Lord of Breda
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Lord of Breda was a noble title in the Low Countries historically associated with the influential Nassau family and the governance of the town and lordship of Breda.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord of Breda canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10941362 — 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: Lord of Breda Context triple: [Henry III of Nassau-Breda, title, Lord of Breda]
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Lord of Liège
Lord of Liège was the secular princely title held by the Bishop of Liège, reflecting his dual role as both spiritual leader and temporal ruler of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège within the Holy Roman Empire.
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Lord of IJsselstein
Lord of IJsselstein was a feudal title in the Low Countries historically associated with the noble estates and jurisdiction around the town of IJsselstein in the province of Utrecht.
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C.
Lords of Gruuthuse
The Lords of Gruuthuse were a powerful and wealthy noble family from Bruges, influential in late medieval Flanders through their political roles and patronage of the arts.
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D.
Lord of the Mark
Lord of the Mark is a noble title in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, held by Éomer as a leading marshal and later king of the horse-realm of Rohan.
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E.
Lord of Elbeuf
Lord of Elbeuf was a noble title held by a cadet branch of the influential House of Lorraine, associated with lands around the town of Elbeuf in Normandy, France.
- 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: Lord of Breda Target entity description: Lord of Breda was a noble title in the Low Countries historically associated with the influential Nassau family and the governance of the town and lordship of Breda.
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A.
Lord of Liège
Lord of Liège was the secular princely title held by the Bishop of Liège, reflecting his dual role as both spiritual leader and temporal ruler of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège within the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
Lord of IJsselstein
Lord of IJsselstein was a feudal title in the Low Countries historically associated with the noble estates and jurisdiction around the town of IJsselstein in the province of Utrecht.
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C.
Lords of Gruuthuse
The Lords of Gruuthuse were a powerful and wealthy noble family from Bruges, influential in late medieval Flanders through their political roles and patronage of the arts.
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D.
Lord of the Mark
Lord of the Mark is a noble title in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, held by Éomer as a leading marshal and later king of the horse-realm of Rohan.
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E.
Lord of Elbeuf
Lord of Elbeuf was a noble title held by a cadet branch of the influential House of Lorraine, associated with lands around the town of Elbeuf in Normandy, France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal lordship
ⓘ
noble title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Breda
ⓘ
linked to:
Breda, Netherlands
Breda city government ⓘ
linked to:
municipal council of Breda
Breda region nobility ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Burgundian Netherlands
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| country | Low Countries ⓘ |
| governanceForm | hereditary lordship ⓘ |
| governs |
economic rights in Breda lordship
ⓘ
judicial rights in Breda lordship ⓘ local administration of Breda ⓘ |
| hasFeudalRights |
high justice
ⓘ
land tenure ⓘ low justice ⓘ tolls and duties ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
economic growth of Breda
ⓘ
fortifications of Breda ⓘ urban development of Breda ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Lordship of Breda
ⓘ
Town of Breda ⓘ
linked to:
City of Breda
|
| historicalEra |
Early modern period
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicallyHeldBy |
House of Nassau
ⓘ
Nassau-Breda branch ⓘ
linked to:
Nassau-Dillenburg line
|
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to rise of Nassau family in the Low Countries
ⓘ
formed territorial base for Orange-Nassau power in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
Dutch
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| linkedTo | House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Netherlands ⓘ |
| partOf |
Duchy of Brabant
ⓘ
nobility of the Low Countries ⓘ |
| predecessorTitleOf | titles of the House of Orange-Nassau in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| rankInNobility | lord ⓘ |
| region | North Brabant ⓘ |
| seat | Breda Castle ⓘ |
| successorInstitution | modern municipal government of Breda ⓘ |
| typeOfFeudalEntity | seigniory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord of Breda Description of subject: Lord of Breda was a noble title in the Low Countries historically associated with the influential Nassau family and the governance of the town and lordship of Breda.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.