Simon de Brion
E925145
13th-century French cleric
French person
Roman Catholic bishop
cardinal
human
medieval Christian theologian
pope
Simon de Brion, later known as Pope Martin IV, was a 13th-century French cleric who served as pope from 1281 to 1285 and was closely aligned with the interests of the French monarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Simon de Brion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11390195 — 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: Simon de Brion Context triple: [Pope Martin IV, birthName, Simon de Brion]
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A.
Jacques de Fariaux
Jacques de Fariaux was a 17th-century French military officer best known for commanding the defending forces during the 1673 siege of Maastricht in the Franco-Dutch War.
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B.
Jacques de Maleville
Jacques de Maleville was a French jurist and politician who played a key role as one of the principal drafters of France’s Civil Code under Napoleon.
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C.
Antoine de Caux
Antoine de Caux was a military commander known for leading forces during the Siege of Acre.
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D.
Jean de Louvres
Jean de Louvres was a 14th-century French architect best known for his major role in shaping the monumental Gothic complex of the Palais des Papes in Avignon.
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E.
Jean-Antoine de Baïf
Jean-Antoine de Baïf was a 16th-century French poet and member of the Pléiade group, known for his experiments with classical meters and efforts to reform French versification.
- 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: Simon de Brion Target entity description: Simon de Brion, later known as Pope Martin IV, was a 13th-century French cleric who served as pope from 1281 to 1285 and was closely aligned with the interests of the French monarchy.
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A.
Jacques de Fariaux
Jacques de Fariaux was a 17th-century French military officer best known for commanding the defending forces during the 1673 siege of Maastricht in the Franco-Dutch War.
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B.
Jacques de Maleville
Jacques de Maleville was a French jurist and politician who played a key role as one of the principal drafters of France’s Civil Code under Napoleon.
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C.
Antoine de Caux
Antoine de Caux was a military commander known for leading forces during the Siege of Acre.
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D.
Jean de Louvres
Jean de Louvres was a 14th-century French architect best known for his major role in shaping the monumental Gothic complex of the Palais des Papes in Avignon.
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E.
Jean-Antoine de Baïf
Jean-Antoine de Baïf was a 16th-century French poet and member of the Pléiade group, known for his experiments with classical meters and efforts to reform French versification.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
13th-century French cleric
ⓘ
French person ⓘ Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ cardinal ⓘ human ⓘ medieval Christian theologian ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| alignedWith | French monarchy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Martin IV
NERFINISHED
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Martinus IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Martin IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1210 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Brion, Île-de-France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Paris ⓘ |
| closeAllyOf |
Charles I of Anjou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip III of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1285-03-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Papal States
ⓘ
Perugia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedAs | Pope Martin IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 1281-02-22 ⓘ |
| electionPlace | Viterbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1285-03-28 ⓘ |
| excommunicated | Peter III of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | de Brion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
involvement in the War of the Sicilian Vespers
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strong pro-French policy as pope ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| notableWork |
policies favoring French interests in the Papacy
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support of Charles I of Anjou in Italy ⓘ |
| occupation |
canon lawyer
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cleric ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 189th pope ⓘ |
| papalName | Martin IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia
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Papal legate in France ⓘ Pope ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Nicholas III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1285 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1281 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| residence |
Orvieto
NERFINISHED
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Perugia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1281-02-22 ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Honorius IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedClaimantTo | Charles of Anjou as king of Sicily GENERATED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Simon de Brion Description of subject: Simon de Brion, later known as Pope Martin IV, was a 13th-century French cleric who served as pope from 1281 to 1285 and was closely aligned with the interests of the French monarchy.
Referenced by (1)
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