Peter Melander, Count of Holzappel
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Peter Melander, Count of Holzappel, was a prominent 17th-century German military commander who served as a field marshal in the Thirty Years' War, notably in the final campaigns of the conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peter Melander, Count of Holzappel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7876545 — 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: Peter Melander, Count of Holzappel Context triple: [Battle of Zusmarshausen (1648), commander, Peter Melander, Count of Holzappel]
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Baron Otto von Wätjen
Baron Otto von Wätjen was a German aristocrat best known as the husband of French painter Marie Laurencin.
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B.
Claus Felix von Amsberg
Claus Felix von Amsberg was a German aristocrat and diplomat best known as the father of Prince Claus of the Netherlands and grandfather of King Willem-Alexander.
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C.
Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld was a German nobleman of the House of Lippe who held the Biesterfeld line’s comital title in the 19th century.
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D.
Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg
Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg was an Austrian field marshal and nobleman who served as a senior commander in the early stages of the War of the Austrian Succession.
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E.
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg was a 15th-century German nobleman from the House of Oldenburg whose lineage founded the royal dynasty that came to rule Denmark, Norway, and later other European thrones.
- 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: Peter Melander, Count of Holzappel Target entity description: Peter Melander, Count of Holzappel, was a prominent 17th-century German military commander who served as a field marshal in the Thirty Years' War, notably in the final campaigns of the conflict.
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A.
Baron Otto von Wätjen
Baron Otto von Wätjen was a German aristocrat best known as the husband of French painter Marie Laurencin.
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B.
Claus Felix von Amsberg
Claus Felix von Amsberg was a German aristocrat and diplomat best known as the father of Prince Claus of the Netherlands and grandfather of King Willem-Alexander.
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C.
Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld was a German nobleman of the House of Lippe who held the Biesterfeld line’s comital title in the 19th century.
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D.
Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg
Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg was an Austrian field marshal and nobleman who served as a senior commander in the early stages of the War of the Austrian Succession.
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E.
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg was a 15th-century German nobleman from the House of Oldenburg whose lineage founded the royal dynasty that came to rule Denmark, Norway, and later other European thrones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German person
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count ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Habsburg Monarchy
NERFINISHED
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Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Peter Melander Graf von Holzappel
NERFINISHED
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Peter Melander von Holzappel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Peter Eppelmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath |
Holy Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1589-02-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1648-05-17 ⓘ |
| deathContext | died shortly before the Peace of Westphalia ⓘ |
| ennobledBy | Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Early Modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | death in battle ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | field marshal ⓘ |
| name | Peter Melander, Count of Holzappel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Count of Holzappel
NERFINISHED
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Graf von Holzappel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle | final campaigns of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rise from common origins to high nobility and field marshal rank
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service as a field marshal in the final campaigns of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County of Nassau-Hadamar
NERFINISHED
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Niederhadamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Aussig
NERFINISHED
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Ústí nad Labem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Central Europe
NERFINISHED
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German lands of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| roleInConflict | commander in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| socialBackground | born into a peasant family ⓘ |
| spouse | Agnes von Effern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleAcquisition | acquired the County of Holzappel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter Melander, Count of Holzappel Description of subject: Peter Melander, Count of Holzappel, was a prominent 17th-century German military commander who served as a field marshal in the Thirty Years' War, notably in the final campaigns of the conflict.
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