Jacob de Witt
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Jacob de Witt was a Dutch regent and politician of the Dutch Golden Age, best known as the father of Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and a prominent member of the influential De Witt family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jacob de Witt canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T393662 — 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: Jacob de Witt Context triple: [Johan de Witt, father, Jacob de Witt]
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A.
Cornelis de Witt
Cornelis de Witt was a prominent 17th-century Dutch statesman and republican leader who, alongside his brother Johan de Witt, played a central role in the politics of the Dutch Republic before being murdered during the political turmoil of 1672.
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B.
Willem Kieft
Willem Kieft was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator best known for his controversial and often brutal governorship of New Netherland, which included initiating Kieft's War with local Native American tribes.
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C.
Cornelis Theodorus Elout
Cornelis Theodorus Elout was a Dutch statesman and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies in the early 19th century.
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D.
Isaac van Hoornbeek
Isaac van Hoornbeek was a 17th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland, acting as one of the leading political figures of the Dutch Republic.
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E.
Johan de Witt
Johan de Witt was a leading 17th-century Dutch statesman and Grand Pensionary of Holland, known for guiding the Dutch Republic during its “Golden Age” and shaping its foreign policy and alliances.
- 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: Jacob de Witt Target entity description: Jacob de Witt was a Dutch regent and politician of the Dutch Golden Age, best known as the father of Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and a prominent member of the influential De Witt family.
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A.
Cornelis de Witt
Cornelis de Witt was a prominent 17th-century Dutch statesman and republican leader who, alongside his brother Johan de Witt, played a central role in the politics of the Dutch Republic before being murdered during the political turmoil of 1672.
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B.
Willem Kieft
Willem Kieft was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator best known for his controversial and often brutal governorship of New Netherland, which included initiating Kieft's War with local Native American tribes.
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C.
Cornelis Theodorus Elout
Cornelis Theodorus Elout was a Dutch statesman and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies in the early 19th century.
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D.
Isaac van Hoornbeek
Isaac van Hoornbeek was a 17th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland, acting as one of the leading political figures of the Dutch Republic.
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E.
Johan de Witt
Johan de Witt was a leading 17th-century Dutch statesman and Grand Pensionary of Holland, known for guiding the Dutch Republic during its “Golden Age” and shaping its foreign policy and alliances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch regent
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person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dordrecht ⓘ |
| child |
Cornelis de Witt
ⓘ
Johan de Witt ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Dordrecht ⓘ |
| era | Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| familyName | De Witt ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacob ⓘ |
| memberOf | De Witt family ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being father of Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt
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role in Dordrecht city government ⓘ |
| notableWork | political leadership in Dordrecht ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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regent ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch Golden Age political elite ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | States Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
burgomaster of Dordrecht
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member of the vroedschap of Dordrecht ⓘ regent of Dordrecht ⓘ |
| religion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| residence | Dordrecht ⓘ |
| spouse | Anna van den Corput ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacob de Witt Description of subject: Jacob de Witt was a Dutch regent and politician of the Dutch Golden Age, best known as the father of Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and a prominent member of the influential De Witt family.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.