Anna of Smolensk
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Anna of Smolensk was a medieval noblewoman and the first wife of Grand Duke Vytautas the Great of Lithuania, linking him to the Rus' princely families.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anna of Smolensk canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8476394 — 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: Anna of Smolensk Context triple: [Vytautas the Great, spouse, Anna of Smolensk]
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A.
Euphemia of Kiev
Euphemia of Kiev was a Kievan Rus' princess of the Rurikid dynasty who became queen consort of Hungary through her marriage into the Árpád royal house.
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B.
Olga of Kiev
Olga of Kiev was a 10th-century regent of Kievan Rus' renowned for her ruthless vengeance against the Drevlians and later venerated as a saint for being one of the first prominent rulers in the region to convert to Christianity.
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C.
Rogneda of Polotsk
Rogneda of Polotsk was a 10th-century princess of the Principality of Polotsk and a consort of Kievan ruler Vladimir the Great, known for her significant role in the early history of Kievan Rus'.
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D.
Anna of Moscow
Anna of Moscow was a Russian princess from the Grand Duchy of Moscow who became Byzantine empress consort through her marriage to Emperor John VIII Palaiologos.
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E.
Elena of Moscow
Elena of Moscow was a Russian noblewoman of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, known primarily as a daughter of Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow and a member of the ruling Rurikid dynasty.
- 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: Anna of Smolensk Target entity description: Anna of Smolensk was a medieval noblewoman and the first wife of Grand Duke Vytautas the Great of Lithuania, linking him to the Rus' princely families.
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A.
Euphemia of Kiev
Euphemia of Kiev was a Kievan Rus' princess of the Rurikid dynasty who became queen consort of Hungary through her marriage into the Árpád royal house.
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B.
Olga of Kiev
Olga of Kiev was a 10th-century regent of Kievan Rus' renowned for her ruthless vengeance against the Drevlians and later venerated as a saint for being one of the first prominent rulers in the region to convert to Christianity.
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C.
Rogneda of Polotsk
Rogneda of Polotsk was a 10th-century princess of the Principality of Polotsk and a consort of Kievan ruler Vladimir the Great, known for her significant role in the early history of Kievan Rus'.
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D.
Anna of Moscow
Anna of Moscow was a Russian princess from the Grand Duchy of Moscow who became Byzantine empress consort through her marriage to Emperor John VIII Palaiologos.
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E.
Elena of Moscow
Elena of Moscow was a Russian noblewoman of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, known primarily as a daughter of Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow and a member of the ruling Rurikid dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania
ⓘ
medieval noblewoman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
ⓘ
Rus' princely families ⓘ Smolensk ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Vilnius Cathedral ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ruthenian ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Anna ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Church Slavonic
ⓘ
Ruthenian ⓘ |
| marriedToTitleHolder |
Grand Duke Vytautas
ⓘ
linked to:
Vytautas the Great
|
| nobleFamily |
Smolensk princely family
ⓘ
linked to:
Рюриковичи
|
| notableEvent | marriage alliance between Lithuania and Rus' princely houses ⓘ |
| notableFor | linking Vytautas the Great to Rus' princely families ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| residence |
Trakai
ⓘ
Vilnius ⓘ |
| socialStatus | high nobility ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anna of Smolensk
ⓘ
Vytautas the Great ⓘ |
| spouseOfRuler | Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ |
| spouseOrder | first wife of Vytautas the Great ⓘ |
| successorAsConsort | Juliana Olshanska ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 15th century
ⓘ
late 14th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anna of Smolensk Description of subject: Anna of Smolensk was a medieval noblewoman and the first wife of Grand Duke Vytautas the Great of Lithuania, linking him to the Rus' princely families.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Anna of Smolensk