Margrave of Jülich
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The Margrave of Jülich was a high-ranking noble ruler of the medieval territory of Jülich in the Holy Roman Empire, held by members of the House of Jülich.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margrave of Jülich canonical | 1 |
| “Markgraf von Jülich” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11282485 — 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: Margrave of Jülich Context triple: [House of Jülich, nobleTitle, Margrave of Jülich]
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A.
Duke of Jülich-Berg
The Duke of Jülich-Berg was the sovereign ruler of the united Rhineland territories of Jülich and Berg within the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a 16th-century German nobleman who ruled a large united territory in the Lower Rhine region and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire and Reformation-era Europe.
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C.
Duke of Lower Lorraine
The Duke of Lower Lorraine was a medieval noble title associated with ruling a significant duchy in the Lower Lorraine region of the Holy Roman Empire, encompassing parts of present-day Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.
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D.
Margrave of Baden
The Margrave of Baden was the hereditary ruler of the historical Margraviate of Baden, a significant principality within the Holy Roman Empire located in what is now southwestern Germany.
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E.
Gerhard VII, Duke of Jülich-Berg
Gerhard VII, Duke of Jülich-Berg, was a late medieval German nobleman who ruled the united duchies of Jülich and Berg in the Holy Roman 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: Margrave of Jülich Target entity description: The Margrave of Jülich was a high-ranking noble ruler of the medieval territory of Jülich in the Holy Roman Empire, held by members of the House of Jülich.
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A.
Duke of Jülich-Berg
The Duke of Jülich-Berg was the sovereign ruler of the united Rhineland territories of Jülich and Berg within the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a 16th-century German nobleman who ruled a large united territory in the Lower Rhine region and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire and Reformation-era Europe.
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C.
Duke of Lower Lorraine
The Duke of Lower Lorraine was a medieval noble title associated with ruling a significant duchy in the Lower Lorraine region of the Holy Roman Empire, encompassing parts of present-day Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.
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D.
Margrave of Baden
The Margrave of Baden was the hereditary ruler of the historical Margraviate of Baden, a significant principality within the Holy Roman Empire located in what is now southwestern Germany.
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E.
Gerhard VII, Duke of Jülich-Berg
Gerhard VII, Duke of Jülich-Berg, was a late medieval German nobleman who ruled the united duchies of Jülich and Berg in the Holy Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary title
ⓘ
noble title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Jülich
ⓘ
Margraviate of Jülich ⓘ |
| associatedWithCapital |
Jülich Castle
ⓘ
linked to:
Jülich Citadel
|
| associatedWithDynasty |
House of Jülich-Heimbach
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Jülich
|
| associatedWithEstate | imperial estates of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| associatedWithTerritory |
County of Jülich
ⓘ
Margraviate of Jülich ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| femaleEquivalent | Margravine of Jülich ⓘ |
| feudalAllegiance |
Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Roman Emperor
|
| genderedForm | male title ⓘ |
| governingSystem | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| governs | Jülich and its surrounding lands ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentalFunction |
administration of justice in Jülich
ⓘ
collection of feudal dues ⓘ military leadership in border region ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfUse |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle High German ⓘ |
| hasLegalAuthority | high justice within the territory of Jülich ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryRole | defense of western frontier of the Empire ⓘ |
| hasPowerBase | landed estates in Jülich region ⓘ |
| hasPrecedenceOver | counts within the same region ⓘ |
| hasSuccession | hereditary succession within the House of Jülich ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | coat of arms of Jülich ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialScope |
Lower Rhine region
ⓘ
Rhineland ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolderRole |
ruler of Jülich
ⓘ
territorial prince ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | present-day North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| isHigherRankThan | count of Jülich ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Jülich ⓘ |
| nobleRank | margrave ⓘ |
| partOf |
feudal system of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
nobility of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | imperial immediate territory ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | members of the House of Jülich ⓘ |
| region | Lower Lorraine ⓘ |
| seatOfPower |
Jülich (town)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jülich
|
| titleHolderStyle |
“Markgraf von Jülich”
ⓘ
linked to:
Margrave of Jülich
|
| titleOrigin | elevated from a county to a margraviate ⓘ |
| titleType | territorial title ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Margrave of Jülich Description of subject: The Margrave of Jülich was a high-ranking noble ruler of the medieval territory of Jülich in the Holy Roman Empire, held by members of the House of Jülich.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Margrave of Jülich