Vilém Slavata of Chlum
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Bohemian nobleman
Catholic nobleman
imperial governor
royal official
victim of the Defenestration of Prague
Vilém Slavata of Chlum was a prominent Bohemian Catholic nobleman and royal official best known as one of the imperial governors thrown from a window during the 1618 Defenestration of Prague, an event that helped spark the Thirty Years’ War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vilém Slavata of Chlum canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2535809 — 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: Vilém Slavata of Chlum Context triple: [Defenestration of Prague (1618), involvedPerson, Vilém Slavata of Chlum]
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A.
Bedřich Hrozný
Bedřich Hrozný was a Czech orientalist and linguist best known for deciphering the Hittite language and demonstrating its Indo-European character.
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B.
Karel Gut
Karel Gut was a prominent Czech ice hockey coach and former player who significantly influenced Czechoslovak and later Czech ice hockey at the international level.
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C.
Vojtech
Vojtech is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Central and Eastern Europe.
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D.
Václav Nedomanský
Václav Nedomanský is a legendary Czech ice hockey forward who starred internationally for Czechoslovakia before becoming one of the first major European players to successfully transition to professional hockey in North America.
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E.
Ladislav Novomeský
Ladislav Novomeský was a Slovak poet, journalist, and communist politician who became a prominent cultural figure and anti-fascist activist in 20th-century Slovakia.
- 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: Vilém Slavata of Chlum Target entity description: Vilém Slavata of Chlum was a prominent Bohemian Catholic nobleman and royal official best known as one of the imperial governors thrown from a window during the 1618 Defenestration of Prague, an event that helped spark the Thirty Years’ War.
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A.
Bedřich Hrozný
Bedřich Hrozný was a Czech orientalist and linguist best known for deciphering the Hittite language and demonstrating its Indo-European character.
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B.
Karel Gut
Karel Gut was a prominent Czech ice hockey coach and former player who significantly influenced Czechoslovak and later Czech ice hockey at the international level.
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C.
Vojtech
Vojtech is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Central and Eastern Europe.
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D.
Václav Nedomanský
Václav Nedomanský is a legendary Czech ice hockey forward who starred internationally for Czechoslovakia before becoming one of the first major European players to successfully transition to professional hockey in North America.
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E.
Ladislav Novomeský
Ladislav Novomeský was a Slovak poet, journalist, and communist politician who became a prominent cultural figure and anti-fascist activist in 20th-century Slovakia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bohemian nobleman
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Catholic nobleman ⓘ imperial governor ⓘ royal official ⓘ victim of the Defenestration of Prague ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Bohemian Revolt ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Prague ⓘ |
| causeOfAttack | enforcement of Habsburg and Catholic policies in Bohemia ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | role in the events leading to the Thirty Years’ War ⓘ |
| conflict |
Thirty Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Thirty Years’ War
|
| country | Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ |
| era | early 17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Czech ⓘ |
| governedFor | Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| governedUnder |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
|
| historicalSignificance |
his defenestration contributed to the outbreak of the Thirty Years’ War
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his defenestration helped trigger the Bohemian Revolt ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being thrown from a window in the 1618 Defenestration of Prague
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loyalty to the Habsburg emperor in Bohemia ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Slavata family ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Lord of Chlum ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Prague Castle ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Bohemian Protestant nobles
ⓘ
surface form:
Bohemian Protestant estates
|
| politicalAlignment |
pro-Catholic
ⓘ
pro-Habsburg ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
imperial governor of Bohemia
ⓘ
royal official in the administration of the Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | imperial governor representing the Habsburg emperor in Bohemia ⓘ |
| sideInConflict |
Catholic side in the Bohemian Revolt
ⓘ
Habsburg side in the Thirty Years’ War ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
Bohemian politics
ⓘ
Habsburg administration in Bohemia ⓘ |
| thrownBy |
Bohemian Protestant nobles
ⓘ
representatives of the Bohemian estates ⓘ |
| thrownFrom | window of Prague Castle ⓘ |
| victimOf | political violence by Bohemian Protestant nobles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vilém Slavata of Chlum Description of subject: Vilém Slavata of Chlum was a prominent Bohemian Catholic nobleman and royal official best known as one of the imperial governors thrown from a window during the 1618 Defenestration of Prague, an event that helped spark the Thirty Years’ War.
Referenced by (2)
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