Duchy of Brzeg
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The Duchy of Brzeg was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Brzeg, ruled by the Piast dynasty and shaped by the political fragmentation of the Polish kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duchy of Brzeg canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12743071 — 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: Duchy of Brzeg Context triple: [Fragmentation of Poland, hasPart, Duchy of Brzeg]
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A.
Duchy of Oleśnica
The Duchy of Oleśnica was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Oleśnica, historically ruled by various Piast and later noble dynasties within the shifting political landscape of Central Europe.
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B.
Duchy of Łęczyca
The Duchy of Łęczyca was a medieval Polish duchy centered on the town of Łęczyca, formed during the feudal fragmentation of Poland and ruled by local Piast princes.
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C.
Duchy of Czersk
The Duchy of Czersk was a medieval Piast-ruled principality in Masovia that emerged during the feudal fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland.
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D.
Duchy of Legnica
The Duchy of Legnica was a medieval Silesian principality centered on the city of Legnica, ruled by the Piast dynasty during the period of Poland’s territorial fragmentation.
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E.
Duchy of Płock
The Duchy of Płock was a medieval Polish principality centered on the city of Płock, ruled by a branch of the Piast dynasty during the period of Poland’s territorial fragmentation.
- 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: Duchy of Brzeg Target entity description: The Duchy of Brzeg was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Brzeg, ruled by the Piast dynasty and shaped by the political fragmentation of the Polish kingdom.
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A.
Duchy of Oleśnica
The Duchy of Oleśnica was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Oleśnica, historically ruled by various Piast and later noble dynasties within the shifting political landscape of Central Europe.
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B.
Duchy of Łęczyca
The Duchy of Łęczyca was a medieval Polish duchy centered on the town of Łęczyca, formed during the feudal fragmentation of Poland and ruled by local Piast princes.
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C.
Duchy of Czersk
The Duchy of Czersk was a medieval Piast-ruled principality in Masovia that emerged during the feudal fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland.
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D.
Duchy of Legnica
The Duchy of Legnica was a medieval Silesian principality centered on the city of Legnica, ruled by the Piast dynasty during the period of Poland’s territorial fragmentation.
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E.
Duchy of Płock
The Duchy of Płock was a medieval Polish principality centered on the city of Płock, ruled by a branch of the Piast dynasty during the period of Poland’s territorial fragmentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Piast duchy
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Silesian duchy ⓘ former state ⓘ medieval duchy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Piast monarchy in Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Legnica
NERFINISHED
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Duchy of Opole NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Oława NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Wrocław NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Brzeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | town of Brzeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | Silesian groschen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Silesian Piasts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
High Middle Ages
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Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| formedBy | fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Piast dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType |
feudal duchy
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hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Polish historical state
ⓘ
Silesian historical state ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct duchy ⓘ |
| language |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lower Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brzeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Christian of Brzeg
NERFINISHED
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George III of Brzeg NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis II of Brzeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy Roman Empire
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Silesian Piast territories NERFINISHED ⓘ historical region of Silesia ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | feudalism ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Duchy of Silesia
NERFINISHED
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Duchy of Wrocław NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rulerTitle | Duke of Brzeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Piast dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Habsburg-ruled Silesia
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vassalOf |
Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duchy of Brzeg Description of subject: The Duchy of Brzeg was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Brzeg, ruled by the Piast dynasty and shaped by the political fragmentation of the Polish kingdom.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.