Francesco Foscari
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Francesco Foscari was a 15th-century Doge of Venice whose long and turbulent reign symbolized both the peak of Venetian power and the intense political intrigues of the republic.
All labels observed (1)
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| Francesco Foscari canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18492139 — 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: Francesco Foscari Context triple: [Foscari family, notableMember, Francesco Foscari]
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A.
Pietro Riario
Pietro Riario was a powerful 15th-century Italian cardinal and nephew of Pope Sixtus IV, known for his political influence and extravagant lifestyle within the papal court.
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B.
Enrico Dandolo
Enrico Dandolo was the blind and elderly but fiercely ambitious Doge of Venice who masterminded the diversion of the Fourth Crusade and the sack of Constantinople, becoming a key architect of Latin rule in the former Byzantine capital.
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C.
Niccolò Gattilusio
Niccolò Gattilusio was a prominent medieval nobleman of the Genoese Gattilusio dynasty, known for his role in the family’s rule over Aegean island lordships under Byzantine and later Ottoman influence.
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D.
Girolamo Riario
Girolamo Riario was an Italian nobleman and condottiero of the late 15th century who became a powerful political figure in Renaissance Italy through his close ties to the papacy and involvement in major conspiracies such as the Pazzi Conspiracy.
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E.
Cesare Riario
Cesare Riario was a lesser-known Italian nobleman of the late 15th century, notable primarily as a son of the powerful Renaissance countess and ruler Caterina Sforza.
- 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: Francesco Foscari Target entity description: Francesco Foscari was a 15th-century Doge of Venice whose long and turbulent reign symbolized both the peak of Venetian power and the intense political intrigues of the republic.
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A.
Pietro Riario
Pietro Riario was a powerful 15th-century Italian cardinal and nephew of Pope Sixtus IV, known for his political influence and extravagant lifestyle within the papal court.
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B.
Enrico Dandolo
Enrico Dandolo was the blind and elderly but fiercely ambitious Doge of Venice who masterminded the diversion of the Fourth Crusade and the sack of Constantinople, becoming a key architect of Latin rule in the former Byzantine capital.
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C.
Niccolò Gattilusio
Niccolò Gattilusio was a prominent medieval nobleman of the Genoese Gattilusio dynasty, known for his role in the family’s rule over Aegean island lordships under Byzantine and later Ottoman influence.
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D.
Girolamo Riario
Girolamo Riario was an Italian nobleman and condottiero of the late 15th century who became a powerful political figure in Renaissance Italy through his close ties to the papacy and involvement in major conspiracies such as the Pazzi Conspiracy.
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E.
Cesare Riario
Cesare Riario was a lesser-known Italian nobleman of the late 15th century, notable primarily as a son of the powerful Renaissance countess and ruler Caterina Sforza.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.