King Casimir III the Great

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King of Poland human monarch

King Casimir III the Great was a 14th-century King of Poland renowned for strengthening the Polish state through legal reforms, territorial expansion, and economic development.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Casimir III the Great	34
King Casimir III the Great canonical	8
Casimir the Great	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1175650 — 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: King Casimir III the Great
Context triple: [Nowy Targ, foundedBy, King Casimir III the Great]

A. Duke Bolesław V the Chaste
Duke Bolesław V the Chaste was a 13th-century Polish Piast ruler of Kraków and Sandomierz, noted for his childless marriage, political struggles with neighboring dukes, and efforts to strengthen and develop his domains.
B. Władysław
Władysław is a Polish masculine given name historically borne by several notable figures, including kings and political leaders.
C. Kazimierza Wielka
Kazimierza Wielka is a small town in south-central Poland that serves as a local administrative and service center in the Świętokrzyskie region.
D. Sigismund I the Old
Sigismund I the Old was a 16th-century King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania whose long reign strengthened the Polish-Lithuanian state and fostered Renaissance culture.
E. Sigismund II Augustus
Sigismund II Augustus was the last Jagiellonian king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, known for overseeing the Union of Lublin that created the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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: King Casimir III the Great
Target entity description: King Casimir III the Great was a 14th-century King of Poland renowned for strengthening the Polish state through legal reforms, territorial expansion, and economic development.

A. Duke Bolesław V the Chaste
Duke Bolesław V the Chaste was a 13th-century Polish Piast ruler of Kraków and Sandomierz, noted for his childless marriage, political struggles with neighboring dukes, and efforts to strengthen and develop his domains.
B. Władysław
Władysław is a Polish masculine given name historically borne by several notable figures, including kings and political leaders.
C. Kazimierza Wielka
Kazimierza Wielka is a small town in south-central Poland that serves as a local administrative and service center in the Świętokrzyskie region.
D. Sigismund I the Old
Sigismund I the Old was a 16th-century King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania whose long reign strengthened the Polish-Lithuanian state and fostered Renaissance culture.
E. Sigismund II Augustus
Sigismund II Augustus was the last Jagiellonian king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, known for overseeing the Union of Lublin that created the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Poland ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Kazimierz III Wielki ⓘ
birthDate	1310-04-30 ⓘ
birthPlace	Kowal ⓘ
burialPlace	Wawel Cathedral ⓘ
capital	Kraków ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
deathDate	1370-11-05 ⓘ
deathPlace	Kraków ⓘ
era	14th century ⓘ
expandedTerritory	Red Ruthenia ⓘ linked to: Ruthenia
father	Władysław I the Elbow-high ⓘ
founded	Academy of Kraków ⓘ linked to: Jagiellonian University University of Kraków ⓘ linked to: Jagiellonian University
givenName	Casimir ⓘ
honorificTitle	the Great ⓘ
house	Piast dynasty ⓘ
implemented	Statutes of Piotrków ⓘ linked to: Statutes of Wiślica Statutes of Wiślica ⓘ
issued	privileges for Jewish communities ⓘ
knownFor	codification of laws ⓘ fortification of cities ⓘ legal reforms ⓘ promotion of trade ⓘ tolerant policy towards Jews ⓘ
languageSpoken	Latin ⓘ Polish ⓘ
monarchOf	Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
mother	Jadwiga of Kalisz ⓘ
notableAchievement	economic development of Poland ⓘ strengthening of the Polish state ⓘ territorial expansion of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
notableWork	reform of Polish legal system ⓘ
patronage	education ⓘ urban development ⓘ
predecessor	Władysław I the Elbow-high ⓘ
reformed	judicial system of Poland ⓘ
reignEnd	1370 ⓘ
reignStart	1333 ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse	Adelaide of Hesse ⓘ Aldona of Lithuania ⓘ Christina Rokiczana ⓘ Hedwig of Sagan ⓘ
strengthened	central royal authority in Poland ⓘ
successor	Louis I of Hungary ⓘ
title	King of Poland ⓘ

How these facts were elicited