Simon van Slingelandt
E17167
Simon van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland and played a key role in the political affairs of the Dutch Republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Simon van Slingelandt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T103728 — 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: Simon van Slingelandt Context triple: [Grand Pensionary, notableOfficeHolder, Simon van Slingelandt]
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A.
Jacob van Swanenburgh
Jacob van Swanenburgh was a Dutch painter of the early 17th century, known for his atmospheric cityscapes and infernal scenes and for having taught the young Rembrandt.
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B.
Willem
Willem is a given name, primarily used in Dutch-speaking regions, that corresponds to the English name William.
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C.
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, was a 17th-century Dutch stadtholder and military leader who significantly strengthened the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War.
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D.
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen was a 17th-century German-Dutch nobleman and military commander best known for his enlightened but expansionist rule over Dutch Brazil and his patronage of science and the arts.
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E.
Isaac van Hoornbeek
Isaac van Hoornbeek was a 17th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland, acting as one of the leading political figures of the Dutch Republic.
- 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: Simon van Slingelandt Target entity description: Simon van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland and played a key role in the political affairs of the Dutch Republic.
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A.
Jacob van Swanenburgh
Jacob van Swanenburgh was a Dutch painter of the early 17th century, known for his atmospheric cityscapes and infernal scenes and for having taught the young Rembrandt.
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B.
Willem
Willem is a given name, primarily used in Dutch-speaking regions, that corresponds to the English name William.
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C.
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, was a 17th-century Dutch stadtholder and military leader who significantly strengthened the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War.
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D.
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen was a 17th-century German-Dutch nobleman and military commander best known for his enlightened but expansionist rule over Dutch Brazil and his patronage of science and the arts.
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E.
Isaac van Hoornbeek
Isaac van Hoornbeek was a 17th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland, acting as one of the leading political figures of the Dutch Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch statesman
ⓘ
Grand Pensionary of Holland ⓘ human ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| familyName | van Slingelandt ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
politics
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Simon ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Grand Pensionary ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in Dutch Republic politics in the 18th century ⓘ |
| notableOffice |
Grand Pensionary
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Pensionary of Holland
|
| notableRole | leading political figure in the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
statesman ⓘ |
| participatedIn | political affairs of the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grand Pensionary
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Pensionary of Holland
Grand Pensionary ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Pensionary of the Dutch Republic
|
| residence | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Holland
|
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Holland
The Hague ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Simon van Slingelandt Description of subject: Simon van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland and played a key role in the political affairs of the Dutch Republic.
Referenced by (1)
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