Senior line of the Piast dynasty
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The Senior line of the Piast dynasty was the principal branch of Poland’s first royal house, traditionally holding the seniorate and overarching authority over other Piast dukes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senior Piast line | 1 |
| Senior line of the Piast dynasty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12805989 — 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: Senior line of the Piast dynasty Context triple: [Kuyavian Piasts, overlord, Senior line of the Piast dynasty]
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A.
Piast dynasty
The Piast dynasty was the first ruling royal house of Poland, which established and consolidated the early Polish state from the 10th to the 14th century.
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B.
Sieradz-Łęczyca Piasts
The Sieradz-Łęczyca Piasts were a regional branch of Poland’s early medieval Piast dynasty that ruled the Sieradz and Łęczyca lands during the period of feudal fragmentation.
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C.
Legnica-Brzeg Piasts
The Legnica-Brzeg Piasts were a regional branch of the medieval Polish Piast dynasty that ruled the Silesian duchies of Legnica and Brzeg.
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D.
Jagiellonian dynasty
The Jagiellonian dynasty was a powerful royal house of Lithuanian origin that ruled over Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, and Bohemia during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, overseeing a major period of political expansion and cultural flourishing in Central Europe.
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E.
Inowrocław Piasts
The Inowrocław Piasts were a regional branch of Poland’s early medieval Piast royal family that ruled the Inowrocław area.
- 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: Senior line of the Piast dynasty Target entity description: The Senior line of the Piast dynasty was the principal branch of Poland’s first royal house, traditionally holding the seniorate and overarching authority over other Piast dukes.
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A.
Piast dynasty
The Piast dynasty was the first ruling royal house of Poland, which established and consolidated the early Polish state from the 10th to the 14th century.
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B.
Sieradz-Łęczyca Piasts
The Sieradz-Łęczyca Piasts were a regional branch of Poland’s early medieval Piast dynasty that ruled the Sieradz and Łęczyca lands during the period of feudal fragmentation.
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C.
Legnica-Brzeg Piasts
The Legnica-Brzeg Piasts were a regional branch of the medieval Polish Piast dynasty that ruled the Silesian duchies of Legnica and Brzeg.
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D.
Jagiellonian dynasty
The Jagiellonian dynasty was a powerful royal house of Lithuanian origin that ruled over Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, and Bohemia during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, overseeing a major period of political expansion and cultural flourishing in Central Europe.
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E.
Inowrocław Piasts
The Inowrocław Piasts were a regional branch of Poland’s early medieval Piast royal family that ruled the Inowrocław area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Piast dynasty branch
ⓘ
royal dynasty branch ⓘ |
| basedOn | Principle of seniority ⓘ |
| capital | Kraków NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedPrecedenceOver |
Dukes of Greater Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dukes of Kuyavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dukes of Masovia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dukes of Opole-Racibórz NERFINISHED ⓘ Dukes of Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreTerritory |
Kraków Land
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lesser Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandomierz Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Seniorate Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Sieradz Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Łęczyca Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| exercisedAuthorityOver | Junior branches of the Piast dynasty ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
High Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSeniorDuke | Władysław II the Exile GENERATED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Bolesław III Wrymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentalFunction |
coordination of common foreign policy of Piast duchies
ⓘ
supreme military command in Poland ⓘ |
| hasRole |
overlord of other Piast dukes
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seniorate holder ⓘ |
| inception | 1138 ⓘ |
| language | Old Polish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | hereditary seniority among male Piasts ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bolesław IV the Curly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Casimir II the Just NERFINISHED ⓘ Casimir III the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry II the Pious NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry the Bearded NERFINISHED ⓘ Konrad I of Masovia NERFINISHED ⓘ Leszek I the White NERFINISHED ⓘ Mieszko III the Old NERFINISHED ⓘ Przemysł II NERFINISHED ⓘ Władysław I the Elbow-high NERFINISHED ⓘ Władysław II the Exile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Piast dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | fragmented feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| startPoint | Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Angevin dynasty in Poland
NERFINISHED
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Jagiellonian dynasty (as later royal house of Poland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialContext | Kingdom of Poland (fragmented period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSeat | Kraków NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTitle | High Duke of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Senior line of the Piast dynasty Description of subject: The Senior line of the Piast dynasty was the principal branch of Poland’s first royal house, traditionally holding the seniorate and overarching authority over other Piast dukes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Senior Piast line