Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
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The Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg is the highest civilian honor of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, awarded for outstanding service to the public good.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg canonical | 5 |
| Verdienstorden des Landes Baden-Württemberg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1396121 — 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: Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg Context triple: [Roman Herzog, awardReceived, Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg]
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A.
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s highest federal decoration, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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B.
Bavarian Order of Merit
The Bavarian Order of Merit is a prestigious state decoration of the Free State of Bavaria awarded to individuals for outstanding contributions to the state and its people.
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C.
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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D.
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is a prestigious national decoration awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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E.
Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown
The Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown was a prestigious 19th-century Bavarian chivalric honor awarded for distinguished civil or military service to the Kingdom of Bavaria.
- 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: Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg Target entity description: The Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg is the highest civilian honor of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, awarded for outstanding service to the public good.
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A.
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s highest federal decoration, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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B.
Bavarian Order of Merit
The Bavarian Order of Merit is a prestigious state decoration of the Free State of Bavaria awarded to individuals for outstanding contributions to the state and its people.
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C.
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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D.
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is a prestigious national decoration awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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E.
Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown
The Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown was a prestigious 19th-century Bavarian chivalric honor awarded for distinguished civil or military service to the Kingdom of Bavaria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civilian order
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order of merit ⓘ state decoration of Germany ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding contributions to the common good ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Minister President of Baden-Württemberg
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surface form:
Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg ⓘ
surface form:
State of Baden-Württemberg
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| belongsToCategory |
Civil awards and decorations of Germany
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| eligibility |
German citizens
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foreign citizens ⓘ individuals with outstanding service to the public good in Baden-Württemberg ⓘ |
| hasRecipientCategory | individual persons ⓘ |
| isCivilDecoration | true ⓘ |
| isHighestCivilianHonorOf | Baden-Württemberg ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| motto | for outstanding service to the public good ⓘ |
| officialNameInGerman |
Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Verdienstorden des Landes Baden-Württemberg
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| purpose | recognition of outstanding service to the public good ⓘ |
| rank | highest order of the State of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ |
| regionServed | Baden-Württemberg ⓘ |
| scope | state-level honor ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| subdivision | Baden-Württemberg ⓘ |
| typeOfServiceRecognized |
charitable work
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cultural contributions ⓘ economic contributions ⓘ political contributions ⓘ scientific contributions ⓘ social engagement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg Description of subject: The Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg is the highest civilian honor of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, awarded for outstanding service to the public good.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
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officialNameInGerman
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Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Verdienstorden des Landes Baden-Württemberg