Arms of Nassau (golden lions on blue with billets)
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The Arms of Nassau (golden lions on blue with billets) are the historic heraldic emblem of the House of Nassau, symbolizing its noble lineage and political influence in parts of Germany and the Low Countries.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1877301 — 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: Arms of Nassau (golden lions on blue with billets) Context triple: [House of Nassau, coatOfArms, Arms of Nassau (golden lions on blue with billets)]
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A.
Arms of the Kingdom of Hanover
The Arms of the Kingdom of Hanover are the heraldic royal coat of arms used by the House of Hanover to symbolize its sovereignty over the Kingdom of Hanover and its dynastic claims.
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B.
Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
The Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha are the heraldic emblem representing the German ducal house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, historically associated with several European royal families.
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C.
Coat of arms of Bermuda
The Coat of arms of Bermuda is the official heraldic emblem of the British Overseas Territory, featuring a red lion holding a shield that depicts a shipwreck on a rock, symbolizing the islands’ maritime history and perilous reefs.
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Coat of arms of Aruba
The Coat of arms of Aruba is the official heraldic emblem of the island, featuring symbols that represent its history, natural environment, and cultural identity.
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E.
Coat of arms of Nigeria
The Coat of arms of Nigeria is the national heraldic emblem featuring a black shield with a wavy white pall, two white horses as supporters, an eagle, and green-and-white wreath and compartment, symbolizing the country's unity, fertile land, and rich heritage.
- 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: Arms of Nassau (golden lions on blue with billets) Target entity description: The Arms of Nassau (golden lions on blue with billets) are the historic heraldic emblem of the House of Nassau, symbolizing its noble lineage and political influence in parts of Germany and the Low Countries.
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A.
Arms of the Kingdom of Hanover
The Arms of the Kingdom of Hanover are the heraldic royal coat of arms used by the House of Hanover to symbolize its sovereignty over the Kingdom of Hanover and its dynastic claims.
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B.
Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
The Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha are the heraldic emblem representing the German ducal house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, historically associated with several European royal families.
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C.
Coat of arms of Bermuda
The Coat of arms of Bermuda is the official heraldic emblem of the British Overseas Territory, featuring a red lion holding a shield that depicts a shipwreck on a rock, symbolizing the islands’ maritime history and perilous reefs.
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Coat of arms of Aruba
The Coat of arms of Aruba is the official heraldic emblem of the island, featuring symbols that represent its history, natural environment, and cultural identity.
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E.
Coat of arms of Nigeria
The Coat of arms of Nigeria is the national heraldic emblem featuring a black shield with a wavy white pall, two white horses as supporters, an eagle, and green-and-white wreath and compartment, symbolizing the country's unity, fertile land, and rich heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
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dynastic emblem ⓘ heraldic achievement ⓘ |
| armiger | House of Nassau ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dutch monarchy
ⓘ
German high nobility ⓘ Grand Duke of Luxembourg ⓘ
surface form:
Luxembourg monarchy
House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
surface form:
Orange-Nassau dynasty
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| category |
Dutch coats of arms
ⓘ
European heraldry ⓘ German coats of arms ⓘ noble family coats of arms ⓘ |
| charge | lion rampant ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Coat of arms of Luxembourg
ⓘ
surface form:
greater coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Coat of arms of the Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
|
| fieldTincture | azure ⓘ |
| heraldicBlazon | Azure, billetty or, two lions rampant combatant or, armed and langued gules ⓘ |
| heraldicTradition |
German heraldry
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Netherlandish heraldry ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
early modern period
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medieval period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dutch national heraldry
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Luxembourgish heraldry ⓘ |
| lionAttitude | rampant ⓘ |
| lionPosition | combatant ⓘ |
| numberOfLions | 2 ⓘ |
| originRegion |
Nassau, Germany
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surface form:
Nassau (present-day Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, Germany)
|
| primaryTinctureOfLions | or ⓘ |
| relatedArms |
Arms of Orange-Nassau
ⓘ
Coat of arms of Luxembourg ⓘ
surface form:
National coat of arms of Luxembourg
Coat of arms of the Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Arms of the Netherlands
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| secondaryCharge | billet ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
noble lineage of the House of Nassau
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political influence in parts of Germany ⓘ political influence in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| tinctureOfBillets | or ⓘ |
| usedAs |
dynastic arms
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personal arms of Nassau rulers ⓘ territorial arms ⓘ |
| usedBy |
County of Nassau
ⓘ
surface form:
Counts of Nassau
Dutch Royal Household ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch royal family
Grand Duke of Luxembourg ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Dukes of Luxembourg
House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
surface form:
Princes of Orange-Nassau
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| visualMotif |
golden lions on blue field
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scattered golden billets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arms of Nassau (golden lions on blue with billets) Description of subject: The Arms of Nassau (golden lions on blue with billets) are the historic heraldic emblem of the House of Nassau, symbolizing its noble lineage and political influence in parts of Germany and the Low Countries.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arms of Nassau (blue field with golden billets and golden lion)
this entity surface form:
Arms of Nassau (golden lion on blue with billets)