Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940)
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Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940) was the eldest son of Crown Prince Wilhelm and grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II, a German royal and Wehrmacht officer who died on the Eastern Front during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
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| Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940) canonical | 5 |
| Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, called Tirpitz (Tirpitz) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13722404 — 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: Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940) Context triple: [Prince of Prussia, hasTitleHolder, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940)]
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Prince Wilhelm of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Prince Wilhelm of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was a 19th-century German prince of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach who, through his mother Princess Sophie of the Netherlands, was closely connected to both the Dutch and German royal families.
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Prince Friedrich of Prussia (1911–1966)
Prince Friedrich of Prussia (1911–1966) was a German royal and grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II who lived in exile after the abolition of the monarchy following World War I.
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Prince Wilhelm of Baden
Prince Wilhelm of Baden was a German nobleman from the Grand Ducal House of Baden, known primarily as the son of the last Imperial German Chancellor, Prince Maximilian of Baden.
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German Crown Prince Wilhelm
German Crown Prince Wilhelm was the heir to the German throne during World War I and a senior military leader who played a prominent role in several major campaigns on the Western Front.
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Prince Heinrich of Prussia
Prince Heinrich of Prussia was a German royal prince and naval officer who became one of the leading admirals of the Imperial German Navy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940) Target entity description: Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940) was the eldest son of Crown Prince Wilhelm and grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II, a German royal and Wehrmacht officer who died on the Eastern Front during World War II.
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A.
Prince Wilhelm of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Prince Wilhelm of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was a 19th-century German prince of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach who, through his mother Princess Sophie of the Netherlands, was closely connected to both the Dutch and German royal families.
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B.
Prince Friedrich of Prussia (1911–1966)
Prince Friedrich of Prussia (1911–1966) was a German royal and grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II who lived in exile after the abolition of the monarchy following World War I.
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C.
Prince Wilhelm of Baden
Prince Wilhelm of Baden was a German nobleman from the Grand Ducal House of Baden, known primarily as the son of the last Imperial German Chancellor, Prince Maximilian of Baden.
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German Crown Prince Wilhelm
German Crown Prince Wilhelm was the heir to the German throne during World War I and a senior military leader who played a prominent role in several major campaigns on the Western Front.
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E.
Prince Heinrich of Prussia
Prince Heinrich of Prussia was a German royal prince and naval officer who became one of the leading admirals of the Imperial German Navy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Bismarck-class battleship
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Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, called Tirpitz (Tirpitz)
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linked to: Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940)