Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
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The Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen was a small sovereign state in southwestern Germany ruled by a Catholic branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty until its annexation by Prussia in the mid-19th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen canonical | 6 |
| Hohenzollern-Hechingen principality | 1 |
| historical principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1233601 — 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: Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen Context triple: [German states, includedEntity, Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen]
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A.
Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
The Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was a small sovereign state in southwestern Germany ruled by a Catholic branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty, which later provided the first king of Romania.
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B.
Principality of Göttingen
The Principality of Göttingen was a medieval German principality within the Holy Roman Empire, centered on the city of Göttingen and ruled by a branch of the Welf dynasty.
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C.
Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
The Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe was a small sovereign German state that existed within the Holy Roman Empire and later the German Confederation and Empire, with its capital at Bückeburg.
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D.
Principality of Reuss Younger Line
The Principality of Reuss Younger Line was a small historical German principality in Thuringia, ruled by the Reuss family until its abolition after World War I.
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E.
Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg was a small German principality within the Holy Roman Empire and later the German Confederation, centered around the town of Homburg vor der Höhe and ruled by the House of Hesse-Homburg.
- 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: Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen Target entity description: The Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen was a small sovereign state in southwestern Germany ruled by a Catholic branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty until its annexation by Prussia in the mid-19th century.
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A.
Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
The Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was a small sovereign state in southwestern Germany ruled by a Catholic branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty, which later provided the first king of Romania.
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B.
Principality of Göttingen
The Principality of Göttingen was a medieval German principality within the Holy Roman Empire, centered on the city of Göttingen and ruled by a branch of the Welf dynasty.
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C.
Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
The Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe was a small sovereign German state that existed within the Holy Roman Empire and later the German Confederation and Empire, with its capital at Bückeburg.
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D.
Principality of Reuss Younger Line
The Principality of Reuss Younger Line was a small historical German principality in Thuringia, ruled by the Reuss family until its abolition after World War I.
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E.
Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg was a small German principality within the Holy Roman Empire and later the German Confederation, centered around the town of Homburg vor der Höhe and ruled by the House of Hesse-Homburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen Description of subject: The Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen was a small sovereign state in southwestern Germany ruled by a Catholic branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty until its annexation by Prussia in the mid-19th century.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
subject linked to:
Hechingen, West Germany
linked to: Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen