Michiel de Ruyter
E18142
Michiel de Ruyter was a famed 17th-century Dutch admiral renowned for his naval victories against England and France and for being one of the greatest commanders in Dutch maritime history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michiel de Ruyter canonical | 41 |
| De Ruyter | 2 |
| Maarten Tromp | 1 |
| Michiel de Ruyter – Dutch Republic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T118593 — 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: Michiel de Ruyter Context triple: [Dutch Golden Age, notableFigure, Michiel de Ruyter]
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A.
Simon van Slingelandt
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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B.
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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C.
Woodes Rogers
Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer who became famous for his circumnavigation of the globe and later served as the first royal governor of the Bahamas, where he worked to suppress piracy.
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D.
Cornelis de Witt
Cornelis de Witt was a prominent 17th-century Dutch statesman and republican leader who, alongside his brother Johan de Witt, played a central role in the politics of the Dutch Republic before being murdered during the political turmoil of 1672.
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E.
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, was a prominent English general and statesman renowned for his decisive victories against France in the early 18th century and for shaping European power politics.
- 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: Michiel de Ruyter Target entity description: Michiel de Ruyter was a famed 17th-century Dutch admiral renowned for his naval victories against England and France and for being one of the greatest commanders in Dutch maritime history.
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A.
Simon van Slingelandt
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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B.
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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C.
Woodes Rogers
Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer who became famous for his circumnavigation of the globe and later served as the first royal governor of the Bahamas, where he worked to suppress piracy.
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D.
Cornelis de Witt
Cornelis de Witt was a prominent 17th-century Dutch statesman and republican leader who, alongside his brother Johan de Witt, played a central role in the politics of the Dutch Republic before being murdered during the political turmoil of 1672.
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E.
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, was a prominent English general and statesman renowned for his decisive victories against France in the early 18th century and for shaping European power politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michiel de Ruyter Description of subject: Michiel de Ruyter was a famed 17th-century Dutch admiral renowned for his naval victories against England and France and for being one of the greatest commanders in Dutch maritime history.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maarten Tromp
this entity surface form:
De Ruyter
this entity surface form:
Michiel de Ruyter – Dutch Republic
subject surface form:
HNLMS De Ruyter
subject surface form:
HNLMS De Ruyter
subject surface form:
HNLMS De Ruyter
this entity surface form:
De Ruyter