William II, Duke of Bavaria
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William II, Duke of Bavaria was a 14th-century German nobleman from the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled parts of Bavaria and Holland during a period of regional dynastic conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
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| William II, Duke of Bavaria canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18523458 — 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: William II, Duke of Bavaria Context triple: [Joanna of Bavaria, sibling, William II, Duke of Bavaria]
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Henry II, Duke of Bavaria
Henry II, Duke of Bavaria was a 10th-century German nobleman of the Ottonian dynasty who ruled Bavaria and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
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William I, Duke of Bavaria
William I, Duke of Bavaria was a 14th-century Wittelsbach ruler who governed parts of Bavaria and the Low Countries, including Holland, Zeeland, and Hainaut.
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Henry X, Duke of Bavaria
Henry X, Duke of Bavaria was a powerful 12th-century German nobleman from the Welf dynasty who also ruled as Duke of Saxony and played a central role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria
Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria was a Bavarian prince and briefly the designated heir to the Spanish throne whose early death helped trigger the War of the Spanish Succession.
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William IV, Duke of Bavaria
William IV, Duke of Bavaria was a 16th-century Bavarian ruler known for his role in consolidating ducal power, supporting the arts and sciences, and issuing the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot (beer purity law) of 1516.
- 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: William II, Duke of Bavaria Target entity description: William II, Duke of Bavaria was a 14th-century German nobleman from the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled parts of Bavaria and Holland during a period of regional dynastic conflicts.
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A.
Henry II, Duke of Bavaria
Henry II, Duke of Bavaria was a 10th-century German nobleman of the Ottonian dynasty who ruled Bavaria and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
William I, Duke of Bavaria
William I, Duke of Bavaria was a 14th-century Wittelsbach ruler who governed parts of Bavaria and the Low Countries, including Holland, Zeeland, and Hainaut.
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C.
Henry X, Duke of Bavaria
Henry X, Duke of Bavaria was a powerful 12th-century German nobleman from the Welf dynasty who also ruled as Duke of Saxony and played a central role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria
Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria was a Bavarian prince and briefly the designated heir to the Spanish throne whose early death helped trigger the War of the Spanish Succession.
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E.
William IV, Duke of Bavaria
William IV, Duke of Bavaria was a 16th-century Bavarian ruler known for his role in consolidating ducal power, supporting the arts and sciences, and issuing the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot (beer purity law) of 1516.
- F. None of above. chosen
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