Adolph I, Duke of Cleves
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Adolph I, Duke of Cleves was a late medieval German nobleman who significantly expanded and consolidated the territories of Cleves through strategic marriages and political alliances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adolph I, Duke of Cleves canonical | 4 |
| Adolf I, Duke of Cleves-Mark | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6574461 — 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.
Target entity: Adolph I, Duke of Cleves Context triple: [Duke of Cleves, hasTitleHolder, Adolph I, Duke of Cleves]
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John III, Duke of Cleves
John III, Duke of Cleves was a 16th-century German nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Cleves and was the father of Anne of Cleves, the fourth wife of King Henry VIII of England.
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Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was a 19th-century German nobleman who became the first ruling prince of the small principality of Schaumburg-Lippe within the German Confederation and later the German Empire.
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John II, Duke of Cleves
John II, Duke of Cleves was a late 15th- and early 16th-century German nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Cleves and helped consolidate its regional power within the Holy Roman Empire.
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Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld was the German-born prince who became the consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and played a prominent role in Dutch public life in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Adolf of Nassau
Adolf of Nassau was a late 13th-century German king of the Romans whose short and turbulent reign ended with his deposition and death in battle against his rival Albert I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Adolph I, Duke of Cleves Target entity description: Adolph I, Duke of Cleves was a late medieval German nobleman who significantly expanded and consolidated the territories of Cleves through strategic marriages and political alliances.
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A.
John III, Duke of Cleves
John III, Duke of Cleves was a 16th-century German nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Cleves and was the father of Anne of Cleves, the fourth wife of King Henry VIII of England.
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B.
Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was a 19th-century German nobleman who became the first ruling prince of the small principality of Schaumburg-Lippe within the German Confederation and later the German Empire.
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C.
John II, Duke of Cleves
John II, Duke of Cleves was a late 15th- and early 16th-century German nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Cleves and helped consolidate its regional power within the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld was the German-born prince who became the consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and played a prominent role in Dutch public life in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Adolf of Nassau
Adolf of Nassau was a late 13th-century German king of the Romans whose short and turbulent reign ended with his deposition and death in battle against his rival Albert I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Duke of Cleves
ⓘ
human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTitle | County of Cleves elevated to Duchy in 1417 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1373 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1448-09-23 ⓘ |
| elevationBy | Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationEvent | County of Cleves raised to a duchy in 1417 by Sigismund ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Adolph III, Count of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Adolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitleIn | Lower Rhine region ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of the complex territorial politics of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Middle High German ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret of Jülich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of La Marck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidation of power in the Lower Rhine region
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expansion of Cleves and Mark territories ⓘ use of dynastic marriages to strengthen political position ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlliance |
Burgundy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Count of Cleves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Count of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
County of Mark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEndAsDukeOfCleves | 1448 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1394 ⓘ |
| reignStartAsCountOfCleves | 1394 ⓘ |
| reignStartAsDukeOfCleves | 1417 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| residence | Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Agnes of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marie of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicMarriagePolicy | married into Bavarian and Burgundian dynasties ⓘ |
| successor | John I, Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Count of Cleves
NERFINISHED
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Count of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMaritalAlliancesFor |
political consolidation
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territorial expansion ⓘ |
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Subject: Adolph I, Duke of Cleves Description of subject: Adolph I, Duke of Cleves was a late medieval German nobleman who significantly expanded and consolidated the territories of Cleves through strategic marriages and political alliances.
Referenced by (5)
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