Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
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Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels was a 17th-century German prince of the House of Wettin who ruled the Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels and was known for his patronage of the arts and culture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels | 2 |
| Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels canonical | 2 |
| Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21314324 — 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: Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels Context triple: [John George I, Elector of Saxony, child, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels]
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Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst was a German prince of the House of Ascania who ruled the small principality of Anhalt-Zerbst in the early 18th century.
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Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg was a 17th-century German prince who ruled the small north German duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg and belonged to the influential House of Ascania.
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August Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern
August Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern, was an 18th-century German nobleman and military leader from the House of Welf who served as a Prussian general during the Silesian Wars.
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D.
Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
The Duke of Saxe-Altenburg was the hereditary sovereign ruler of the small Ernestine duchy of Saxe-Altenburg within the historical German states.
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Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
The Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was the hereditary ruler of the Ernestine duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg within the Holy Roman Empire and later the German Confederation.
- 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: Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels Target entity description: Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels was a 17th-century German prince of the House of Wettin who ruled the Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels and was known for his patronage of the arts and culture.
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A.
Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst was a German prince of the House of Ascania who ruled the small principality of Anhalt-Zerbst in the early 18th century.
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B.
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg was a 17th-century German prince who ruled the small north German duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg and belonged to the influential House of Ascania.
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C.
August Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern
August Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern, was an 18th-century German nobleman and military leader from the House of Welf who served as a Prussian general during the Silesian Wars.
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D.
Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
The Duke of Saxe-Altenburg was the hereditary sovereign ruler of the small Ernestine duchy of Saxe-Altenburg within the historical German states.
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E.
Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
The Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was the hereditary ruler of the Ernestine duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg within the Holy Roman Empire and later the German Confederation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
linked to: Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels