Count Ugolino
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Count Ugolino is a historical Pisan nobleman infamous for betraying his city and later being imprisoned and starved to death with his sons, whose tragic story is immortalized in Dante Alighieri’s Inferno.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Count Ugolino canonical | 4 |
| Ugolino della Gherardesca | 3 |
| Count Ugolino della Gherardesca | 2 |
| Ugolino | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4757719 — 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: Count Ugolino Context triple: [Inferno, featuresCharacter, Count Ugolino]
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A.
Ugolino di Conti
Ugolino di Conti, better known as Pope Gregory IX, was a 13th-century pope noted for his conflicts with Emperor Frederick II and for formally establishing the papal Inquisition.
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B.
Antonio Vandone di Cortemilia
Antonio Vandone di Cortemilia was an Italian architect known for designing the Mogadishu Cathedral in Somalia during the colonial era.
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C.
Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
Giovanni dalle Bande Nere was an Italian Giussano-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in World War II, notably in Mediterranean naval operations before being sunk in 1942.
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D.
Dante Di Loreto
Dante Di Loreto is a television and film producer best known for his work on the hit musical series "Glee" and other acclaimed projects.
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E.
Malatesta
Malatesta is an Italian surname most famously associated with Errico Malatesta, a prominent anarchist thinker and activist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Count Ugolino Target entity description: Count Ugolino is a historical Pisan nobleman infamous for betraying his city and later being imprisoned and starved to death with his sons, whose tragic story is immortalized in Dante Alighieri’s Inferno.
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A.
Ugolino di Conti
Ugolino di Conti, better known as Pope Gregory IX, was a 13th-century pope noted for his conflicts with Emperor Frederick II and for formally establishing the papal Inquisition.
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B.
Antonio Vandone di Cortemilia
Antonio Vandone di Cortemilia was an Italian architect known for designing the Mogadishu Cathedral in Somalia during the colonial era.
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C.
Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
Giovanni dalle Bande Nere was an Italian Giussano-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in World War II, notably in Mediterranean naval operations before being sunk in 1942.
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D.
Dante Di Loreto
Dante Di Loreto is a television and film producer best known for his work on the hit musical series "Glee" and other acclaimed projects.
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E.
Malatesta
Malatesta is an Italian surname most famously associated with Errico Malatesta, a prominent anarchist thinker and activist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian nobleman
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Pisan nobleman ⓘ historical figure ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cannibalism legend ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Pisa ⓘ |
| conflict |
Guelph–Ghibelline conflict
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internal political struggles in Pisa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Italy
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Republic of Pisa ⓘ |
| depictedAs | traitor to his city ⓘ |
| event | imprisonment in the Torre della Muda ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Anselmuccio
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Gaddo ⓘ Nino Visconti ⓘ Uguccione ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | infamous ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
paintings by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
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sculptures and paintings titled "Ugolino and His Sons" ⓘ |
| legacy |
subject of numerous artworks and literary works
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symbol of treachery in Italian cultural memory ⓘ |
| literaryAppearance | Inferno, Canto XXXIII ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | starvation ⓘ |
| memberOf | Gherardesca family ⓘ |
| name |
Count Ugolino
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Ugolino della Gherardesca ⓘ
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Count Ugolino
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| nobleTitle | Count ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearance in Dante Alighieri’s Inferno
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betrayal of Pisa ⓘ imprisonment and death by starvation ⓘ |
| opponent | Archbishop Ruggieri degli Ubaldini ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
Pisa
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Torre della Muda ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Guelph ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Divine Comedy
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Inferno by Dante Alighieri ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
captain of the people of Pisa
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podestà of Pisa ⓘ political leader in Pisa ⓘ |
| punishedInAfterlife |
Antenora
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Cocytus ⓘ |
| region | Tuscany ⓘ |
| relative | Nino Visconti ⓘ |
| themeInLiterature |
betrayal
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paternal suffering ⓘ political treachery ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Count Ugolino Description of subject: Count Ugolino is a historical Pisan nobleman infamous for betraying his city and later being imprisoned and starved to death with his sons, whose tragic story is immortalized in Dante Alighieri’s Inferno.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Count Ugolino
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Count Ugolino
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Inferno is the first cantica of the Divine Comedy
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Muda Tower (Torre della Muda / Torre dei Gualandi)
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