Hungarian double cross
E1037343
The Hungarian double cross is a heraldic symbol featuring a two-barred cross, historically associated with the Kingdom of Hungary and widely used in Central European coats of arms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Slovak double cross | 2 |
| Hungarian double cross canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13390744 — 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: Hungarian double cross Context triple: [Jagiellonian coat of arms, hasElement, Hungarian double cross]
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A.
Dunántúl
Dunántúl is the Hungarian name for Transdanubia, the large western region of Hungary lying west of the Danube River.
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B.
Covici-Friede
Covici-Friede was an American publishing house active in the early 20th century, known for issuing works by prominent literary figures including John Steinbeck.
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C.
Schlag den Raab
Schlag den Raab is a German prime-time game show in which contestants compete in a wide variety of challenges against entertainer Stefan Raab for a large cash prize.
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D.
Fleischbrücke
Fleischbrücke is a historic stone arch bridge in Nuremberg, Germany, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and role as a key crossing in the city center.
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E.
The Resurrection of Hungary
The Resurrection of Hungary is a political treatise by Arthur Griffith that advocates for Irish independence by modeling it on Hungary’s constitutional relationship with Austria.
- 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: Hungarian double cross Target entity description: The Hungarian double cross is a heraldic symbol featuring a two-barred cross, historically associated with the Kingdom of Hungary and widely used in Central European coats of arms.
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A.
Dunántúl
Dunántúl is the Hungarian name for Transdanubia, the large western region of Hungary lying west of the Danube River.
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B.
Covici-Friede
Covici-Friede was an American publishing house active in the early 20th century, known for issuing works by prominent literary figures including John Steinbeck.
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C.
Schlag den Raab
Schlag den Raab is a German prime-time game show in which contestants compete in a wide variety of challenges against entertainer Stefan Raab for a large cash prize.
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D.
Fleischbrücke
Fleischbrücke is a historic stone arch bridge in Nuremberg, Germany, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and role as a key crossing in the city center.
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E.
The Resurrection of Hungary
The Resurrection of Hungary is a political treatise by Arthur Griffith that advocates for Irish independence by modeling it on Hungary’s constitutional relationship with Austria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heraldic charge
ⓘ
national symbol ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | patriarchal cross in Hungarian heraldry ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
Hungarian banknotes
ⓘ
Hungarian coins ⓘ Hungarian official seals ⓘ Hungarian state emblems ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian symbolism
ⓘ
Hungarian monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ |
| color | silver ⓘ |
| componentOf |
greater coat of arms of Hungary
ⓘ
linked to:
arms of Hungary
lesser coat of arms of Hungary ⓘ
linked to:
arms of Hungary
|
| country | Hungary ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
marker of Hungarian identity
ⓘ
symbol of continuity of the Hungarian state ⓘ |
| fieldColor | red ⓘ |
| hasForm | two‑barred cross ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfCrossbars | 2 ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
medieval royal insignia of Hungary
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symbol of the Apostolic Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Byzantine cross traditions
ⓘ
Christian ecclesiastical heraldry ⓘ |
| legalStatus | protected national symbol of Hungary ⓘ |
| orientation | upright Latin cross ⓘ |
| placedOn | triple green hill ⓘ |
| presentOn |
flag variants of historical Hungary
ⓘ
military insignia of Hungary ⓘ municipal coats of arms in Hungary ⓘ regional coats of arms in Central Europe ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cross of Lorraine
ⓘ
patriarchal cross ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic tradition in Hungary ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Christian faith
ⓘ
Hungarian statehood ⓘ royal authority ⓘ |
| upperArmLengthRelation | upper bar shorter than lower bar ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hungarian kings
ⓘ
Hungarian state institutions ⓘ
linked to:
public administration of Hungary
|
| usedIn |
Central European heraldry
ⓘ
coat of arms of Hungary ⓘ
linked to:
arms of Hungary
heraldry of neighboring Central European regions ⓘ historical coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ |
| usedSinceCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| visualContext |
often depicted above a crown in Hungarian arms
ⓘ
often rises from the middle hill of a triple mount ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Hungarian double cross Description of subject: The Hungarian double cross is a heraldic symbol featuring a two-barred cross, historically associated with the Kingdom of Hungary and widely used in Central European coats of arms.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hungarian double cross
linked to: Hungarian double cross