Genoese revolt of 1746
E946085
The Genoese revolt of 1746 was a popular uprising in the Republic of Genoa against Austrian occupation during the War of the Austrian Succession, sparked by a legendary boy known as Balilla who inspired resistance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Genoese popular revolt of December 1746 | 1 |
| Genoese revolt of 1746 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11777616 — 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: Genoese revolt of 1746 Context triple: [Balilla, associatedWith, Genoese revolt of 1746]
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A.
Venetian uprising of March 1848
The Venetian uprising of March 1848 was a major insurrection in Venice against Austrian rule that briefly restored the Republic of Venice and helped ignite the broader Italian independence movement.
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B.
Janissary revolt of 1826
The Janissary revolt of 1826 was the final uprising of the Ottoman Empire’s elite Janissary corps, whose violent suppression by Sultan Mahmud II led to their abolition and marked a major step in the empire’s military and administrative modernization.
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C.
Ciompi Revolt
The Ciompi Revolt was a 1378 uprising of wool workers and lower-class artisans in Florence that briefly seized political power and exposed deep social and economic tensions in the city-state.
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D.
Tyrolean Rebellion
The Tyrolean Rebellion was a 1809 popular uprising in the Tyrol region against Bavarian and French rule, led by Andreas Hofer, and is remembered as a key episode of resistance during the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
Venetian conquest of the Morea
The Venetian conquest of the Morea was the successful late 17th-century campaign in which the Republic of Venice seized control of the Peloponnese peninsula from the Ottoman Empire.
- 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: Genoese revolt of 1746 Target entity description: The Genoese revolt of 1746 was a popular uprising in the Republic of Genoa against Austrian occupation during the War of the Austrian Succession, sparked by a legendary boy known as Balilla who inspired resistance.
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A.
Venetian uprising of March 1848
The Venetian uprising of March 1848 was a major insurrection in Venice against Austrian rule that briefly restored the Republic of Venice and helped ignite the broader Italian independence movement.
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B.
Janissary revolt of 1826
The Janissary revolt of 1826 was the final uprising of the Ottoman Empire’s elite Janissary corps, whose violent suppression by Sultan Mahmud II led to their abolition and marked a major step in the empire’s military and administrative modernization.
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C.
Ciompi Revolt
The Ciompi Revolt was a 1378 uprising of wool workers and lower-class artisans in Florence that briefly seized political power and exposed deep social and economic tensions in the city-state.
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D.
Tyrolean Rebellion
The Tyrolean Rebellion was a 1809 popular uprising in the Tyrol region against Bavarian and French rule, led by Andreas Hofer, and is remembered as a key episode of resistance during the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
Venetian conquest of the Morea
The Venetian conquest of the Morea was the successful late 17th-century campaign in which the Republic of Venice seized control of the Peloponnese peninsula from the Ottoman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
popular uprising ⓘ revolt ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Habsburg monarchy
ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Italian historiography ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | continued negotiations in the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Austrian occupation of Genoa
ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ popular discontent with foreign rule ⓘ |
| hasContext |
18th-century European warfare
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Italian history ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | mythologizing of Balilla in Italian culture ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
expulsion of Austrian forces from Genoa
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rise of Balilla as a patriotic symbol ⓘ strengthening of Genoese resistance ⓘ |
| hasGenre | urban insurrection ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure | Balilla ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfParticipants | Italian ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Genoa
ⓘ
Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Austrian troops
ⓘ
Genoese population ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Balilla ⓘ |
| opponent |
Austria
ⓘ
Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Austrian occupation ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Austrian military history
ⓘ
Italian patriotic movements ⓘ history of Genoa ⓘ |
| significance |
episode of resistance against Habsburg control
ⓘ
symbol of popular resistance in Genoa ⓘ |
| startTime | 1746 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Genoese revolt of 1746 Description of subject: The Genoese revolt of 1746 was a popular uprising in the Republic of Genoa against Austrian occupation during the War of the Austrian Succession, sparked by a legendary boy known as Balilla who inspired resistance.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Genoese revolt of 1746