Herman IV, Duke of Swabia
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Herman IV, Duke of Swabia, was an 11th-century German nobleman and short-reigning duke from the influential Swabian dynasty, notable as a member of the imperial family of the Holy Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herman IV, Duke of Swabia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9552484 — 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: Herman IV, Duke of Swabia Context triple: [Gisela of Swabia, child, Herman IV, Duke of Swabia]
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Herman II, Duke of Swabia
Herman II, Duke of Swabia was a prominent early 11th-century German nobleman and regional ruler within the Holy Roman Empire, noted for his influential position among the Swabian ducal line.
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Burchard III, Duke of Swabia
Burchard III, Duke of Swabia, was a 10th-century German nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Swabia and played a key military role in defending the Ottonian realm.
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Burchard II, Duke of Swabia
Burchard II, Duke of Swabia, was a powerful early 10th-century German noble who consolidated control over Swabia and became one of the leading princes of the emerging Holy Roman Empire.
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Berthold II, Duke of Swabia
Berthold II, Duke of Swabia, was an 11th-century German nobleman and prominent supporter of the Gregorian Reform who played a key role in the power struggles of the Holy Roman Empire during the Investiture Controversy.
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Ernest II, Duke of Swabia
Ernest II, Duke of Swabia was an early 11th-century German nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Swabia and became notable for his opposition to Emperor Conrad II.
- 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: Herman IV, Duke of Swabia Target entity description: Herman IV, Duke of Swabia, was an 11th-century German nobleman and short-reigning duke from the influential Swabian dynasty, notable as a member of the imperial family of the Holy Roman Empire.
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A.
Herman II, Duke of Swabia
Herman II, Duke of Swabia was a prominent early 11th-century German nobleman and regional ruler within the Holy Roman Empire, noted for his influential position among the Swabian ducal line.
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B.
Burchard III, Duke of Swabia
Burchard III, Duke of Swabia, was a 10th-century German nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Swabia and played a key military role in defending the Ottonian realm.
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C.
Burchard II, Duke of Swabia
Burchard II, Duke of Swabia, was a powerful early 10th-century German noble who consolidated control over Swabia and became one of the leading princes of the emerging Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
Berthold II, Duke of Swabia
Berthold II, Duke of Swabia, was an 11th-century German nobleman and prominent supporter of the Gregorian Reform who played a key role in the power struggles of the Holy Roman Empire during the Investiture Controversy.
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E.
Ernest II, Duke of Swabia
Ernest II, Duke of Swabia was an early 11th-century German nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Swabia and became notable for his opposition to Emperor Conrad II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
duke
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medieval German noble ⓘ member of royalty ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| activeIn | 11th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1015 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | within Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| burialPlace | likely in Italy ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | plague ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1038 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
near Naples
ⓘ
southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diedDuring | campaign in southern Italy ⓘ |
| dynasty | Salian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| father | Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasNoKnownIssue | true ⓘ |
| house | House of Salian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Middle High German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | died of plague ⓘ |
| marriage | married Matilda of Tuscany in 1036 ⓘ |
| memberOf | imperial family of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| mother | Gisela of Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Hohenstaufen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being son of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
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marriage alliance with Matilda of Tuscany ⓘ short reign as Duke of Swabia ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Italian campaign of Conrad II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Duke of Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ernest II, Duke of Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1038 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1030 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| sibling | Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Matilda of Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Duke ⓘ |
| successor | Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territory | Duchy of Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Duke of Swabia 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: Herman IV, Duke of Swabia Description of subject: Herman IV, Duke of Swabia, was an 11th-century German nobleman and short-reigning duke from the influential Swabian dynasty, notable as a member of the imperial family of the Holy Roman Empire.
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