Hedwig of Wittelsbach
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Hedwig of Wittelsbach was a 12th-century Bavarian noblewoman from the influential House of Wittelsbach who became Duchess of Merania through marriage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hedwig of Bavaria | 1 |
| Hedwig of Wittelsbach canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20204498 — 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: Hedwig of Wittelsbach Context triple: [Berthold IV, Duke of Merania, mother, Hedwig of Wittelsbach]
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A.
Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg
Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg was a German princess of the House of Wittelsbach who became Electress Palatine and was noted for her extensive dynastic connections across European royal families.
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B.
Gisela of Bavaria
Gisela of Bavaria was a Bavarian princess who became Queen of Hungary and played a key role in the Christianization and early state formation of the Hungarian kingdom.
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C.
Violante Beatrix of Bavaria
Violante Beatrix of Bavaria was an Italian-born Bavarian princess who became Grand Princess of Tuscany through her marriage to Ferdinando de' Medici and later served as governor of Siena.
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D.
Adelheid von Pfalz-Sulzbach
Adelheid von Pfalz-Sulzbach was a German princess of the House of Wittelsbach who became an English duchess through her marriage into the Shrewsbury family.
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E.
Hedwig of Saxony
Hedwig of Saxony was a 10th-century German duchess and influential noblewoman, best known as the daughter of King Henry the Fowler and the wife of Hugh the Great of France.
- 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: Hedwig of Wittelsbach Target entity description: Hedwig of Wittelsbach was a 12th-century Bavarian noblewoman from the influential House of Wittelsbach who became Duchess of Merania through marriage.
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A.
Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg
Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg was a German princess of the House of Wittelsbach who became Electress Palatine and was noted for her extensive dynastic connections across European royal families.
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B.
Gisela of Bavaria
Gisela of Bavaria was a Bavarian princess who became Queen of Hungary and played a key role in the Christianization and early state formation of the Hungarian kingdom.
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C.
Violante Beatrix of Bavaria
Violante Beatrix of Bavaria was an Italian-born Bavarian princess who became Grand Princess of Tuscany through her marriage to Ferdinando de' Medici and later served as governor of Siena.
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D.
Adelheid von Pfalz-Sulzbach
Adelheid von Pfalz-Sulzbach was a German princess of the House of Wittelsbach who became an English duchess through her marriage into the Shrewsbury family.
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E.
Hedwig of Saxony
Hedwig of Saxony was a 10th-century German duchess and influential noblewoman, best known as the daughter of King Henry the Fowler and the wife of Hugh the Great of France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hedwig of Wittelsbach