pontificate of Innocent VI
E74185
The pontificate of Innocent VI was a mid-14th-century papal reign during the Avignon Papacy marked by efforts at church reform, consolidation of papal authority, and political involvement in European affairs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope Innocent VI | 2 |
| pontificate of Innocent VI canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T578957 — 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: pontificate of Innocent VI Context triple: [Avignon Papacy, hasPart, pontificate of Innocent VI]
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A.
pontificate of Clement VI
The pontificate of Clement VI was a notable period of the Avignon Papacy marked by lavish courtly splendor, assertive papal authority, and the Church’s response to the Black Death in the mid-14th century.
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B.
pontificate of Clement V
The pontificate of Clement V marks the beginning of the Avignon Papacy, during which the pope resided in France and closely aligned the papacy with French royal interests.
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C.
Pope Innocent IV
Pope Innocent IV was a 13th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his conflicts with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and his influential role in church law and papal authority.
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D.
Pope Innocent III
Pope Innocent III was a powerful and influential medieval pope (reigned 1198–1216) known for asserting papal supremacy over European monarchs, launching the Fourth Crusade, and shaping the politics and theology of the High Middle Ages.
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E.
Pope Sixtus IV
Pope Sixtus IV was a 15th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his influential but controversial papacy, marked by political involvement in Italian affairs, extensive patronage of Renaissance art and architecture (including the Sistine Chapel), and support for measures like the Spanish Inquisition.
- 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: pontificate of Innocent VI Target entity description: The pontificate of Innocent VI was a mid-14th-century papal reign during the Avignon Papacy marked by efforts at church reform, consolidation of papal authority, and political involvement in European affairs.
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A.
pontificate of Clement VI
The pontificate of Clement VI was a notable period of the Avignon Papacy marked by lavish courtly splendor, assertive papal authority, and the Church’s response to the Black Death in the mid-14th century.
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B.
pontificate of Clement V
The pontificate of Clement V marks the beginning of the Avignon Papacy, during which the pope resided in France and closely aligned the papacy with French royal interests.
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C.
Pope Innocent IV
Pope Innocent IV was a 13th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his conflicts with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and his influential role in church law and papal authority.
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D.
Pope Innocent III
Pope Innocent III was a powerful and influential medieval pope (reigned 1198–1216) known for asserting papal supremacy over European monarchs, launching the Fourth Crusade, and shaping the politics and theology of the High Middle Ages.
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E.
Pope Sixtus IV
Pope Sixtus IV was a 15th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his influential but controversial papacy, marked by political involvement in Italian affairs, extensive patronage of Renaissance art and architecture (including the Sistine Chapel), and support for measures like the Spanish Inquisition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
papal reign ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Western Christendom
ⓘ
linked to:
Christendom
|
| appliesToPerson |
Pope Innocent VI
ⓘ
linked to:
pontificate of Innocent VI
|
| chronologyWithinAvignonPapacy | third Avignon pope after Clement VI and Benedict XII ⓘ |
| country | Papal States ⓘ |
| endCause | death of Pope Innocent VI ⓘ |
| endTime | 1362 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Pontificate of Urban V ⓘ |
| follows |
Pontificate of Clement VI
ⓘ
linked to:
pontificate of Clement VI
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| hasCanonicalStatus | recognized papal reign ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
preparation for later reforms under Urban V and Gregory XI
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strengthening of papal legal and administrative structures ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasMainSeat |
Palace of the Popes, Avignon
ⓘ
linked to:
Palais des Papes
|
| hasMonarch |
Pope Innocent VI
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linked to:
pontificate of Innocent VI
|
| hasPositionHolder | Étienne Aubert ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
assertion of papal supremacy over secular rulers
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management of the Curia ⓘ reform of church discipline ⓘ response to political instability in Europe ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfActivity |
administrative centralization
ⓘ
church reform ⓘ consolidation of papal authority ⓘ diplomatic intervention in European politics ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Avignon ⓘ |
| partOf | Avignon Papacy ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| significantEvent |
attempts to restore papal finances
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continuation of the Avignon residence of the papacy ⓘ efforts to reform the clergy ⓘ efforts to strengthen papal judicial authority ⓘ intervention in the Kingdom of France ⓘ involvement in Italian political affairs ⓘ negotiations related to the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| startCause | Papal election of 1352 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1352 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation |
14th century
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mid-14th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: pontificate of Innocent VI Description of subject: The pontificate of Innocent VI was a mid-14th-century papal reign during the Avignon Papacy marked by efforts at church reform, consolidation of papal authority, and political involvement in European affairs.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
pontificate of Innocent VI
linked to: pontificate of Innocent VI
subject linked to:
pontificate of Innocent VI
linked to: pontificate of Innocent VI