Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated
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Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated refers to the papal act, formalized in the 1570 bull Regnans in Excelsis, that severed Queen Elizabeth I from the Roman Catholic Church and declared her deposed in the eyes of Catholic authority.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elizabeth I of England is deposed in the eyes of Catholic authority | 1 |
| Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7253669 — 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: Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated Context triple: [Regnans in Excelsis, declares, Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated]
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A.
Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary is a shrewd, charismatic Tonkinese souvenir seller and pivotal supporting character in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical "South Pacific."
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B.
Mary I of England
Mary I of England was the first queen to rule England in her own right, known for her attempt to restore Roman Catholicism and her persecution of Protestants during her reign from 1553 to 1558.
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C.
The Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot was a failed 1605 conspiracy by a group of English Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I.
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D.
Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey was the teenage noblewoman who briefly reigned as de facto Queen of England for nine days in 1553 before being deposed and executed, becoming known as the "Nine Days' Queen."
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E.
Marian persecutions
The Marian persecutions were a series of executions of English Protestants under the Catholic reign of Queen Mary I in the 1550s, intended to restore Roman Catholicism in England.
- 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: Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated Target entity description: Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated refers to the papal act, formalized in the 1570 bull Regnans in Excelsis, that severed Queen Elizabeth I from the Roman Catholic Church and declared her deposed in the eyes of Catholic authority.
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A.
Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary is a shrewd, charismatic Tonkinese souvenir seller and pivotal supporting character in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical "South Pacific."
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B.
Mary I of England
Mary I of England was the first queen to rule England in her own right, known for her attempt to restore Roman Catholicism and her persecution of Protestants during her reign from 1553 to 1558.
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C.
The Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot was a failed 1605 conspiracy by a group of English Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I.
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D.
Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey was the teenage noblewoman who briefly reigned as de facto Queen of England for nine days in 1553 before being deposed and executed, becoming known as the "Nine Days' Queen."
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E.
Marian persecutions
The Marian persecutions were a series of executions of English Protestants under the Catholic reign of Queen Mary I in the 1550s, intended to restore Roman Catholicism in England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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religious excommunication ⓘ |
| affects | English Catholics’ obligations to the monarch ⓘ |
| authorityBasis | papal supremacy claimed by the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ |
| canonicalEffect |
denial of Elizabeth I’s authority for obedient Catholics
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exclusion of Elizabeth I from the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ |
| chronologicallyAfter |
Elizabethan Religious Settlement of 1559
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linked to:
Elizabethan religious settlement
|
| chronologicallyBefore |
Spanish Armada of 1588
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linked to:
Spanish Armada
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| declares |
Elizabeth I of England is deposed in the eyes of Catholic authority
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linked to:
Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated
Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ English Catholics are released from allegiance to Elizabeth I ⓘ |
| followedBy | tightening of anti‑Catholic legislation in England ⓘ |
| formalizedIn | Regnans in Excelsis ⓘ |
| hasConsequences |
heightened suspicion of English Catholics by Elizabethan government
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increased tension between England and Catholic powers ⓘ legal penalties for recusant Catholics in England ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
England
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Papal States ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Elizabeth I of England
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Pope Pius V ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| hasTime |
1570
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16th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbolizes final break between papacy and Elizabethan England ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Holy See
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Pope Pius V ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | Latin ⓘ |
| legalForm | papal bull ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
English Reformation policies of Elizabeth I
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restoration of Protestantism in England ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
English Crown
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linked to:
Kingdom of England
|
| politicalContext | rivalry between England and Catholic monarchies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo‑Papist relations in the 16th century
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Elizabethan Religious Settlement ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabethan religious settlement
English Reformation ⓘ Regnans in Excelsis ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic–Protestant conflict in early modern Europe ⓘ |
| targets | Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
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Subject: Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated Description of subject: Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated refers to the papal act, formalized in the 1570 bull Regnans in Excelsis, that severed Queen Elizabeth I from the Roman Catholic Church and declared her deposed in the eyes of Catholic authority.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated
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declares
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Elizabeth I of England is deposed in the eyes of Catholic authority
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linked to: Elizabeth I of England is excommunicated