Otto VIII of Wittelsbach
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Otto VIII of Wittelsbach was a 13th-century Bavarian nobleman best known as the assassin of King Philip of Swabia in 1208.
All labels observed (1)
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| Otto VIII of Wittelsbach canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12494490 — 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: Otto VIII of Wittelsbach Context triple: [Wittelsbach Castle, associatedWithPerson, Otto VIII of Wittelsbach]
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Otto II, Duke of Bavaria
Otto II, Duke of Bavaria was a 13th-century Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria who played a key role in consolidating his dynasty’s power in southern 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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C.
Albert I of Bavaria
Albert I of Bavaria was a 14th-century German nobleman from the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled as Duke of Bavaria-Straubing and Count of Holland, Zeeland, and Hainaut.
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D.
Otto Ludwig
Otto Ludwig was a film editor known for his work on classic Hollywood movies, including the 1942 thriller "Saboteur" directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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E.
Christopher III of Bavaria
Christopher III of Bavaria was a 15th-century monarch who ruled as king of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway during the Kalmar Union.
- 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: Otto VIII of Wittelsbach Target entity description: Otto VIII of Wittelsbach was a 13th-century Bavarian nobleman best known as the assassin of King Philip of Swabia in 1208.
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A.
Otto II, Duke of Bavaria
Otto II, Duke of Bavaria was a 13th-century Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria who played a key role in consolidating his dynasty’s power in southern Germany.
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B.
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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C.
Albert I of Bavaria
Albert I of Bavaria was a 14th-century German nobleman from the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled as Duke of Bavaria-Straubing and Count of Holland, Zeeland, and Hainaut.
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D.
Otto Ludwig
Otto Ludwig was a film editor known for his work on classic Hollywood movies, including the 1942 thriller "Saboteur" directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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E.
Christopher III of Bavaria
Christopher III of Bavaria was a 15th-century monarch who ruled as king of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway during the Kalmar Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.