William III, Count of Hainaut
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William III, Count of Hainaut was a 14th-century nobleman who ruled Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland and played a significant role in the politics of the Low Countries and the Holy Roman Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William III, Count of Holland | 2 |
| William III, Count of Hainaut canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19303918 — 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 III, Count of Hainaut Context triple: [House of Hainaut, hasNotableMember, William III, Count of Hainaut]
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A.
William I, Duke of Guelders
William I, Duke of Guelders was a late 14th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Guelders and played a significant role in the regional politics of the Low Countries.
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B.
William I, Count of Holland
William I, Count of Holland was a medieval nobleman who ruled the County of Holland from the late 12th to early 13th century and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire and the Low Countries.
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C.
William II, Count of Holland
William II, Count of Holland was a 13th-century nobleman who ruled Holland and Zeeland and was elected King of the Romans in the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
William I, Count of Hainaut
William I, Count of Hainaut was a 14th-century nobleman who ruled the counties of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland and was the father of England’s Queen Philippa of Hainault.
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E.
Edward, Duke of Guelders
Edward, Duke of Guelders was a 14th-century nobleman from the House of Guelders who ruled the Duchy of Guelders during a period marked by dynastic conflict and regional power struggles in the Low Countries.
- 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 III, Count of Hainaut Target entity description: William III, Count of Hainaut was a 14th-century nobleman who ruled Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland and played a significant role in the politics of the Low Countries and the Holy Roman Empire.
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A.
William I, Duke of Guelders
William I, Duke of Guelders was a late 14th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Guelders and played a significant role in the regional politics of the Low Countries.
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B.
William I, Count of Holland
William I, Count of Holland was a medieval nobleman who ruled the County of Holland from the late 12th to early 13th century and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire and the Low Countries.
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C.
William II, Count of Holland
William II, Count of Holland was a 13th-century nobleman who ruled Holland and Zeeland and was elected King of the Romans in the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
William I, Count of Hainaut
William I, Count of Hainaut was a 14th-century nobleman who ruled the counties of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland and was the father of England’s Queen Philippa of Hainault.
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E.
Edward, Duke of Guelders
Edward, Duke of Guelders was a 14th-century nobleman from the House of Guelders who ruled the Duchy of Guelders during a period marked by dynastic conflict and regional power struggles in the Low Countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: William III, Count of Hainaut
linked to: William III, Count of Hainaut