Bolesław IV the Curly
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12th-century Polish ruler
Duke of Masovia
Duke of Sandomierz
High Duke of Poland
Piast dynasty duke
human
Bolesław IV the Curly was a 12th-century Polish duke from the Piast dynasty who ruled as High Duke of Poland during the period of regional fragmentation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bolesław IV the Curly canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5883724 — 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: Bolesław IV the Curly Context triple: [Bolesław, hasNotableBearer, Bolesław IV the Curly]
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A.
Bolesław III Wrymouth
Bolesław III Wrymouth was a medieval Polish duke who significantly expanded and consolidated the Polish state but also initiated its later fragmentation through his testament dividing the realm among his sons.
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B.
Bolesław II of Masovia
Bolesław II of Masovia was a 13th-century Polish Piast duke who ruled parts of the Masovian region and played a significant role in the fragmented politics of medieval Poland.
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C.
Bolesław II the Generous
Bolesław II the Generous was an 11th-century Piast dynasty ruler known for his ambitious foreign policy, support of church reform, and eventual deposition following his conflict with Bishop Stanislaus of Szczepanów.
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D.
Bolesław II the Bald
Bolesław II the Bald was a 13th-century Duke of Silesia from the Piast dynasty who ruled parts of the fragmented Polish realm following the death of his brother Henry II the Pious.
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E.
Duke Bolesław V the Chaste
Duke Bolesław V the Chaste was a 13th-century Polish Piast ruler of Kraków and Sandomierz, noted for his childless marriage, political struggles with neighboring dukes, and efforts to strengthen and develop his domains.
- 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: Bolesław IV the Curly Target entity description: Bolesław IV the Curly was a 12th-century Polish duke from the Piast dynasty who ruled as High Duke of Poland during the period of regional fragmentation.
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A.
Bolesław III Wrymouth
Bolesław III Wrymouth was a medieval Polish duke who significantly expanded and consolidated the Polish state but also initiated its later fragmentation through his testament dividing the realm among his sons.
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B.
Bolesław II of Masovia
Bolesław II of Masovia was a 13th-century Polish Piast duke who ruled parts of the Masovian region and played a significant role in the fragmented politics of medieval Poland.
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C.
Bolesław II the Generous
Bolesław II the Generous was an 11th-century Piast dynasty ruler known for his ambitious foreign policy, support of church reform, and eventual deposition following his conflict with Bishop Stanislaus of Szczepanów.
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D.
Bolesław II the Bald
Bolesław II the Bald was a 13th-century Duke of Silesia from the Piast dynasty who ruled parts of the fragmented Polish realm following the death of his brother Henry II the Pious.
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E.
Duke Bolesław V the Chaste
Duke Bolesław V the Chaste was a 13th-century Polish Piast ruler of Kraków and Sandomierz, noted for his childless marriage, political struggles with neighboring dukes, and efforts to strengthen and develop his domains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
12th-century Polish ruler
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Duke of Masovia ⓘ Duke of Sandomierz ⓘ High Duke of Poland ⓘ Piast dynasty duke ⓘ human ⓘ |
| child | Leszek of Masovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Poland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1122 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 5 January 1173 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Poles ⓘ |
| father | Bolesław III Wrymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Bolesław NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Duchy of Masovia
NERFINISHED
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Duchy of Sandomierz NERFINISHED ⓘ Seniorate Province of Kraków NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Polish ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Piast dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Salomea of Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | the Curly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Piast dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
confirmed fragmentation of Poland under the testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth
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involved in conflicts with the Holy Roman Empire under Conrad III and Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ participated in the exile of Władysław II the Exile in 1146 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kraków NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Płock Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Kraków NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Duke of Masovia
NERFINISHED
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Duke of Sandomierz NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Sieradz NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Łęczyca NERFINISHED ⓘ High Duke of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Władysław II the Exile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd |
1173 as Duke of Masovia
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1173 as High Duke of Poland ⓘ |
| reignStart |
1138 as Duke of Masovia
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1146 as High Duke of Poland ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledDuring | period of feudal fragmentation of Poland ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Casimir II the Just
NERFINISHED
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Henry of Sandomierz NERFINISHED ⓘ Mieszko III the Old NERFINISHED ⓘ Władysław II the Exile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Viacheslava of Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Mieszko III the Old NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Princeps (High Duke) of Poland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Bolesław IV the Curly Description of subject: Bolesław IV the Curly was a 12th-century Polish duke from the Piast dynasty who ruled as High Duke of Poland during the period of regional fragmentation.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.