Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
E21844
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy was a 15th-century ruler who greatly expanded and consolidated Savoy’s power and later became antipope Felix V.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy canonical | 12 |
| Amadeus VIII of Savoy | 2 |
| Amadeus of Savoy | 2 |
| Amadeus VIII | 1 |
| Louis of Savoy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T172078 — 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: Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy Context triple: [Duchy of Savoy, foundedBy, Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy]
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Eugene Francis of Savoy
Eugene Francis of Savoy was a prominent 17th–18th century general and statesman of the Habsburg Monarchy, renowned for his decisive victories against the Ottoman Empire and France.
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Alba, Duke of Alba
Alba, Duke of Alba, was a prominent 16th-century Spanish general and statesman best known for his harsh rule in the Netherlands and his role in suppressing early stages of the Dutch Revolt.
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Bohemond I of Antioch
Bohemond I of Antioch was an Italo-Norman crusader prince and military leader who played a key role in the First Crusade and became the first Prince of Antioch.
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Robert Guiscard
Robert Guiscard was an 11th-century Norman adventurer and military leader who played a key role in the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily, founding Norman rule in the region.
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E.
Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons
Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons was a 17th-century French nobleman and military commander of the House of Savoy, notable as the father of the famed general Prince Eugene of Savoy.
- 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: Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy Target entity description: Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy was a 15th-century ruler who greatly expanded and consolidated Savoy’s power and later became antipope Felix V.
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A.
Eugene Francis of Savoy
Eugene Francis of Savoy was a prominent 17th–18th century general and statesman of the Habsburg Monarchy, renowned for his decisive victories against the Ottoman Empire and France.
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B.
Alba, Duke of Alba
Alba, Duke of Alba, was a prominent 16th-century Spanish general and statesman best known for his harsh rule in the Netherlands and his role in suppressing early stages of the Dutch Revolt.
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C.
Bohemond I of Antioch
Bohemond I of Antioch was an Italo-Norman crusader prince and military leader who played a key role in the First Crusade and became the first Prince of Antioch.
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D.
Robert Guiscard
Robert Guiscard was an 11th-century Norman adventurer and military leader who played a key role in the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily, founding Norman rule in the region.
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E.
Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons
Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons was a 17th-century French nobleman and military commander of the House of Savoy, notable as the father of the famed general Prince Eugene of Savoy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy Description of subject: Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy was a 15th-century ruler who greatly expanded and consolidated Savoy’s power and later became antipope Felix V.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
linked to: Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
subject linked to:
antipope Felix V
linked to: Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
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antipope Felix V
linked to: Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy