Pope Honorius III
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Pope Honorius III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1216 to 1227, known for approving the Dominican and Franciscan orders and promoting crusades, including efforts to launch the Fifth Crusade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pope Honorius III canonical | 29 |
| Honorius III | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T766197 — 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 Honorius III Context triple: [Pope Innocent III, successor, Pope Honorius III]
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A.
Pope Innocent IV
Pope Innocent IV was a 13th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his conflicts with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and his influential role in church law and papal authority.
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B.
Pope Gregory IX
Pope Gregory IX was a 13th-century pope known for his conflicts with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and for establishing the papal Inquisition.
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C.
Pope Innocent III
Pope Innocent III was a powerful and influential medieval pope (reigned 1198–1216) known for asserting papal supremacy over European monarchs, launching the Fourth Crusade, and shaping the politics and theology of the High Middle Ages.
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D.
Pope Celestine III
Pope Celestine III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1191 to 1198, overseeing the Church during the era of the Third Crusade and the rise of powerful European monarchies.
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E.
Pope Alexander IV
Pope Alexander IV was a 13th-century head of the Catholic Church known for continuing his predecessor’s policies in church reform and conflicts with the Holy Roman Empire.
- 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 Honorius III Target entity description: Pope Honorius III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1216 to 1227, known for approving the Dominican and Franciscan orders and promoting crusades, including efforts to launch the Fifth Crusade.
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A.
Pope Innocent IV
Pope Innocent IV was a 13th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his conflicts with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and his influential role in church law and papal authority.
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B.
Pope Gregory IX
Pope Gregory IX was a 13th-century pope known for his conflicts with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and for establishing the papal Inquisition.
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C.
Pope Innocent III
Pope Innocent III was a powerful and influential medieval pope (reigned 1198–1216) known for asserting papal supremacy over European monarchs, launching the Fourth Crusade, and shaping the politics and theology of the High Middle Ages.
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D.
Pope Celestine III
Pope Celestine III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1191 to 1198, overseeing the Church during the era of the Third Crusade and the rise of powerful European monarchies.
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E.
Pope Alexander IV
Pope Alexander IV was a 13th-century head of the Catholic Church known for continuing his predecessor’s policies in church reform and conflicts with the Holy Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pope
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human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Honorius III
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linked to:
Pope Honorius III
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| appointedMonarch |
Frederick II as Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
linked to:
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
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| approvedReligiousOrder |
Dominican Order
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linked to:
Order of Preachers
Franciscan Order ⓘ Order of Friars Minor ⓘ Order of Preachers ⓘ |
| birthName | Cencio Savelli ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano
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linked to:
Basilica of Saint John Lateran
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| countryOfCitizenship | Papal States ⓘ |
| createdCardinalBy | Pope Clement III ⓘ |
| deathDate | 18 March 1227 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| education | studied law ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Cardinal Deacon of Santa Lucia in Orthea
ⓘ
Cardinal Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo ⓘ |
| issuedBull |
Religiosam vitam
ⓘ
Solet annuere ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative and financial reforms of the papacy
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approving the Dominican Order ⓘ approving the Franciscan Order ⓘ efforts to launch a new crusade to the Holy Land ⓘ organizing the Fifth Crusade ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| notableFor | moderate and conciliatory diplomatic style ⓘ |
| notableWork | Liber Censuum Romanae Ecclesiae ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| papacyEndDate | 18 March 1227 ⓘ |
| papacyStartDate | 18 July 1216 ⓘ |
| partOf | Savelli family ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope
Head of the Catholic Church ⓘ Sovereign of the Papal States ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Innocent III ⓘ |
| promotedCrusade |
Fifth Crusade
ⓘ
crusade to recover Jerusalem ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1227 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1216 ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| residence |
Lateran Palace
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linked to:
Lateran complex
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| successor | Pope Gregory IX ⓘ |
| supported |
Christian reconquest efforts in the Iberian Peninsula
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missionary activity in the Baltic region ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pope Honorius III Description of subject: Pope Honorius III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1216 to 1227, known for approving the Dominican and Franciscan orders and promoting crusades, including efforts to launch the Fifth Crusade.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pope Honorius III
Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
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approvedByPope
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Pope Honorius III
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subject linked to:
led to Treaty of Lambeth (1217)
subject linked to:
Liber Censuum Romanae Ecclesiae
subject linked to:
Franciscan (in many retellings)
linked to: Pope Honorius III
linked to: Pope Honorius III