Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania
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Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania, was the last ruling duke of the Griffin dynasty, whose death in 1637 marked the end of Pomerania’s independence and its subsequent partition between Brandenburg-Prussia and Sweden.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12713148 — 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: Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania Context triple: [House of Griffins, notableMember, Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania]
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Bogislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania, was a 14th-century member of the House of Griffins who ruled part of the Duchy of Pomerania in the late Middle Ages.
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Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania, was a 14th-century Pomeranian ruler from the House of Griffins, notable as a regional prince of the Holy Roman Empire and the father of Elizabeth of Pomerania, queen consort of Charles IV.
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Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania was a late 15th- and early 16th-century ruler who unified much of Pomerania under his control and strengthened the duchy’s political and economic position within the Holy Roman Empire.
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Bogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania, was a 14th-century member of the House of Griffins who ruled part of the Duchy of Pomerania in the Holy Roman Empire.
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Bogislaw I, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw I, Duke of Pomerania, was a 12th-century ruler who significantly expanded and consolidated Pomeranian territories and strengthened the regional power of the Griffin dynasty.
- 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: Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania Target entity description: Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania, was the last ruling duke of the Griffin dynasty, whose death in 1637 marked the end of Pomerania’s independence and its subsequent partition between Brandenburg-Prussia and Sweden.
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A.
Bogislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania, was a 14th-century member of the House of Griffins who ruled part of the Duchy of Pomerania in the late Middle Ages.
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B.
Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania, was a 14th-century Pomeranian ruler from the House of Griffins, notable as a regional prince of the Holy Roman Empire and the father of Elizabeth of Pomerania, queen consort of Charles IV.
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C.
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania was a late 15th- and early 16th-century ruler who unified much of Pomerania under his control and strengthened the duchy’s political and economic position within the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
Bogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania, was a 14th-century member of the House of Griffins who ruled part of the Duchy of Pomerania in the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Bogislaw I, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw I, Duke of Pomerania, was a 12th-century ruler who significantly expanded and consolidated Pomeranian territories and strengthened the regional power of the Griffin dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
duke
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human ⓘ member of nobility ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Sweden during the Thirty Years’ War ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1580-02-31 (approximate: February 1580) ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Barth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Stettin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| citizenship | Duchy of Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Duchy of Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1637-03-10 ⓘ |
| deathLedTo | partition of Pomerania between Brandenburg-Prussia and Sweden ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Stettin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Griffin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynastyEndedWith | Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endOfReignMarked | end of Pomerania’s independence ⓘ |
| era | Early modern period ⓘ |
| familyName | Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Bogislaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadIssue | no surviving legitimate children ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| lastRulerOf | Duchy of Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1625-02-27 ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Griffins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Griffins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last ruling duke of the Griffin dynasty
ⓘ
his death leading to the partition of Pomerania ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Thirty Years’ War (as territorial ruler affected) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Duke of Pomerania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Pomerania-Stettin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Philip II, Duke of Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Pomerania-Stettin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pomerania-Wolgast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalNumber | XIV ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1637-03-10 ⓘ |
| reignStart |
1620 (as co-ruler in Pomerania-Stettin)
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1625 (as sole ruler of all Pomerania) ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| sibling |
Francis, Duke of Pomerania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George II, Duke of Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip II, Duke of Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulrich, Duke of Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signed | Treaty of Stettin (1630) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | none (dynasty extinct) ⓘ |
| treatyWith | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania Description of subject: Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania, was the last ruling duke of the Griffin dynasty, whose death in 1637 marked the end of Pomerania’s independence and its subsequent partition between Brandenburg-Prussia and Sweden.
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