Prince-Bishop Franz von Waldeck
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Prince-Bishop Franz von Waldeck was a 16th-century German noble and Catholic prelate best known for violently suppressing the Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster during the Reformation.
All labels observed (1)
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| Prince-Bishop Franz von Waldeck canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18500132 — 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-Bishop Franz von Waldeck Context triple: [King of Münster, opposedBy, Prince-Bishop Franz von Waldeck]
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A.
Prince-Bishop Friedrich Carl von Schönborn
Prince-Bishop Friedrich Carl von Schönborn was an 18th-century German ecclesiastical ruler and patron of the arts, best known for transforming Würzburg into a major Baroque cultural and architectural center.
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B.
Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn
Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn was an 18th-century German ecclesiastical ruler of Würzburg known for his ambitious Baroque building projects and patronage of the arts and architecture.
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C.
Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau
Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau was a powerful early 17th-century ecclesiastical ruler of Salzburg known for his ambitious baroque urban and architectural projects.
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D.
Archbishop Albrecht II of Käfernburg
Archbishop Albrecht II of Käfernburg was a 13th-century German prelate who played a key role in the ecclesiastical and political life of the Holy Roman Empire as archbishop of Magdeburg.
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E.
Prince-Archbishop Markus Sittikus
Prince-Archbishop Markus Sittikus was an early 17th-century ruler and ecclesiastical prince of Salzburg known for his patronage of the arts and ambitious architectural projects.
- 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-Bishop Franz von Waldeck Target entity description: Prince-Bishop Franz von Waldeck was a 16th-century German noble and Catholic prelate best known for violently suppressing the Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster during the Reformation.
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A.
Prince-Bishop Friedrich Carl von Schönborn
Prince-Bishop Friedrich Carl von Schönborn was an 18th-century German ecclesiastical ruler and patron of the arts, best known for transforming Würzburg into a major Baroque cultural and architectural center.
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B.
Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn
Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn was an 18th-century German ecclesiastical ruler of Würzburg known for his ambitious Baroque building projects and patronage of the arts and architecture.
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C.
Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau
Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau was a powerful early 17th-century ecclesiastical ruler of Salzburg known for his ambitious baroque urban and architectural projects.
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D.
Archbishop Albrecht II of Käfernburg
Archbishop Albrecht II of Käfernburg was a 13th-century German prelate who played a key role in the ecclesiastical and political life of the Holy Roman Empire as archbishop of Magdeburg.
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E.
Prince-Archbishop Markus Sittikus
Prince-Archbishop Markus Sittikus was an early 17th-century ruler and ecclesiastical prince of Salzburg known for his patronage of the arts and ambitious architectural projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.