Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen
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Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, was a 12th–13th century German nobleman and the last Duke of Zähringen, known for his influential role in the development of cities in the southwestern Holy Roman Empire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duke of Zähringen | 3 |
| Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen canonical | 2 |
| Berthold | 1 |
| Berthold V of Zähringen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T850814 — 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.
Target entity: Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen Context triple: [Bern, foundedBy, Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen]
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Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg was a 16th-century German archbishop and prince-elector whose conversion to Protestantism and attempt to secularize his territory sparked the Cologne War within the Holy Roman Empire.
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Rudolf of Rheinfelden
Rudolf of Rheinfelden was an 11th-century Duke of Swabia who became a leading rival king to Henry IV of Germany and a central figure in the power struggle between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
Lothar of Segni
Lothar of Segni, better known as Pope Innocent III, was one of the most powerful and influential medieval popes, who greatly expanded papal authority and played a central role in European politics and crusades at the turn of the 13th century.
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D.
Adolf of Nassau, King of the Romans
Adolf of Nassau, King of the Romans, was a late 13th-century German monarch from the House of Nassau whose brief and contested reign as King of the Romans ended with his deposition and death in battle in 1298.
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Arnulf, Prince of Bavaria
Arnulf, Prince of Bavaria was a 19th-century Bavarian royal prince and military officer from the House of Wittelsbach.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen Target entity description: Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, was a 12th–13th century German nobleman and the last Duke of Zähringen, known for his influential role in the development of cities in the southwestern Holy Roman Empire.
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A.
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg was a 16th-century German archbishop and prince-elector whose conversion to Protestantism and attempt to secularize his territory sparked the Cologne War within the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
Rudolf of Rheinfelden
Rudolf of Rheinfelden was an 11th-century Duke of Swabia who became a leading rival king to Henry IV of Germany and a central figure in the power struggle between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
Lothar of Segni
Lothar of Segni, better known as Pope Innocent III, was one of the most powerful and influential medieval popes, who greatly expanded papal authority and played a central role in European politics and crusades at the turn of the 13th century.
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D.
Adolf of Nassau, King of the Romans
Adolf of Nassau, King of the Romans, was a late 13th-century German monarch from the House of Nassau whose brief and contested reign as King of the Romans ended with his deposition and death in battle in 1298.
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E.
Arnulf, Prince of Bavaria
Arnulf, Prince of Bavaria was a 19th-century Bavarian royal prince and military officer from the House of Wittelsbach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
duke
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historical figure ⓘ medieval German noble ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Freiburg Minster
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Zähringen city network in southwestern Germany and Switzerland ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1160 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Freiburg Minster ⓘ |
| causeOfLineEnd | death without male heir ⓘ |
| century |
12th century
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13th century ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 18 February 1218 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Freiburg im Breisgau ⓘ |
| dynasticOutcome | extinction of the ducal Zähringen line on his death ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father |
Berthold IV, Duke of Merania
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surface form:
Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen
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| founded |
Bern
ⓘ
Murten ⓘ
surface form:
Murten (as a Zähringen city)
Rheinfelden (Aargau) ⓘ
surface form:
Rheinfelden (as a Zähringen town development)
Thun Old Town ⓘ
surface form:
Thun (as a Zähringen city expansion)
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| givenName | Berthold ⓘ |
| issue | no surviving legitimate sons ⓘ |
| knownFor |
city charters and planned urban layouts
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fortification and expansion of Freiburg im Breisgau ⓘ support of ecclesiastical institutions ⓘ |
| legacy | urban and constitutional models for later Swiss and German cities ⓘ |
| marriage | Clementia of Auxonne ⓘ |
| mother | Heilwig of Frohburg ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Zähringen ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last Duke of Zähringen
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founding and fostering cities in the Upper Rhine and Alpine regions ⓘ urban development in southwestern Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| patronage |
Bern
ⓘ
Freiburg im Breisgau ⓘ Fribourg ⓘ
surface form:
Fribourg (Freiburg) in Üechtland
Murten ⓘ Thun ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
imperial prince of the Holy Roman Empire
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regional power broker between Empire and Burgundy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Duke of Zähringen
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| realm | Duchy of Zähringen ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| ruledRegion |
Breisgau
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parts of Burgundy ⓘ territories in present-day Switzerland ⓘ |
| spouse | Clementia of Auxonne ⓘ |
| successor | none ⓘ |
| title |
Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of Zähringen
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Subject: Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen Description of subject: Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, was a 12th–13th century German nobleman and the last Duke of Zähringen, known for his influential role in the development of cities in the southwestern Holy Roman Empire.
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