Prince-Bishopric of Sion
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The Prince-Bishopric of Sion was a medieval ecclesiastical principality in the Upper Valais region of what is now Switzerland, where the bishop of Sion held both spiritual and temporal authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prince-Bishopric of Sion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20197077 — 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-Bishopric of Sion Context triple: [Aymon, Bishop of Sion, countryOfJurisdiction, Prince-Bishopric of Sion]
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A.
Prince-Bishopric of Basel
The Prince-Bishopric of Basel was a historical ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire in what is now northwestern Switzerland and parts of eastern France.
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B.
Prince-Bishopric of Constance
The Prince-Bishopric of Constance was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire centered on the city of Constance, combining the spiritual authority of a bishopric with secular territorial rule.
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C.
Prince-Bishopric of Gurk
The Prince-Bishopric of Gurk was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire centered in present-day Carinthia, Austria, ruled by a prince-bishop who held both spiritual and temporal authority.
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D.
Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg
The Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire centered on the city of Strasbourg, ruled by its bishop as both a spiritual and secular prince.
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E.
Bishopric of Swisttal
The Bishopric of Swisttal was a historical ecclesiastical territory in the Low Countries where Middle Dutch served as the primary vernacular language.
- 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-Bishopric of Sion Target entity description: The Prince-Bishopric of Sion was a medieval ecclesiastical principality in the Upper Valais region of what is now Switzerland, where the bishop of Sion held both spiritual and temporal authority.
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A.
Prince-Bishopric of Basel
The Prince-Bishopric of Basel was a historical ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire in what is now northwestern Switzerland and parts of eastern France.
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B.
Prince-Bishopric of Constance
The Prince-Bishopric of Constance was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire centered on the city of Constance, combining the spiritual authority of a bishopric with secular territorial rule.
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C.
Prince-Bishopric of Gurk
The Prince-Bishopric of Gurk was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire centered in present-day Carinthia, Austria, ruled by a prince-bishop who held both spiritual and temporal authority.
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D.
Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg
The Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire centered on the city of Strasbourg, ruled by its bishop as both a spiritual and secular prince.
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E.
Bishopric of Swisttal
The Bishopric of Swisttal was a historical ecclesiastical territory in the Low Countries where Middle Dutch served as the primary vernacular language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.