Marina Severa
E736715
Marina Severa was a Roman empress of the 4th century, known as the first wife of Emperor Valentinian I and the mother of Emperor Gratian.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marina Severa canonical | 3 |
| Marina | 2 |
| Marina Severa (disputed/uncertain) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8474013 — 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: Marina Severa Context triple: [Gratian, mother, Marina Severa]
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A.
Marina
Marina is a recurring comedic character in the long-running British sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine," known for her flirtatious relationship with the married Howard.
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B.
Marina
Marina is the given name of Marina von Neumann Whitman, an American economist and former General Motors executive.
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C.
Marina
Marina is a female given name of Latin origin, commonly used in various cultures and often associated with the sea.
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D.
Marina Rubicón
Marina Rubicón is a modern marina and leisure complex in Playa Blanca on the island of Lanzarote, featuring yacht moorings, shops, restaurants, and waterfront promenades.
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E.
Marina Lu
Marina Lu is the mother of renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
- 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: Marina Severa Target entity description: Marina Severa was a Roman empress of the 4th century, known as the first wife of Emperor Valentinian I and the mother of Emperor Gratian.
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A.
Marina
Marina is a recurring comedic character in the long-running British sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine," known for her flirtatious relationship with the married Howard.
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B.
Marina
Marina is the given name of Marina von Neumann Whitman, an American economist and former General Motors executive.
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C.
Marina
Marina is a female given name of Latin origin, commonly used in various cultures and often associated with the sea.
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D.
Marina Rubicón
Marina Rubicón is a modern marina and leisure complex in Playa Blanca on the island of Lanzarote, featuring yacht moorings, shops, restaurants, and waterfront promenades.
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E.
Marina Lu
Marina Lu is the mother of renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman empress
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Western Roman Empire
ⓘ
court of Valentinian I ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 4th century ⓘ |
| child | Gratian ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Antiquity
|
| knownFor |
being first wife of Valentinian I
ⓘ
being mother of Emperor Gratian ⓘ |
| languageOfEnvironment | Latin ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | divorced from Valentinian I ⓘ |
| marriageToValentinianI | ended before 370s ⓘ |
| motherOf | Gratian ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Augusta
ⓘ
Empress consort of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| notableFamilyConnection | Valentinianic dynasty ⓘ |
| notableRole |
first wife of Emperor Valentinian I
ⓘ
mother of Emperor Gratian ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | member of the imperial household ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Augusta
ⓘ
Empress of the Romans ⓘ
linked to:
Empress of Rome
|
| regionOfActivity |
Gaul
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| relative |
Gratian
ⓘ
Valentinian I ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Imperial court
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Valentinian I ⓘ |
| spouseAfter |
Justina (as second wife of Valentinian I)
ⓘ
linked to:
Aelia Justina
|
| spouseOf | Valentinian I ⓘ |
| successorAsEmpressConsort | Justina ⓘ |
| timeInOfficeEnd | before Valentinian I’s marriage to Justina ⓘ |
| timeInOfficeStart | reign of Valentinian I (approx. 364) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Marina Severa Description of subject: Marina Severa was a Roman empress of the 4th century, known as the first wife of Emperor Valentinian I and the mother of Emperor Gratian.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.