Innocent VI
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Innocent VI was a 14th-century French pope of the Avignon Papacy, known for his efforts at church reform and attempts to mediate in the Hundred Years' War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Innocent VI canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8595538 — 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: Innocent VI Context triple: [Pope Innocent VIII, papalNameTakenFrom, Innocent VI]
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A.
Pope Clement VI
Pope Clement VI was a 14th-century Avignon pope known for his lavish court, political involvement in European affairs, and leadership during the Black Death.
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B.
Paul Auriol
Paul Auriol was the son of Vincent Auriol, the first president of France’s Fourth Republic.
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C.
Pope Clement V
Pope Clement V was the early 14th-century head of the Catholic Church best known for initiating the Avignon Papacy and suppressing the Knights Templar.
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D.
Louis X of France
Louis X of France was a Capetian king of France (reigned 1314–1316), known as "Louis the Quarrelsome," whose short and turbulent rule contributed to the dynastic crisis that led to the end of the direct Capetian line.
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E.
Louis IX of France
Louis IX of France was a 13th-century Capetian king renowned for his piety, participation in the Crusades, and later canonization as a Catholic saint.
- 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: Innocent VI Target entity description: Innocent VI was a 14th-century French pope of the Avignon Papacy, known for his efforts at church reform and attempts to mediate in the Hundred Years' War.
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A.
Pope Clement VI
Pope Clement VI was a 14th-century Avignon pope known for his lavish court, political involvement in European affairs, and leadership during the Black Death.
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B.
Paul Auriol
Paul Auriol was the son of Vincent Auriol, the first president of France’s Fourth Republic.
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C.
Pope Clement V
Pope Clement V was the early 14th-century head of the Catholic Church best known for initiating the Avignon Papacy and suppressing the Knights Templar.
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D.
Louis X of France
Louis X of France was a Capetian king of France (reigned 1314–1316), known as "Louis the Quarrelsome," whose short and turbulent rule contributed to the dynastic crisis that led to the end of the direct Capetian line.
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E.
Louis IX of France
Louis IX of France was a 13th-century Capetian king renowned for his piety, participation in the Crusades, and later canonization as a Catholic saint.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
pope ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Stephen Aubert
ⓘ
Étienne Aubert de Monts ⓘ |
| appointedCardinalBy |
Clement VI
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Clement VI
|
| birthDate | c. 1282 ⓘ |
| birthName | Étienne Aubert ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Les Monts, Diocese of Limoges ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
ⓘ
linked to:
Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
|
| centuryOfActivity | 14th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 12 September 1362 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Avignon
ⓘ
Papal States (Avignon Papacy) ⓘ
linked to:
States of the Church
|
| educatedAt | University of Toulouse ⓘ |
| education | canon law ⓘ |
| electedPopeBy | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| era | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Pope ⓘ |
| implemented |
measures to curb simony and corruption
ⓘ
reforms of the papal chancery ⓘ restrictions on papal household expenditure ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative and financial reforms of the papal court
ⓘ
attempts to mediate in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ church reform ⓘ efforts to restore papal authority in the Papal States ⓘ moderating the extravagance of the Avignon court ⓘ support for peace negotiations between France and England ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalBackground | canon lawyer ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| papacyEndDate | 12 September 1362 ⓘ |
| papacyStartDate | 18 December 1352 ⓘ |
| papalName | Innocent VI ⓘ |
| partOf | Avignon Papacy ⓘ |
| patronage | Charterhouse of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Clermont
ⓘ
Bishop of Noyon ⓘ Cardinal ⓘ Cardinal-priest of Saints John and Paul ⓘ Papal legate ⓘ Pope ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Clement VI
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Clement VI
|
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| residence | Avignon ⓘ |
| successor | Urban V ⓘ |
| supported | Cardinal Albornoz's campaigns to restore papal rule in Italy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Innocent VI Description of subject: Innocent VI was a 14th-century French pope of the Avignon Papacy, known for his efforts at church reform and attempts to mediate in the Hundred Years' War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.