Theuderic IV (nominal Merovingian king)
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Theuderic IV was a late Merovingian king of the Franks whose reign was largely ceremonial, with real power exercised by the Carolingian mayor of the palace, Charles Martel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theuderic IV (nominal Merovingian king) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9518146 — 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: Theuderic IV (nominal Merovingian king) Context triple: [Charles Martel, predecessor, Theuderic IV (nominal Merovingian king)]
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King Theuderic II of Burgundy
King Theuderic II of Burgundy was a Merovingian ruler of Burgundy and later Austrasia in the early 7th century, known for his involvement in dynastic conflicts and interactions with prominent church figures.
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B.
Chlothar I
Chlothar I was a 6th-century Merovingian king of the Franks who eventually reunited the Frankish kingdom under his sole rule.
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Childeric III
Childeric III was the last Merovingian king of the Franks, whose deposition by Pepin the Short marked the end of Merovingian rule and the rise of the Carolingian dynasty.
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D.
Pepin of Landen
Pepin of Landen was a 7th-century Frankish nobleman and mayor of the palace whose lineage laid the groundwork for the rise of the Carolingian dynasty.
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E.
Theodebald
Theodebald is a variant form of the medieval given name Theobald, historically borne by several Frankish and Germanic nobles and rulers.
- 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: Theuderic IV (nominal Merovingian king) Target entity description: Theuderic IV was a late Merovingian king of the Franks whose reign was largely ceremonial, with real power exercised by the Carolingian mayor of the palace, Charles Martel.
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A.
King Theuderic II of Burgundy
King Theuderic II of Burgundy was a Merovingian ruler of Burgundy and later Austrasia in the early 7th century, known for his involvement in dynastic conflicts and interactions with prominent church figures.
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B.
Chlothar I
Chlothar I was a 6th-century Merovingian king of the Franks who eventually reunited the Frankish kingdom under his sole rule.
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C.
Childeric III
Childeric III was the last Merovingian king of the Franks, whose deposition by Pepin the Short marked the end of Merovingian rule and the rise of the Carolingian dynasty.
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D.
Pepin of Landen
Pepin of Landen was a 7th-century Frankish nobleman and mayor of the palace whose lineage laid the groundwork for the rise of the Carolingian dynasty.
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E.
Theodebald
Theodebald is a variant form of the medieval given name Theobald, historically borne by several Frankish and Germanic nobles and rulers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Merovingian king
ⓘ
human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Theuderic IV of the Franks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theuderich IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Thierry IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOffice | Mayor of the Palace of the Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 0713 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Abbey of Saint Denis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | fourth king named Theuderic in Merovingian line ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Charles Martel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 0737 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Dagobert III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Theuderic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentTypeDuringReign | Frankish kingdom dominated by mayors of the palace ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Austrasia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neustria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Merovingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Ragentrude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | King of the Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominalRule | yes ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a figurehead king under Charles Martel ⓘ |
| officeControlledBy | Mayor of the Palace ⓘ |
| partOf | Late Merovingian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | puppet monarch ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Chilperic II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realPowerExercisedBy | Charles Martel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 0737 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 0721 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
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| royalHouse | House of Merovingians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | King of the Franks by the grace of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Childeric III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorDynastyDeFacto | Carolingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Theuderic IV (nominal Merovingian king) Description of subject: Theuderic IV was a late Merovingian king of the Franks whose reign was largely ceremonial, with real power exercised by the Carolingian mayor of the palace, Charles Martel.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.