Reichsadler
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The Reichsadler is the historic imperial eagle emblem of the Holy Roman Empire and later German states, symbolizing sovereignty and national authority.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reichsadler canonical | 7 |
| German eagle | 1 |
| German imperial eagle | 1 |
| Prussian eagle (in some versions) | 1 |
| black Prussian eagle | 1 |
| single-headed Reichsadler | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2568779 — 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: Reichsadler Context triple: [Coat of arms of Germany, basedOn, Reichsadler]
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A.
Greif
Greif is the NATO reporting name for the German World War II long-range heavy bomber Heinkel He 177.
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B.
Sturmvogel
Sturmvogel was the German nickname for the fighter-bomber variant of the Messerschmitt Me 262, the world’s first operational jet-powered combat aircraft used by the Luftwaffe in World War II.
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C.
Würger
Würger is the German nickname for the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, a highly regarded World War II Luftwaffe fighter aircraft known for its powerful engine and combat effectiveness.
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D.
Oeagrus
Oeagrus is a Thracian king in Greek mythology, best known as the father of the legendary musician and poet Orpheus.
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E.
Imperial Eagle
The Imperial Eagle was a prominent Napoleonic emblem used as a military standard and symbol of the power and authority of the First French Empire.
- 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: Reichsadler Target entity description: The Reichsadler is the historic imperial eagle emblem of the Holy Roman Empire and later German states, symbolizing sovereignty and national authority.
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A.
Greif
Greif is the NATO reporting name for the German World War II long-range heavy bomber Heinkel He 177.
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B.
Sturmvogel
Sturmvogel was the German nickname for the fighter-bomber variant of the Messerschmitt Me 262, the world’s first operational jet-powered combat aircraft used by the Luftwaffe in World War II.
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C.
Würger
Würger is the German nickname for the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, a highly regarded World War II Luftwaffe fighter aircraft known for its powerful engine and combat effectiveness.
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D.
Oeagrus
Oeagrus is a Thracian king in Greek mythology, best known as the father of the legendary musician and poet Orpheus.
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E.
Imperial Eagle
The Imperial Eagle was a prominent Napoleonic emblem used as a military standard and symbol of the power and authority of the First French Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heraldic eagle
ⓘ
imperial symbol ⓘ national emblem ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
German Empire
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German heraldry
ⓘ
German nationalism ⓘ Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Roman Empire
imperial regalia ⓘ |
| backgroundColor |
gold
ⓘ
yellow ⓘ |
| color | black ⓘ |
| country |
Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Germany
German Empire ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| depicts | eagle ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
double-headed Reichsadler
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial eagle of the Holy Roman Empire
single-headed Reichsadler ⓘ
linked to:
Reichsadler
|
| heritage | Roman imperial eagle ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ Early modern period ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | imperial eagle ⓘ |
| modernForm |
Bundesadler
ⓘ
linked to:
Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
|
| scriptDirection | dexter-facing eagle in many designs ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
German nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Germany
imperial authority ⓘ national authority ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Federal authorities of Germany
ⓘ
German armed forces ⓘ
linked to:
German military
German emperors ⓘ German state ⓘ Holy Roman Emperors ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Roman Emperor
Nazi Party ⓘ |
| usedIn |
coat of arms of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Coat of arms of Germany
coat of arms of the German Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Coat of arms of Germany
coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ military insignia of Germany ⓘ official government documents of German states ⓘ state seals of German states ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: Reichsadler Description of subject: The Reichsadler is the historic imperial eagle emblem of the Holy Roman Empire and later German states, symbolizing sovereignty and national authority.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Reichsadler
subject linked to:
Order of the German Eagle (revoked in public opinion after World War II)
linked to: Reichsadler
subject linked to:
Order of the German Eagle (revoked in public opinion after World War II)
linked to: Reichsadler
linked to: Reichsadler
subject linked to:
Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
linked to: Reichsadler