Duke of Auerstädt
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The Duke of Auerstädt is the Napoleonic noble title granted to French Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout in honor of his decisive victory at the Battle of Auerstädt in 1806.
All labels observed (1)
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| Duke of Auerstädt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5034668 — 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: Duke of Auerstädt Context triple: [Louis-Nicolas Davout, nobleTitle, Duke of Auerstädt]
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Count Leopold Joseph von Daun
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun was an 18th-century Austrian field marshal renowned for his cautious but effective leadership against Frederick the Great during the Seven Years' War.
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Duke of Friedland
The Duke of Friedland is the noble title held by Albrecht von Wallenstein, the powerful Bohemian military commander and statesman who served the Habsburgs during the Thirty Years' War.
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Friedrich von Hotze
Friedrich von Hotze was an 18th-century Swiss-born general who served in the Habsburg Austrian army during the French Revolutionary Wars, noted for his leadership in several key campaigns.
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D.
Duke of Troppau
The Duke of Troppau is a hereditary noble title historically associated with the ruling princely family of Liechtenstein.
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Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg was an Austrian field marshal best known for leading the coalition forces against Napoleon, including commanding the Allied army at the decisive Battle of Leipzig.
- 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: Duke of Auerstädt Target entity description: The Duke of Auerstädt is the Napoleonic noble title granted to French Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout in honor of his decisive victory at the Battle of Auerstädt in 1806.
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A.
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun was an 18th-century Austrian field marshal renowned for his cautious but effective leadership against Frederick the Great during the Seven Years' War.
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B.
Duke of Friedland
The Duke of Friedland is the noble title held by Albrecht von Wallenstein, the powerful Bohemian military commander and statesman who served the Habsburgs during the Thirty Years' War.
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C.
Friedrich von Hotze
Friedrich von Hotze was an 18th-century Swiss-born general who served in the Habsburg Austrian army during the French Revolutionary Wars, noted for his leadership in several key campaigns.
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D.
Duke of Troppau
The Duke of Troppau is a hereditary noble title historically associated with the ruling princely family of Liechtenstein.
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E.
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg was an Austrian field marshal best known for leading the coalition forces against Napoleon, including commanding the Allied army at the decisive Battle of Leipzig.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French ducal title
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noble title ⓘ |
| associatedBattle | Battle of Auerstädt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCampaign | Napoleon’s 1806 campaign against Prussia ⓘ |
| associatedMonarch | Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | War of the Fourth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleOpponents | Prussian army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleTheater | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferredBy | Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfAssociatedBattle | 14 October 1806 ⓘ |
| grantedTo | Louis-Nicolas Davout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | commemorates French victory over Prussia in 1806 ⓘ |
| hasHonorificBasis | military achievement ⓘ |
| heldBy | Louis-Nicolas Davout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| holderBirthYear | 1770 ⓘ |
| holderDeathYear | 1823 ⓘ |
| holderFullName | Louis-Nicolas d’Avout de Thionville de Roche-Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1808 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Auerstädt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobilityType | hereditary title ⓘ |
| nobleRank | duke ⓘ |
| reasonForAward | victory at the Battle of Auerstädt ⓘ |
| region | French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTitleHolderOtherTitle | Prince of Eckmühl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCategory | victory title ⓘ |
| titleHolderMilitaryRank | Marshal of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleStyleInFrench | duc d’Auerstaedt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleSystem | Napoleonic nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duke of Auerstädt Description of subject: The Duke of Auerstädt is the Napoleonic noble title granted to French Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout in honor of his decisive victory at the Battle of Auerstädt in 1806.
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