Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria
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Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria was a 15th-century Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach known for consolidating ducal power and engaging in regional conflicts within the Holy Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11735766 — 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: Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria Context triple: [Duke of Bavaria, positionHeldBy, Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria]
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Christopher of Bavaria
Christopher of Bavaria was a 15th-century king who ruled Denmark, Sweden, and Norway under the Kalmar Union.
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Louis I, Duke of Bavaria
Louis I, Duke of Bavaria was a 13th–14th century Wittelsbach nobleman who played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire through his rule over multiple territories in what is now Germany.
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Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria was a 14th-century German prince of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled parts of Bavaria and played a significant role in the regional politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Henry I, Duke of Bavaria
Henry I, Duke of Bavaria was a 10th-century German prince of the Ottonian dynasty who ruled Bavaria and played a key role in consolidating royal authority in the early Holy Roman Empire.
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Duke of Swabia
The Duke of Swabia was a powerful medieval noble title within the Holy Roman Empire, traditionally held by leading members of the German high nobility who ruled the region of Swabia in southwestern Germany.
- 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: Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria Target entity description: Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria was a 15th-century Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach known for consolidating ducal power and engaging in regional conflicts within the Holy Roman Empire.
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A.
Christopher of Bavaria
Christopher of Bavaria was a 15th-century king who ruled Denmark, Sweden, and Norway under the Kalmar Union.
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B.
Louis I, Duke of Bavaria
Louis I, Duke of Bavaria was a 13th–14th century Wittelsbach nobleman who played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire through his rule over multiple territories in what is now Germany.
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C.
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria was a 14th-century German prince of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled parts of Bavaria and played a significant role in the regional politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
Henry I, Duke of Bavaria
Henry I, Duke of Bavaria was a 10th-century German prince of the Ottonian dynasty who ruled Bavaria and played a key role in consolidating royal authority in the early Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Duke of Swabia
The Duke of Swabia was a powerful medieval noble title within the Holy Roman Empire, traditionally held by leading members of the German high nobility who ruled the region of Swabia in southwestern Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bavarian ruler
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duke ⓘ human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Seligenthal Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | George, Duke of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Landshut–Munich disputes within Bavaria ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Duchy of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1417-02-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1479-01-18 ⓘ |
| deathCause | natural causes (presumed) ⓘ |
| dynasty | Wittelsbach dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 15th century ⓘ |
| father | Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | House of Wittelsbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consolidating ducal power in Bavaria-Landshut
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engaging in regional conflicts within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Wittelsbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | duke ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Albert III, Duke of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numeral | IX ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Landshut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEntityWithin | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Duke of Bavaria-Landshut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Bavaria-Landshut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1479 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1450 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Landshut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledTerritory | Bavaria-Landshut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Amalia of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | His Ducal Serene Highness ⓘ |
| successor | George, Duke of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Duke of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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Duke of Bavaria-Landshut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria Description of subject: Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria was a 15th-century Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach known for consolidating ducal power and engaging in regional conflicts within the Holy Roman Empire.
Referenced by (2)
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