Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
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The Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a significant early modern territorial state in the Holy Roman Empire, formed by the union of several Rhenish and Westphalian duchies and influential in the politics of northwestern Germany.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg canonical | 13 |
| United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | 4 |
| Duchy of Jülich-Berg | 2 |
| Duchy of Cleves-Mark | 1 |
| Herzogtum Jülich-Kleve-Berg | 1 |
| Jülich-Cleves-Berg union | 1 |
| Province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2445071 — 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: Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Context triple: [Duchy of Guelders, successor, Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg]
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A.
Duchy of Jülich
The Duchy of Jülich was a historic territorial state within the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now western Germany and parts of the Low Countries, that played a significant role in regional politics during the Middle Ages and early modern period.
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B.
Duchy of Cleves
The Duchy of Cleves was a historic German principality in the Lower Rhine region of the Holy Roman Empire, later part of the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and a focal point of early modern territorial and dynastic politics.
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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 Westphalia
The Duchy of Westphalia was a medieval territorial principality in the Holy Roman Empire, largely under the control of the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and located in what is now western Germany.
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E.
Duchy of Guelders
The Duchy of Guelders was a late medieval and early modern principality in the Low Countries, centered in what is now the eastern Netherlands and historically significant as a regional power within the Holy Roman Empire and the Burgundian-Habsburg Netherlands.
- 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: Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Target entity description: The Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a significant early modern territorial state in the Holy Roman Empire, formed by the union of several Rhenish and Westphalian duchies and influential in the politics of northwestern Germany.
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A.
Duchy of Jülich
The Duchy of Jülich was a historic territorial state within the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now western Germany and parts of the Low Countries, that played a significant role in regional politics during the Middle Ages and early modern period.
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B.
Duchy of Cleves
The Duchy of Cleves was a historic German principality in the Lower Rhine region of the Holy Roman Empire, later part of the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and a focal point of early modern territorial and dynastic politics.
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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 Westphalia
The Duchy of Westphalia was a medieval territorial principality in the Holy Roman Empire, largely under the control of the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and located in what is now western Germany.
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E.
Duchy of Guelders
The Duchy of Guelders was a late medieval and early modern principality in the Low Countries, centered in what is now the eastern Netherlands and historically significant as a regional power within the Holy Roman Empire and the Burgundian-Habsburg Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Description of subject: The Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a significant early modern territorial state in the Holy Roman Empire, formed by the union of several Rhenish and Westphalian duchies and influential in the politics of northwestern Germany.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
this entity surface form:
Duchy of Cleves-Mark
this entity surface form:
United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
this entity surface form:
United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
this entity surface form:
United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
this entity surface form:
Jülich-Cleves-Berg union
this entity surface form:
Herzogtum Jülich-Kleve-Berg
this entity surface form:
Duchy of Jülich-Berg
this entity surface form:
United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
this entity surface form:
Duchy of Jülich-Berg