Duke of Cleves
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The Duke of Cleves was the sovereign ruler of the historic Duchy of Cleves in the Lower Rhine region, a title held by several prominent German princes within the Holy Roman Empire.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duke of Cleves canonical | 21 |
| Duke of Cleves-Mark | 4 |
| William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | 2 |
| duke of Cleves | 2 |
| Duke of Kleve | 1 |
| Herzog von Kleve | 1 |
| John I, Duke of Cleves | 1 |
| John III, Duke of Cleves | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T990046 — 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: Duke of Cleves Context triple: [Frederick William I of Prussia, positionHeld, Duke of Cleves]
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Duke of Limburg
The Duke of Limburg was a noble title historically associated with the ruler of the Duchy of Limburg in the Low Countries, later held ceremonially by Dutch monarchs such as William I of the Netherlands.
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Duke of Saxony
The Duke of Saxony was a historic noble title associated with the rulers and high-ranking princes of the Saxony region in what is now Germany.
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Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick
Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick was an 18th-century German prince of the House of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel who became the father of the deposed Russian Emperor Ivan VI and spent much of his life imprisoned in Russia.
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Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
The Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg was a title held by rulers of a significant principality within the Holy Roman Empire, associated with the House of Welf and later giving rise to the Electorate and Kingdom of Hanover.
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Prince Maurice of the Rhine
Prince Maurice of the Rhine was a German-born royalist commander who fought for King Charles I during the English Civil War and was known for his cavalry leadership and naval exploits.
- 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: Duke of Cleves Target entity description: The Duke of Cleves was the sovereign ruler of the historic Duchy of Cleves in the Lower Rhine region, a title held by several prominent German princes within the Holy Roman Empire.
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A.
Duke of Limburg
The Duke of Limburg was a noble title historically associated with the ruler of the Duchy of Limburg in the Low Countries, later held ceremonially by Dutch monarchs such as William I of the Netherlands.
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B.
Duke of Saxony
The Duke of Saxony was a historic noble title associated with the rulers and high-ranking princes of the Saxony region in what is now Germany.
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C.
Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick
Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick was an 18th-century German prince of the House of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel who became the father of the deposed Russian Emperor Ivan VI and spent much of his life imprisoned in Russia.
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D.
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
The Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg was a title held by rulers of a significant principality within the Holy Roman Empire, associated with the House of Welf and later giving rise to the Electorate and Kingdom of Hanover.
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E.
Prince Maurice of the Rhine
Prince Maurice of the Rhine was a German-born royalist commander who fought for King Charles I during the English Civil War and was known for his cavalry leadership and naval exploits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duke of Cleves Description of subject: The Duke of Cleves was the sovereign ruler of the historic Duchy of Cleves in the Lower Rhine region, a title held by several prominent German princes within the Holy Roman Empire.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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