Maria van Aelst
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Maria van Aelst was the wife of Dutch colonial governor-general Anthony van Diemen, associated with the Dutch East India Company’s activities in the 17th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maria van Aelst canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1101396 — 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: Maria van Aelst Context triple: [Anthony van Diemen, spouse, Maria van Aelst]
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A.
Anna van Erckel
Anna van Erckel was the wife of Dutch Golden Age painter Ferdinand Bol and a member of a prominent Amsterdam family.
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B.
Adriana de Weyden
Adriana de Weyden was the wife of English Protestant martyr John Rogers, who was executed during the Marian persecutions in the 16th century.
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C.
Saskia van Uylenburgh
Saskia van Uylenburgh was a 17th-century Dutch woman best known as Rembrandt’s wife and frequent model, who appeared in many of his most intimate and celebrated works.
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D.
Susanna Hoefnagel
Susanna Hoefnagel was the mother of Dutch poet, composer, and diplomat Constantijn Huygens, belonging to a prominent family in the Dutch Golden Age.
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E.
Maria van Reigersberch
Maria van Reigersberch was the resourceful wife of jurist Hugo Grotius, best known for orchestrating his famous escape from Loevestein Castle in a book chest.
- 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: Maria van Aelst Target entity description: Maria van Aelst was the wife of Dutch colonial governor-general Anthony van Diemen, associated with the Dutch East India Company’s activities in the 17th century.
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A.
Anna van Erckel
Anna van Erckel was the wife of Dutch Golden Age painter Ferdinand Bol and a member of a prominent Amsterdam family.
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B.
Adriana de Weyden
Adriana de Weyden was the wife of English Protestant martyr John Rogers, who was executed during the Marian persecutions in the 16th century.
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C.
Saskia van Uylenburgh
Saskia van Uylenburgh was a 17th-century Dutch woman best known as Rembrandt’s wife and frequent model, who appeared in many of his most intimate and celebrated works.
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D.
Susanna Hoefnagel
Susanna Hoefnagel was the mother of Dutch poet, composer, and diplomat Constantijn Huygens, belonging to a prominent family in the Dutch Golden Age.
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E.
Maria van Reigersberch
Maria van Reigersberch was the resourceful wife of jurist Hugo Grotius, best known for orchestrating his famous escape from Loevestein Castle in a book chest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial figure
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human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dutch East India Company
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VOC ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Dutch ⓘ |
| name | Maria van Aelst self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the wife of governor-general Anthony van Diemen ⓘ |
| residence |
Batavia
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Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| spouse | Anthony van Diemen ⓘ |
| spouseEmployer | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maria van Aelst Description of subject: Maria van Aelst was the wife of Dutch colonial governor-general Anthony van Diemen, associated with the Dutch East India Company’s activities in the 17th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.