Duchy of Franconia
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The Duchy of Franconia was a medieval stem duchy of East Francia and the Holy Roman Empire, centered in what is now central Germany and playing a key role in early German state formation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duchy of Franconia canonical | 10 |
| Duchy of Franconia (de facto royal domain) | 1 |
| East Franconia | 1 |
| Franconian principalities | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2020221 — 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.
Target entity: Duchy of Franconia Context triple: [Ottonian dynasty, territoryIncludes, Duchy of Franconia]
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Duchy of Swabia
The Duchy of Swabia was a major medieval stem duchy in southwestern Germany that played a key role in the politics and dynastic struggles of the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
Duchy of Lower Lotharingia
The Duchy of Lower Lotharingia was a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, encompassing parts of present-day Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany before fragmenting into smaller regional duchies and counties.
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Duchy of Limburg
The Duchy of Limburg was a historic territory in the Low Countries, centered on the town of Limbourg, that played a significant role in medieval and early modern European politics.
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D.
Duchy of Bremen
The Duchy of Bremen was an early modern German territorial state in northern Europe that emerged from the secularization of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen and later became part of the Electorate (and Kingdom) of Hanover.
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E.
Duchy of Lorraine
The Duchy of Lorraine was a historically significant autonomous state in the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now northeastern France, that played a key strategic role in European conflicts before its eventual annexation by France in the 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Duchy of Franconia Target entity description: The Duchy of Franconia was a medieval stem duchy of East Francia and the Holy Roman Empire, centered in what is now central Germany and playing a key role in early German state formation.
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A.
Duchy of Swabia
The Duchy of Swabia was a major medieval stem duchy in southwestern Germany that played a key role in the politics and dynastic struggles of the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
Duchy of Lower Lotharingia
The Duchy of Lower Lotharingia was a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, encompassing parts of present-day Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany before fragmenting into smaller regional duchies and counties.
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C.
Duchy of Limburg
The Duchy of Limburg was a historic territory in the Low Countries, centered on the town of Limbourg, that played a significant role in medieval and early modern European politics.
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D.
Duchy of Bremen
The Duchy of Bremen was an early modern German territorial state in northern Europe that emerged from the secularization of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen and later became part of the Electorate (and Kingdom) of Hanover.
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E.
Duchy of Lorraine
The Duchy of Lorraine was a historically significant autonomous state in the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now northeastern France, that played a key strategic role in European conflicts before its eventual annexation by France in the 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval polity
ⓘ
stem duchy ⓘ |
| capital | Würzburg ⓘ |
| coreCity |
Mainz
ⓘ
Worms ⓘ Würzburg ⓘ |
| coreRegion |
Main River basin
ⓘ
upper Rhine region ⓘ |
| country | East Francia ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason |
rise of ecclesiastical principalities in Franconia
ⓘ
territorial fragmentation into smaller principalities ⓘ |
| endTime |
circa 1125
ⓘ
early 12th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Franconian Circle
ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg ⓘ various Franconian principalities ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hesse
ⓘ
Lower Franconia ⓘ Main valley ⓘ Rhine Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine valley
Rhine-Main metropolitan region ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine-Main region
Upper Franconia ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Old High German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
German kingdom
ⓘ
central Germany ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Franconia ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Conrad I of Germany
ⓘ
Conrad the Elder ⓘ Eberhard of Franconia ⓘ Otto of Worms ⓘ |
| oneOf | five stem duchies of East Francia ⓘ |
| partOf |
East Francia
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Germany ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
constituent duchy of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
stem duchy of the German kingdom ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Carolingian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Carolingian Francia
|
| religion |
Western Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Christianity
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rulingHouse |
Conradines
ⓘ
Salian dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Salian dynasty (indirectly through royal authority)
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| sharesBorderWith |
Duchy of Bavaria
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Duchy of Saxony ⓘ Duchy of Swabia ⓘ Kingdom of Lotharingia ⓘ
surface form:
Lotharingia
|
| significantEvent |
participation in royal elections of East Francia
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played key role in early German state formation ⓘ power base of early German kings ⓘ |
| startTime |
after Treaty of Verdun (843)
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circa 9th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Duchy of Franconia Description of subject: The Duchy of Franconia was a medieval stem duchy of East Francia and the Holy Roman Empire, centered in what is now central Germany and playing a key role in early German state formation.
Referenced by (13)
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