Principality of Nassau
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The Principality of Nassau was a small German state in the Holy Roman Empire and later the Confederation of the Rhine, ruled by the House of Nassau and located in what is now western Germany.
All labels observed (1)
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| Principality of Nassau canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16340433 — 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: Principality of Nassau Context triple: [Principality of Nassau-Siegen, successor, Principality of Nassau]
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Principality of Nassau-Dietz
The Principality of Nassau-Dietz was an early modern German principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a branch of the House of Nassau that was closely connected to the Dutch House of Orange.
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Duchy of Nassau
The Duchy of Nassau was a small German state in the 19th century, located in what is now western Germany, that existed from 1806 until its annexation by Prussia in 1866.
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Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda
The Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda was a short-lived early 19th-century German principality formed during the Napoleonic reorganization of the Holy Roman Empire, combining territories linked to the House of Nassau and the former Prince-Bishopric of Fulda.
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Principality of Nassau-Usingen
The Principality of Nassau-Usingen was a small German state of the Holy Roman Empire and later the Confederation of the Rhine, ruled by the House of Nassau and centered around the town of Usingen before its territories were merged into the Duchy of Nassau in the early 19th century.
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Principality of Nassau-Siegen
The Principality of Nassau-Siegen was a small German state within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a branch of the House of Nassau and centered on the town of Siegen.
- 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: Principality of Nassau Target entity description: The Principality of Nassau was a small German state in the Holy Roman Empire and later the Confederation of the Rhine, ruled by the House of Nassau and located in what is now western Germany.
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Principality of Nassau-Dietz
The Principality of Nassau-Dietz was an early modern German principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a branch of the House of Nassau that was closely connected to the Dutch House of Orange.
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B.
Duchy of Nassau
The Duchy of Nassau was a small German state in the 19th century, located in what is now western Germany, that existed from 1806 until its annexation by Prussia in 1866.
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C.
Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda
The Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda was a short-lived early 19th-century German principality formed during the Napoleonic reorganization of the Holy Roman Empire, combining territories linked to the House of Nassau and the former Prince-Bishopric of Fulda.
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Principality of Nassau-Usingen
The Principality of Nassau-Usingen was a small German state of the Holy Roman Empire and later the Confederation of the Rhine, ruled by the House of Nassau and centered around the town of Usingen before its territories were merged into the Duchy of Nassau in the early 19th century.
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Principality of Nassau-Siegen
The Principality of Nassau-Siegen was a small German state within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a branch of the House of Nassau and centered on the town of Siegen.
- F. None of above. chosen
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