Charles II, Duke of Guelders
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Charles II, Duke of Guelders was a late 15th- and early 16th-century nobleman known for his prolonged resistance to Habsburg domination in the Low Countries during the Guelders Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles II, Duke of Guelders canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6591298 — 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: Charles II, Duke of Guelders Context triple: [Duke of Guelders, hasTitleHolder, Charles II, Duke of Guelders]
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A.
Edward, Duke of Guelders
Edward, Duke of Guelders was a 14th-century nobleman from the House of Guelders who ruled the Duchy of Guelders during a period marked by dynastic conflict and regional power struggles in the Low Countries.
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B.
Duke of Guelders
The Duke of Guelders was the sovereign ruler of the historical duchy of Guelders in the Low Countries, a title often held by prominent European monarchs such as Frederick William I of Prussia.
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C.
Prince Maurice of Orange
Prince Maurice of Orange was a Dutch stadtholder and military leader who played a central role in the Dutch Revolt and the early Dutch Republic, notably strengthening its army and consolidating Protestant power.
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D.
Reginald III, Duke of Guelders
Reginald III, Duke of Guelders was a 14th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Guelders and Zutphen and was involved in significant regional power struggles in the Low Countries.
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E.
Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg
Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg was a 16th-century German nobleman from the House of Nassau, known primarily as one of the younger brothers of William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt.
- 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: Charles II, Duke of Guelders Target entity description: Charles II, Duke of Guelders was a late 15th- and early 16th-century nobleman known for his prolonged resistance to Habsburg domination in the Low Countries during the Guelders Wars.
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A.
Edward, Duke of Guelders
Edward, Duke of Guelders was a 14th-century nobleman from the House of Guelders who ruled the Duchy of Guelders during a period marked by dynastic conflict and regional power struggles in the Low Countries.
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B.
Duke of Guelders
The Duke of Guelders was the sovereign ruler of the historical duchy of Guelders in the Low Countries, a title often held by prominent European monarchs such as Frederick William I of Prussia.
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C.
Prince Maurice of Orange
Prince Maurice of Orange was a Dutch stadtholder and military leader who played a central role in the Dutch Revolt and the early Dutch Republic, notably strengthening its army and consolidating Protestant power.
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D.
Reginald III, Duke of Guelders
Reginald III, Duke of Guelders was a 14th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Guelders and Zutphen and was involved in significant regional power struggles in the Low Countries.
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E.
Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg
Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg was a 16th-century German nobleman from the House of Nassau, known primarily as one of the younger brothers of William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century person
ⓘ
16th-century person ⓘ duke ⓘ human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ ruler of Guelders ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Duchy of Cleves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arnhem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Guelders Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Duchy of Guelders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1467-06-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1538-06-30 ⓘ |
| era |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Adolf, Duke of Guelders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasNoLegitimateChildren | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | House of Egmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Catharine of Bourbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Count of Zutphen
NERFINISHED
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Duke of Guelders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the Guelders Wars
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resistance to Habsburg domination in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| opponent |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
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House of Habsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip the Handsome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Grave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Arnhem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalGoal | maintain independence of Guelders from Habsburg rule ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Count of Zutphen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Guelders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Guelders
NERFINISHED
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Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1538 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1492 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Arnhem
NERFINISHED
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Nijmegen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| successor | William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryRuled |
County of Zutphen
NERFINISHED
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Duchy of Guelders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles II, Duke of Guelders Description of subject: Charles II, Duke of Guelders was a late 15th- and early 16th-century nobleman known for his prolonged resistance to Habsburg domination in the Low Countries during the Guelders Wars.
Referenced by (2)
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