Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders
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Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders was an early 11th-century ruler who significantly expanded and consolidated the County of Flanders, strengthening its political and economic power in medieval Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7514023 — 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: Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders Context triple: [House of Flanders, hasNotableMember, Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders]
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Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders was an 11th-century Flemish nobleman and influential European power broker whose dynasty was closely tied to the Norman and English royal houses.
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Baldwin II, Count of Flanders
Baldwin II, Count of Flanders was a powerful early 10th-century Frankish nobleman who expanded and consolidated the County of Flanders into a significant principality in northwest Europe.
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Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders
Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders was a late 12th–early 13th century nobleman who became the first Latin Emperor of Constantinople after the Fourth Crusade.
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Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut was a 12th-century nobleman who significantly strengthened the County of Hainaut’s political power and territorial influence in the Low Countries through strategic alliances and dynastic marriages.
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Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders
Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders was a 9th-century Frankish nobleman who became the first ruler of the County of Flanders and founder of the Flemish dynasty.
- 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: Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders Target entity description: Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders was an early 11th-century ruler who significantly expanded and consolidated the County of Flanders, strengthening its political and economic power in medieval Europe.
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A.
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders was an 11th-century Flemish nobleman and influential European power broker whose dynasty was closely tied to the Norman and English royal houses.
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B.
Baldwin II, Count of Flanders
Baldwin II, Count of Flanders was a powerful early 10th-century Frankish nobleman who expanded and consolidated the County of Flanders into a significant principality in northwest Europe.
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C.
Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders
Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders was a late 12th–early 13th century nobleman who became the first Latin Emperor of Constantinople after the Fourth Crusade.
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D.
Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut was a 12th-century nobleman who significantly strengthened the County of Hainaut’s political power and territorial influence in the Low Countries through strategic alliances and dynastic marriages.
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E.
Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders
Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders was a 9th-century Frankish nobleman who became the first ruler of the County of Flanders and founder of the Flemish dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Count of Flanders
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medieval ruler ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Flanders (exact location uncertain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
NERFINISHED
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Eustace I, Count of Boulogne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | County of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 980 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1035 ⓘ |
| diplomaticRelations |
Holy Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Arnulf II, Count of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
early 11th century
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late 10th century ⓘ |
| givenName | Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
strengthening economic power of Flanders
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strengthening political power of Flanders ⓘ territorial expansion of Flanders ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Latin
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Old French ⓘ |
| mother | Rozala of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | expansion of the County of Flanders ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Count of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Arnulf II, Count of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1035 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 987 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| residence |
Bruges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
annexation of Valenciennes
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consolidation of Flemish coastal territories ⓘ expansion into Zeeland ⓘ strengthening of Flemish comital authority ⓘ |
| spouse |
Eleanor of Normandy
NERFINISHED
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Ogive of Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Baldwin V, Count of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Count of Ghent
NERFINISHED
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Count of Valenciennes NERFINISHED ⓘ Count of Zeeland NERFINISHED ⓘ Margrave of Valenciennes NERFINISHED ⓘ Overlord of Zeeland ⓘ |
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Subject: Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders Description of subject: Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders was an early 11th-century ruler who significantly expanded and consolidated the County of Flanders, strengthening its political and economic power in medieval Europe.
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