Bernard of Saxe-Weimar
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Bernard of Saxe-Weimar was a German Protestant general of the Thirty Years' War, noted for his skilled leadership of Swedish and later French forces against the Habsburgs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bernard of Saxe-Weimar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10785352 — 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: Bernard of Saxe-Weimar Context triple: [Battle of Nördlingen (1634), commander, Bernard of Saxe-Weimar]
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Friedrich von Martini
Friedrich von Martini was a 19th-century Swiss engineer best known for developing the breech-loading action used in the British Martini–Henry rifle.
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Friedrich von Alberti
Friedrich von Alberti was a 19th-century German geologist and paleontologist best known for defining and naming the Triassic period in the geologic timescale.
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Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim was a prominent Imperial field marshal of the Thirty Years' War, renowned for his aggressive cavalry leadership and fierce loyalty to the Catholic cause.
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D.
Wilhelm Bernard von Limburg Stirum
Wilhelm Bernard von Limburg Stirum was a Dutch nobleman and statesman from the influential House of Limburg Stirum who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies in the early 20th century.
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E.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden
Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden was a Russian Imperial general of Baltic German origin who held several high commands during the Napoleonic era, including leadership roles in campaigns against Sweden and France.
- 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: Bernard of Saxe-Weimar Target entity description: Bernard of Saxe-Weimar was a German Protestant general of the Thirty Years' War, noted for his skilled leadership of Swedish and later French forces against the Habsburgs.
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A.
Friedrich von Martini
Friedrich von Martini was a 19th-century Swiss engineer best known for developing the breech-loading action used in the British Martini–Henry rifle.
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B.
Friedrich von Alberti
Friedrich von Alberti was a 19th-century German geologist and paleontologist best known for defining and naming the Triassic period in the geologic timescale.
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C.
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim was a prominent Imperial field marshal of the Thirty Years' War, renowned for his aggressive cavalry leadership and fierce loyalty to the Catholic cause.
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D.
Wilhelm Bernard von Limburg Stirum
Wilhelm Bernard von Limburg Stirum was a Dutch nobleman and statesman from the influential House of Limburg Stirum who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies in the early 20th century.
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E.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden
Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden was a Russian Imperial general of Baltic German origin who held several high commands during the Napoleonic era, including leadership roles in campaigns against Sweden and France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German noble
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Protestant ⓘ military commander ⓘ participant in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
France
NERFINISHED
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Protestant Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Lützen (1632)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Rheinfelden (1638) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wittenweiher (1638) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Breisach (1638) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1604-08-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar
NERFINISHED
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Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| commandedUnit | Weimarian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1639-07-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Baden
NERFINISHED
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Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Neuenburg am Rhein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticBranch | Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Bernhard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
French Army
NERFINISHED
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Swedish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Dorothea Maria of Anhalt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Wettin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | captured Breisach on the Rhine in 1638 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding Protestant forces in the Thirty Years' War
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leadership of Swedish forces after the death of Gustavus Adolphus ⓘ service as a general in French pay ⓘ |
| opponent |
Habsburg Monarchy
NERFINISHED
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Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | general ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Cardinal Richelieu
NERFINISHED
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Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Duke of Saxe-Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bernard of Saxe-Weimar Description of subject: Bernard of Saxe-Weimar was a German Protestant general of the Thirty Years' War, noted for his skilled leadership of Swedish and later French forces against the Habsburgs.
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