Limburg-Stirum branch of the House of Limburg
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The Limburg-Stirum branch of the House of Limburg is a noble family line in the Holy Roman Empire that held comital rank and extensive territorial influence in parts of present-day Germany and the Low Countries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Limburg-Stirum branch | 1 |
| Limburg-Stirum branch of the House of Limburg canonical | 1 |
| Limburg-Stirum line of the House of Limburg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23386610 — 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: Limburg-Stirum branch of the House of Limburg Context triple: [Count of Stirum, titleHolderOf, Limburg-Stirum branch of the House of Limburg]
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Limburg-Styrum-Gemen branch
The Limburg-Styrum-Gemen branch was a cadet line of the German noble House of Limburg Stirum that held territories centered around Gemen in Westphalia.
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B.
Limburg-Styrum-Runkel branch
The Limburg-Styrum-Runkel branch was a cadet line of the German noble House of Limburg Stirum that held territories and titles centered around Runkel.
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C.
Jülich-Cleves-Berg branch
The Jülich-Cleves-Berg branch was a cadet line of the noble House of La Marck that ruled over the united duchies of Jülich, Cleves, and Berg in the late Middle Ages and early modern period.
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D.
Walramian branch of the House of Nassau
The Walramian branch of the House of Nassau is a major line of the German noble House of Nassau from which several important European ruling families, including the Grand Ducal family of Luxembourg, are descended.
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E.
Nassau-Beilstein branch of the House of Nassau
The Nassau-Beilstein branch of the House of Nassau was a cadet line of the prominent German noble family that held territorial authority within the Holy Roman Empire during the late medieval and early modern periods.
- 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: Limburg-Stirum branch of the House of Limburg Target entity description: The Limburg-Stirum branch of the House of Limburg is a noble family line in the Holy Roman Empire that held comital rank and extensive territorial influence in parts of present-day Germany and the Low Countries.
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A.
Limburg-Styrum-Gemen branch
The Limburg-Styrum-Gemen branch was a cadet line of the German noble House of Limburg Stirum that held territories centered around Gemen in Westphalia.
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B.
Limburg-Styrum-Runkel branch
The Limburg-Styrum-Runkel branch was a cadet line of the German noble House of Limburg Stirum that held territories and titles centered around Runkel.
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C.
Jülich-Cleves-Berg branch
The Jülich-Cleves-Berg branch was a cadet line of the noble House of La Marck that ruled over the united duchies of Jülich, Cleves, and Berg in the late Middle Ages and early modern period.
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D.
Walramian branch of the House of Nassau
The Walramian branch of the House of Nassau is a major line of the German noble House of Nassau from which several important European ruling families, including the Grand Ducal family of Luxembourg, are descended.
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E.
Nassau-Beilstein branch of the House of Nassau
The Nassau-Beilstein branch of the House of Nassau was a cadet line of the prominent German noble family that held territorial authority within the Holy Roman Empire during the late medieval and early modern periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Limburg-Stirum branch of the House of Limburg
linked to: Limburg-Stirum branch of the House of Limburg