Lorenzino de' Medici
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Lorenzino de' Medici was a 16th-century Florentine nobleman best known for assassinating his cousin Alessandro de' Medici, the first Duke of Florence, in a politically motivated killing.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lorenzino de' Medici canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10227961 — 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: Lorenzino de' Medici Context triple: [Alessandro de' Medici, killedBy, Lorenzino de' Medici]
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Filippo de' Medici
Filippo de' Medici was a short-lived Florentine prince of the powerful Medici dynasty, born to Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici of Tuscany.
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Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici
Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici was an early 16th-century Italian nobleman of the powerful Medici family who briefly ruled Florence and is best known as the father of Catherine de’ Medici, future queen of France.
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C.
Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici
Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici was a prominent Florentine banker, politician, and patron of the arts from a cadet branch of the Medici family during the Italian Renaissance.
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Piero de' Medici
Piero de' Medici was a 15th-century Florentine ruler from the powerful Medici family, known for his brief and unpopular leadership that led to the Medici’s temporary expulsion from Florence.
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Averardo de' Medici
Averardo de' Medici was a member of the influential Florentine Medici family, part of the lineage that rose to prominence in banking and politics during the Italian Renaissance.
- 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: Lorenzino de' Medici Target entity description: Lorenzino de' Medici was a 16th-century Florentine nobleman best known for assassinating his cousin Alessandro de' Medici, the first Duke of Florence, in a politically motivated killing.
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A.
Filippo de' Medici
Filippo de' Medici was a short-lived Florentine prince of the powerful Medici dynasty, born to Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici of Tuscany.
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B.
Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici
Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici was an early 16th-century Italian nobleman of the powerful Medici family who briefly ruled Florence and is best known as the father of Catherine de’ Medici, future queen of France.
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C.
Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici
Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici was a prominent Florentine banker, politician, and patron of the arts from a cadet branch of the Medici family during the Italian Renaissance.
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D.
Piero de' Medici
Piero de' Medici was a 15th-century Florentine ruler from the powerful Medici family, known for his brief and unpopular leadership that led to the Medici’s temporary expulsion from Florence.
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E.
Averardo de' Medici
Averardo de' Medici was a member of the influential Florentine Medici family, part of the lineage that rose to prominence in banking and politics during the Italian Renaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian nobleman
ⓘ
Renaissance person ⓘ assassin ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Duchy of Florence
ⓘ
Republican opposition in Florence ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Florence ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| cousinOf | Alessandro de' Medici ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Venice ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Medici
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Medici
|
| givenName | Lorenzo ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Tuscany ⓘ |
| influenced | debates on tyrannicide in Renaissance Italy ⓘ |
| killed | Alessandro de' Medici ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Italian ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Medici ⓘ |
| movement | Italian Renaissance ⓘ |
| nickname | Lorenzino ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Florentine nobleman ⓘ |
| notableActionDate | 1537 (assassination of Alessandro de' Medici) ⓘ |
| notableEvent | assassination of the first Duke of Florence ⓘ |
| notableFor | assassination of Alessandro de' Medici ⓘ |
| notableWork | Apologia (defense of the assassination) ⓘ |
| occupation | political assassin ⓘ |
| partOf | Florentine political conflicts ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-tyrannical ⓘ |
| politicalMotivation | opposition to Alessandro de' Medici's rule ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
traitor by some contemporaries
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tyrannicide ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | historical literature about the Medici ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Medici family power struggles ⓘ |
| relative | Alessandro de' Medici ⓘ |
| residence |
Florence
ⓘ
Venice ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical studies on Medici family politics
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historical analyses of tyrannicide ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| victimWas | first Duke of Florence ⓘ |
| wrote | Apologia ⓘ |
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Input
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