John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg
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John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg was a 16th-century German count and statesman from the House of Nassau, noted for his role in regional politics and as the brother of Dutch independence leader William the Silent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12577055 — 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: John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg Context triple: [Nassau territories, significantRuler, John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg]
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John II of Nassau-Beilstein
John II of Nassau-Beilstein was a late medieval German nobleman from the House of Nassau who ruled the small County of Nassau-Beilstein within the Holy Roman Empire.
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Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg
Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg was a 16th-century German nobleman from the House of Nassau, known primarily as one of the younger brothers of William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt.
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John III of Nassau-Beilstein
John III of Nassau-Beilstein was a late medieval German nobleman of the House of Nassau who ruled the small County of Nassau-Beilstein within the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
Albert of Nassau-Dillenburg
Albert of Nassau-Dillenburg was a 16th-century German count from the Nassau noble family who held territories in the Dillenburg line and participated in the regional politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
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John IV of Nassau-Beilstein
John IV of Nassau-Beilstein was a late medieval German nobleman from the House of Nassau who ruled the small County of Nassau-Beilstein within the Holy Roman Empire.
- 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: John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg Target entity description: John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg was a 16th-century German count and statesman from the House of Nassau, noted for his role in regional politics and as the brother of Dutch independence leader William the Silent.
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A.
John II of Nassau-Beilstein
John II of Nassau-Beilstein was a late medieval German nobleman from the House of Nassau who ruled the small County of Nassau-Beilstein within the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg
Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg was a 16th-century German nobleman from the House of Nassau, known primarily as one of the younger brothers of William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt.
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C.
John III of Nassau-Beilstein
John III of Nassau-Beilstein was a late medieval German nobleman of the House of Nassau who ruled the small County of Nassau-Beilstein within the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
Albert of Nassau-Dillenburg
Albert of Nassau-Dillenburg was a 16th-century German count from the Nassau noble family who held territories in the Dillenburg line and participated in the regional politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
John IV of Nassau-Beilstein
John IV of Nassau-Beilstein was a late medieval German nobleman from the House of Nassau who ruled the small County of Nassau-Beilstein within the Holy Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German noble
ⓘ
count ⓘ member of the House of Nassau ⓘ nobleman ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Johann VI. von Nassau-Dillenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1536-11-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dillenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1606-10-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Dillenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
16th century
ⓘ
early 17th century ⓘ |
| father | William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadChild |
Ernst Casimir, Count of Nassau-Dietz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen NERFINISHED ⓘ Juliana of Nassau-Dillenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Gunther of Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Juliana of Stolberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being brother of William the Silent
ⓘ
role in regional politics in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ support of Protestant causes ⓘ |
| notableRelative | William the Silent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMarriages | 3 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Dutch Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Stadtholder of Gelderland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stadtholder of Overijssel NERFINISHED ⓘ Stadtholder of Zutphen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| residence | Dillenburg Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Adolf of Nassau
NERFINISHED
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Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis of Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ William the Silent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johanna of Sayn-Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunigunde Jakobäa of Simmern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Dutch independence movement ⓘ |
| title |
Count of Nassau-Diez
NERFINISHED
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Count of Nassau-Dillenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Count of Nassau-Hadamar NERFINISHED ⓘ Count of Nassau-Katzenelnbogen NERFINISHED ⓘ Count of Nassau-Siegen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg Description of subject: John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg was a 16th-century German count and statesman from the House of Nassau, noted for his role in regional politics and as the brother of Dutch independence leader William the Silent.
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