French invasion of Italy
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The French invasion of Italy was the 1494–1495 military campaign launched by King Charles VIII of France that initiated the Italian Wars and dramatically reshaped the political landscape of the Italian peninsula.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| French invasion of Italy canonical | 2 |
| French invasion of Italy (1494) | 2 |
| French occupation of Milan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17815333 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: French invasion of Italy Context triple: [Alfonso II of Naples, causeOfAbdication, French invasion of Italy]
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A.
Second Italian campaign
The Second Italian campaign was Napoleon Bonaparte’s 1800 military offensive in northern Italy, culminating in the Battle of Marengo and reasserting French dominance over the region.
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Italian campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
The Italian campaign of the Napoleonic Wars was a series of military operations in the Italian peninsula during the early 19th century in which Napoleonic France fought various coalitions to assert and expand its dominance over Italy.
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C.
Italian campaign
The Italian campaign was a series of Allied military operations in Italy during World War II aimed at knocking Italy out of the Axis and opening a new front against Germany in Europe.
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Italian campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte
The Italian campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte were a series of late 18th-century military operations in northern Italy that established his reputation as a brilliant commander and significantly expanded French influence in Europe.
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E.
Italian campaign of 1796–1797
The Italian campaign of 1796–1797 was Napoleon Bonaparte’s first major military campaign, in which he led French forces to a series of decisive victories over Austrian and allied armies in northern Italy, dramatically enhancing his power and prestige.
- 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: French invasion of Italy Target entity description: The French invasion of Italy was the 1494–1495 military campaign launched by King Charles VIII of France that initiated the Italian Wars and dramatically reshaped the political landscape of the Italian peninsula.
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A.
Second Italian campaign
The Second Italian campaign was Napoleon Bonaparte’s 1800 military offensive in northern Italy, culminating in the Battle of Marengo and reasserting French dominance over the region.
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B.
Italian campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
The Italian campaign of the Napoleonic Wars was a series of military operations in the Italian peninsula during the early 19th century in which Napoleonic France fought various coalitions to assert and expand its dominance over Italy.
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C.
Italian campaign
The Italian campaign was a series of Allied military operations in Italy during World War II aimed at knocking Italy out of the Axis and opening a new front against Germany in Europe.
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D.
Italian campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte
The Italian campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte were a series of late 18th-century military operations in northern Italy that established his reputation as a brilliant commander and significantly expanded French influence in Europe.
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E.
Italian campaign of 1796–1797
The Italian campaign of 1796–1797 was Napoleon Bonaparte’s first major military campaign, in which he led French forces to a series of decisive victories over Austrian and allied armies in northern Italy, dramatically enhancing his power and prestige.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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