Duchy of Opava
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The Duchy of Opava was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Opava, historically ruled by various branches of the Bohemian and Habsburg dynasties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duchy of Opava canonical | 3 |
| Duchy of Troppau | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9941843 — 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: Duchy of Opava Context triple: [Opava, historicalRegion, Duchy of Opava]
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A.
Duchy of Teschen
The Duchy of Teschen was a historical Silesian duchy centered on the town of Cieszyn, which played a significant role in the political and cultural history of the Cieszyn Silesia region.
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B.
Margraviate of Moravia
The Margraviate of Moravia was a medieval and early modern crown land of the Holy Roman Empire and later the Habsburg Monarchy, centered in what is now the eastern part of the Czech Republic.
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C.
Duchy of Jägerndorf
The Duchy of Jägerndorf was a historical Silesian principality within the Holy Roman Empire, centered on the town of Jägerndorf (now Krnov in the Czech Republic).
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D.
Duchy of Bohemia
The Duchy of Bohemia was a medieval Slavic principality centered in what is now the Czech Republic, ruled primarily by the Přemyslid dynasty and forming a key part of the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Duchy of Moravia
The Duchy of Moravia was a medieval Slavic principality centered in what is now the eastern part of the Czech Republic, forming an important political unit within the early Bohemian and Holy Roman realms.
- 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: Duchy of Opava Target entity description: The Duchy of Opava was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Opava, historically ruled by various branches of the Bohemian and Habsburg dynasties.
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A.
Duchy of Teschen
The Duchy of Teschen was a historical Silesian duchy centered on the town of Cieszyn, which played a significant role in the political and cultural history of the Cieszyn Silesia region.
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B.
Margraviate of Moravia
The Margraviate of Moravia was a medieval and early modern crown land of the Holy Roman Empire and later the Habsburg Monarchy, centered in what is now the eastern part of the Czech Republic.
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C.
Duchy of Jägerndorf
The Duchy of Jägerndorf was a historical Silesian principality within the Holy Roman Empire, centered on the town of Jägerndorf (now Krnov in the Czech Republic).
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D.
Duchy of Bohemia
The Duchy of Bohemia was a medieval Slavic principality centered in what is now the Czech Republic, ruled primarily by the Přemyslid dynasty and forming a key part of the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Duchy of Moravia
The Duchy of Moravia was a medieval Slavic principality centered in what is now the eastern part of the Czech Republic, forming an important political unit within the early Bohemian and Holy Roman realms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Silesian duchy
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former state ⓘ medieval duchy ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Nysa
NERFINISHED
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Duchy of Racibórz NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Teschen NERFINISHED ⓘ Margraviate of Moravia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Opava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | black Przemyslid eagle on golden field ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currency | Prague groschen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| event | Silesian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Austrian Silesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussian Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | feudalism ⓘ |
| governmentForm | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality |
Bruntál
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hlučín NERFINISHED ⓘ Krnov NERFINISHED ⓘ Opava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historyPeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1318 ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Czech
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Opava River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Opava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lands of the Bohemian Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Kingdom of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moravian-Silesian Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty |
Bohemian Luxembourg dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habsburg dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Opava Přemyslids NERFINISHED ⓘ Přemyslid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Habsburg acquisition of Silesian lands
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division among Opava Přemyslids ⓘ union with Duchy of Racibórz ⓘ |
| sovereign | King of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1318 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duchy of Opava Description of subject: The Duchy of Opava was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Opava, historically ruled by various branches of the Bohemian and Habsburg dynasties.
Referenced by (4)
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