Barbara of Cilli
E160278
Barbara of Cilli was a 15th-century queen consort of Hungary and Holy Roman Empress known for her political influence, substantial wealth, and later reputation as a powerful and controversial noblewoman in Central Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barbara of Cilli canonical | 2 |
| Barbara of Celje | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1046732 — 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: Barbara of Cilli Context triple: [Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, spouse, Barbara of Cilli]
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Agnes of Merania
Agnes of Merania was a late 12th-century noblewoman and queen consort of France, known for her controversial marriage to King Philip II that sparked a major conflict with the papacy.
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B.
Countess Margaretha of Holstein-Sonderburg
Countess Margaretha of Holstein-Sonderburg was a 17th-century German noblewoman from the ducal House of Holstein-Sonderburg who became the wife of Dutch colonial governor and military leader Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen.
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C.
Mary of Hungary
Mary of Hungary was a 16th-century Habsburg archduchess who served as Queen of Hungary and later as the influential governor of the Habsburg Netherlands.
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D.
Anna of Saxony
Anna of Saxony was a 16th-century German noblewoman and heiress from the House of Wettin, best known as the second wife of William the Silent, Prince of Orange.
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E.
Joanna of Austria
Joanna of Austria was a 16th-century Habsburg archduchess who served as regent of Spain and was notable for her political influence and patronage of religious and cultural institutions.
- 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: Barbara of Cilli Target entity description: Barbara of Cilli was a 15th-century queen consort of Hungary and Holy Roman Empress known for her political influence, substantial wealth, and later reputation as a powerful and controversial noblewoman in Central Europe.
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A.
Agnes of Merania
Agnes of Merania was a late 12th-century noblewoman and queen consort of France, known for her controversial marriage to King Philip II that sparked a major conflict with the papacy.
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B.
Countess Margaretha of Holstein-Sonderburg
Countess Margaretha of Holstein-Sonderburg was a 17th-century German noblewoman from the ducal House of Holstein-Sonderburg who became the wife of Dutch colonial governor and military leader Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen.
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C.
Mary of Hungary
Mary of Hungary was a 16th-century Habsburg archduchess who served as Queen of Hungary and later as the influential governor of the Habsburg Netherlands.
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D.
Anna of Saxony
Anna of Saxony was a 16th-century German noblewoman and heiress from the House of Wettin, best known as the second wife of William the Silent, Prince of Orange.
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E.
Joanna of Austria
Joanna of Austria was a 16th-century Habsburg archduchess who served as regent of Spain and was notable for her political influence and patronage of religious and cultural institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century person
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Holy Roman Empress ⓘ human ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ queen consort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brandenburg
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Celje
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County of Cilli ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1392 ⓘ |
| child |
Elizabeth of Luxembourg
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surface form:
Elisabeth of Luxembourg
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Holy Roman Empire
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Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of Bohemia
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Mělník ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1451 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Hermann II, Count of Celje ⓘ |
| heldTitle | Lady of Mělník ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
later associated with legends of witchcraft and alchemy
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portrayed as ambitious and power-seeking ⓘ |
| languageOfUse |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| mother | Anna of Schaunberg ⓘ |
| name |
Barbara of Cilli
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Barbara of Celje
Barbara of Cilli self-link ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Cilli ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial reputation in later historiography
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political influence in Central Europe ⓘ role in dynastic politics of the House of Luxembourg ⓘ substantial personal wealth ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Council of Constance (as consort in Sigismund’s entourage) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Electress of Brandenburg
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Holy Roman Empress ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Roman Empress consort
Queen of Bohemia ⓘ
surface form:
Queen consort of Bohemia
Queen consort of Croatia ⓘ Queen consort of Hungary ⓘ |
| propertyOwnership |
estates in Bohemia
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estates in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ extensive estates in Hungary ⓘ |
| reignAsHolyRomanEmpressConsortEnd | 1437 ⓘ |
| reignAsHolyRomanEmpressConsortStart | 1433 ⓘ |
| reignAsQueenConsortOfHungaryEnd | 1437 ⓘ |
| reignAsQueenConsortOfHungaryStart | 1408 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
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surface form:
Sigismund of Luxembourg
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barbara of Cilli Description of subject: Barbara of Cilli was a 15th-century queen consort of Hungary and Holy Roman Empress known for her political influence, substantial wealth, and later reputation as a powerful and controversial noblewoman in Central Europe.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Barbara of Celje