Henry II, Duke of Austria
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Henry II, Duke of Austria was a 13th-century Babenberg ruler who briefly held the ducal title before dying young and leaving the succession to the Austrian lands contested.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry II, Duke of Austria canonical | 2 |
| Duke Henry II Jasomirgott of Austria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6873272 — 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: Henry II, Duke of Austria Context triple: [Leopold V, Duke of Austria, father, Henry II, Duke of Austria]
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Albert III, Duke of Austria
Albert III, Duke of Austria was a 14th-century Habsburg ruler who governed parts of the Austrian hereditary lands following the death of his brother Rudolf IV.
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William, Duke of Austria
William, Duke of Austria, was a 14th-century Habsburg nobleman who briefly held ducal authority in Austria and was married to Queen Joanna II of Naples.
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Frederick II, Duke of Austria
Frederick II, Duke of Austria was the last male member of the Babenberg dynasty, whose death in 1246 triggered a succession crisis and power struggle over the Austrian lands.
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Leopold V, Duke of Austria
Leopold V, Duke of Austria, was a 12th-century Babenberg ruler best known for his role in the Third Crusade and for capturing King Richard I of England on his return from the Holy Land.
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E.
Albrecht van Oostenrijk
Albrecht van Oostenrijk (Archduke Albert of Austria) was a Habsburg prince and Governor of the Spanish Netherlands who led the Spanish forces against the Dutch during the Eighty Years' War.
- 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: Henry II, Duke of Austria Target entity description: Henry II, Duke of Austria was a 13th-century Babenberg ruler who briefly held the ducal title before dying young and leaving the succession to the Austrian lands contested.
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A.
Albert III, Duke of Austria
Albert III, Duke of Austria was a 14th-century Habsburg ruler who governed parts of the Austrian hereditary lands following the death of his brother Rudolf IV.
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B.
William, Duke of Austria
William, Duke of Austria, was a 14th-century Habsburg nobleman who briefly held ducal authority in Austria and was married to Queen Joanna II of Naples.
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C.
Frederick II, Duke of Austria
Frederick II, Duke of Austria was the last male member of the Babenberg dynasty, whose death in 1246 triggered a succession crisis and power struggle over the Austrian lands.
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D.
Leopold V, Duke of Austria
Leopold V, Duke of Austria, was a 12th-century Babenberg ruler best known for his role in the Third Crusade and for capturing King Richard I of England on his return from the Holy Land.
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E.
Albrecht van Oostenrijk
Albrecht van Oostenrijk (Archduke Albert of Austria) was a Habsburg prince and Governor of the Spanish Netherlands who led the Spanish forces against the Dutch during the Eighty Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
duke
ⓘ
member of the House of Babenberg ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| birth year | 1208 ⓘ |
| cause of historical significance | short and contested rule in Austria ⓘ |
| country of citizenship | Duchy of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| death age | young ⓘ |
| death year | 1228 ⓘ |
| dynastic context | last generation of the Babenberg dukes of Austria ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Leopold VI, Duke of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | early 13th century ⓘ |
| house | Babenberg dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Theodora Angelina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| noble family | House of Babenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| noble rank | duke ⓘ |
| position held | Duke of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Leopold VI, Duke of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm |
Duchy of Austria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Styria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reign end | 1230 ⓘ |
| reign start | 1230 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sex or gender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Frederick II, Duke of Austria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gertrude of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succession status | his early death contributed to succession disputes in the Austrian lands ⓘ |
| successor | Frederick II, Duke of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Duke of Austria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Styria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry II, Duke of Austria Description of subject: Henry II, Duke of Austria was a 13th-century Babenberg ruler who briefly held the ducal title before dying young and leaving the succession to the Austrian lands contested.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Duke Henry II Jasomirgott of Austria