Lothair of Supplinburg
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Lothair of Supplinburg was a 12th-century German noble who became Holy Roman Emperor (Lothair II), known for his conflicts with the Hohenstaufen dynasty and efforts to strengthen imperial authority in Italy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lothair of Supplinburg canonical | 2 |
| Lothair | 1 |
| Lothair II of Supplinburg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9423020 — 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.
Target entity: Lothair of Supplinburg Context triple: [Supplinburg dynasty, notableMember, Lothair of Supplinburg]
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Lothair II
Lothair II was a 9th-century Carolingian king who ruled Lotharingia and is chiefly remembered for the protracted and ultimately unsuccessful struggle to annul his marriage in order to secure a legitimate heir.
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William the Pious
William the Pious was a 10th-century Duke of Aquitaine best known for founding the influential Cluny Abbey and promoting monastic reform in medieval France.
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Lothair I
Lothair I was a 9th-century Holy Roman Emperor and Frankish king whose realm, created by the Treaty of Verdun, laid the groundwork for the later division between France and Germany.
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Louis the German
Louis the German was a 9th-century East Frankish king and grandson of Charlemagne who played a key role in the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire and the formation of what would become Germany.
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E.
Arnulf, Prince of Bavaria
Arnulf, Prince of Bavaria was a 19th-century Bavarian royal prince and military officer from the House of Wittelsbach.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lothair of Supplinburg Target entity description: Lothair of Supplinburg was a 12th-century German noble who became Holy Roman Emperor (Lothair II), known for his conflicts with the Hohenstaufen dynasty and efforts to strengthen imperial authority in Italy.
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A.
Lothair II
Lothair II was a 9th-century Carolingian king who ruled Lotharingia and is chiefly remembered for the protracted and ultimately unsuccessful struggle to annul his marriage in order to secure a legitimate heir.
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B.
William the Pious
William the Pious was a 10th-century Duke of Aquitaine best known for founding the influential Cluny Abbey and promoting monastic reform in medieval France.
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C.
Lothair I
Lothair I was a 9th-century Holy Roman Emperor and Frankish king whose realm, created by the Treaty of Verdun, laid the groundwork for the later division between France and Germany.
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D.
Louis the German
Louis the German was a 9th-century East Frankish king and grandson of Charlemagne who played a key role in the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire and the formation of what would become Germany.
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E.
Arnulf, Prince of Bavaria
Arnulf, Prince of Bavaria was a 19th-century Bavarian royal prince and military officer from the House of Wittelsbach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Duke of Saxony
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German noble ⓘ Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ human ⓘ medieval monarch ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
House of Welf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope Innocent II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
German kingdom
ⓘ
Northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duchy of Saxony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supplinburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | 12th century ⓘ |
| conflict |
Investiture Controversy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conflict with the Hohenstaufen dynasty ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Duchy of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Breitenwang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Gebhard of Supplinburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflicts over succession with the Hohenstaufen
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imperial campaigns in Italy ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Middle High German ⓘ |
| monarchOf |
Holy Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Hedwig of Formbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Supplinburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposition to the Hohenstaufen
ⓘ
role in papal-imperial politics ⓘ strengthening imperial authority in Italy ⓘ |
| opponent |
Conrad III of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick II, Duke of Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Duke of Saxony
NERFINISHED
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Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ King of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ King of the Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalName | Lothair II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Richenza of Northeim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Conrad III of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | House of Welf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Romanorum Imperator Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Germany
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Lothair of Supplinburg Description of subject: Lothair of Supplinburg was a 12th-century German noble who became Holy Roman Emperor (Lothair II), known for his conflicts with the Hohenstaufen dynasty and efforts to strengthen imperial authority in Italy.
Referenced by (4)
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