Manuel of Portugal
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Manuel of Portugal was a Portuguese nobleman and member of the House of Braganza who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Manuel of Portugal canonical | 2 |
| Dom Manuel of Portugal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18467646 — 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: Manuel of Portugal Context triple: [Emilia of Nassau, spouse, Manuel of Portugal]
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A.
Afonso of Portugal
Afonso of Portugal was a 15th-century Portuguese infante and nobleman of the Avis dynasty, known for his role in the political struggles of his time and his close ties to the royal family.
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B.
John of Portugal
John of Portugal was an infante (prince) of the Portuguese royal family in the 14th century, known primarily as a younger son of King Afonso IV.
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C.
Henry, King of Portugal
Henry, King of Portugal was a 16th-century Portuguese cardinal and monarch whose brief reign marked the end of the Aviz dynasty and triggered a succession crisis that led to the Iberian Union under Spanish rule.
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D.
Afonso, Prince of Portugal
Afonso, Prince of Portugal was the eldest son and heir apparent of King John III of Portugal, whose early death prevented him from ascending the throne.
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E.
Prince Manuel (later Manuel I of Portugal)
Prince Manuel, later Manuel I of Portugal, was the Portuguese king whose reign (1495–1521) oversaw the height of the Age of Discoveries, including Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India and the establishment of a global Portuguese 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: Manuel of Portugal Target entity description: Manuel of Portugal was a Portuguese nobleman and member of the House of Braganza who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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A.
Afonso of Portugal
Afonso of Portugal was a 15th-century Portuguese infante and nobleman of the Avis dynasty, known for his role in the political struggles of his time and his close ties to the royal family.
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B.
John of Portugal
John of Portugal was an infante (prince) of the Portuguese royal family in the 14th century, known primarily as a younger son of King Afonso IV.
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C.
Henry, King of Portugal
Henry, King of Portugal was a 16th-century Portuguese cardinal and monarch whose brief reign marked the end of the Aviz dynasty and triggered a succession crisis that led to the Iberian Union under Spanish rule.
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D.
Afonso, Prince of Portugal
Afonso, Prince of Portugal was the eldest son and heir apparent of King John III of Portugal, whose early death prevented him from ascending the throne.
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E.
Prince Manuel (later Manuel I of Portugal)
Prince Manuel, later Manuel I of Portugal, was the Portuguese king whose reign (1495–1521) oversaw the height of the Age of Discoveries, including Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India and the establishment of a global Portuguese empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Manuel of Portugal