Duke William V of Bavaria
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Duke William V of Bavaria was a 16th-century Bavarian duke from the Wittelsbach dynasty, known for his staunch Counter-Reformation policies and patronage of Catholic art and architecture in Munich.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12352813 — 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: Duke William V of Bavaria Context triple: [St. Michael's Church, Munich, burialSiteOf, Duke William V of Bavaria]
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Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria
Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria was a late 15th- and early 16th-century ruler who unified Bavaria under his control and strengthened the power of the Wittelsbach dynasty.
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Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria was a 14th-century German prince of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled parts of Bavaria and played a significant role in the regional politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Karl Albrecht von Bayern
Karl Albrecht von Bayern was the Bavarian prince who became Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor in the 18th century.
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Louis I, Duke of Bavaria
Louis I, Duke of Bavaria was a 13th–14th century Wittelsbach nobleman who played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire through his rule over multiple territories in what is now Germany.
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Christopher III of Bavaria
Christopher III of Bavaria was a 15th-century monarch who ruled as king of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway during the Kalmar Union.
- 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: Duke William V of Bavaria Target entity description: Duke William V of Bavaria was a 16th-century Bavarian duke from the Wittelsbach dynasty, known for his staunch Counter-Reformation policies and patronage of Catholic art and architecture in Munich.
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A.
Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria
Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria was a late 15th- and early 16th-century ruler who unified Bavaria under his control and strengthened the power of the Wittelsbach dynasty.
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B.
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria was a 14th-century German prince of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled parts of Bavaria and played a significant role in the regional politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
Karl Albrecht von Bayern
Karl Albrecht von Bayern was the Bavarian prince who became Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor in the 18th century.
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D.
Louis I, Duke of Bavaria
Louis I, Duke of Bavaria was a 13th–14th century Wittelsbach nobleman who played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire through his rule over multiple territories in what is now Germany.
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E.
Christopher III of Bavaria
Christopher III of Bavaria was a 15th-century monarch who ruled as king of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway during the Kalmar Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
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