the churches, thereby strengthening papal primacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
9th-century pope
ⓘ
Catholic priest ⓘ human ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| appointedCardinalBy | Pope Leo III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Stephen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Papal States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Peter's Basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cardinalTitle | Cardinal-priest of Santi Quattro Coronati ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| church | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coronated | Louis the Pious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coronationDate | 5 October 816 ⓘ |
| coronationLocation | Reims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Papal States ⓘ |
| deathDate | 24 January 817 ⓘ |
| deathDatePrecision | day ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Papal States
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| electedPopeIn | June 816 ⓘ |
| era | Carolingian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coronation of Louis the Pious as emperor
NERFINISHED
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maintaining alliance between papacy and Frankish Empire ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergy
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pope ⓘ |
| papacyEndDate | 24 January 817 ⓘ |
| papacyNumber | 97th pope ⓘ |
| papacyStartDate | June 816 ⓘ |
| politicalAlly |
Carolingian dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis the Pious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Pope
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surface form:
Bishop of Rome
Pope ⓘ Sovereign of the Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Leo III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| residence | Lateran Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Frankish Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis the Pious NERFINISHED ⓘ Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Leo III NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Paschal I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthened | papal-Frankish alliance ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Paschal I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Frankish Empire
NERFINISHED
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Reims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pope Stephen IV Description of subject: Pope Stephen IV was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for a brief period in the early 9th century, known for continuing the close alliance between the papacy and the Frankish Empire.
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