Bishopric of Middelburg
E130088
The Bishopric of Middelburg was a medieval ecclesiastical principality centered on the town of Middelburg in present-day Zeeland, in the Low Countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bishopric of Middelburg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T674611 — 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: Bishopric of Middelburg Context triple: [Middle Dutch, spokenIn, Bishopric of Middelburg]
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A.
Bishopric of Brielle
The Bishopric of Brielle was a medieval ecclesiastical territory in the Low Countries where Middle Dutch served as the primary language of administration and daily life.
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B.
Bishopric of Gouda
The Bishopric of Gouda was a medieval ecclesiastical territory centered on the Dutch city of Gouda, within which Middle Dutch served as the common language.
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C.
Bishopric of Schiedam
The Bishopric of Schiedam was a historical ecclesiastical territory in the Low Countries where Middle Dutch served as the primary vernacular language.
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D.
Bishopric of Haarlem
The Bishopric of Haarlem was a historical Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the Low Countries, centered on the city of Haarlem in what is now the Netherlands.
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E.
Bishopric of Leiden
The Bishopric of Leiden was a medieval ecclesiastical territory in the Low Countries where Middle Dutch served as the primary vernacular language.
- 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: Bishopric of Middelburg Target entity description: The Bishopric of Middelburg was a medieval ecclesiastical principality centered on the town of Middelburg in present-day Zeeland, in the Low Countries.
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A.
Bishopric of Brielle
The Bishopric of Brielle was a medieval ecclesiastical territory in the Low Countries where Middle Dutch served as the primary language of administration and daily life.
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B.
Bishopric of Gouda
The Bishopric of Gouda was a medieval ecclesiastical territory centered on the Dutch city of Gouda, within which Middle Dutch served as the common language.
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C.
Bishopric of Schiedam
The Bishopric of Schiedam was a historical ecclesiastical territory in the Low Countries where Middle Dutch served as the primary vernacular language.
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D.
Bishopric of Haarlem
The Bishopric of Haarlem was a historical Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the Low Countries, centered on the city of Haarlem in what is now the Netherlands.
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E.
Bishopric of Leiden
The Bishopric of Leiden was a medieval ecclesiastical territory in the Low Countries where Middle Dutch served as the primary vernacular language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic diocese
ⓘ
ecclesiastical principality ⓘ medieval bishopric ⓘ |
| borderedBy | North Sea ⓘ |
| capital | Middelburg ⓘ |
| category |
Former Roman Catholic dioceses in the Netherlands
ⓘ
History of Zeeland ⓘ Prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| diocesanSee | Middelburg ⓘ |
| dissolvedAsResultOf |
Dutch Revolt
ⓘ
linked to:
Eighty Years' War
Protestant Reformation ⓘ
linked to:
Reformation
|
| dissolvedIn | 16th century ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStatus | suffragan see ⓘ |
| existedDuring | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| governmentType | Prince-bishopric ⓘ |
| hasBishop | Bishop of Middelburg ⓘ |
| hasCentralTown | Middelburg ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle Dutch ⓘ |
| hasTerritory | parts of Zeeland ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
County of Zeeland
ⓘ
linked to:
Zeeland
|
| historicalSignificance | medieval church administration in Zeeland ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
clergy in Zeeland
ⓘ
parishes in Middelburg region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Low Countries
ⓘ
Middelburg ⓘ Zeeland ⓘ present-day Netherlands ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Netherlands
ⓘ
province of Zeeland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Walcheren Island ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catholic ecclesiastical hierarchy in the Low Countries
ⓘ
Latin Church ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
Seventeen Provinces ⓘ Western Christianity ⓘ |
| region | Zeelandic Islands ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| seat |
Middelburg Cathedral
ⓘ
linked to:
Oostkerk
|
| subordinateTo |
Archdiocese of Utrecht
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht
|
| typeOfJurisdiction | diocese ⓘ |
| usedLiturgicalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| usedRite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bishopric of Middelburg Description of subject: The Bishopric of Middelburg was a medieval ecclesiastical principality centered on the town of Middelburg in present-day Zeeland, in the Low Countries.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.