John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
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John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, was a late 15th- to early 16th-century German nobleman of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled the small Palatine territory of Zweibrücken within the Holy Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1144322 — 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.
Target entity: John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken Context triple: [House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, producedRuler, John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken]
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John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg
John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg, was a 17th-century German prince of the House of Wittelsbach whose lineage connected the Palatinate branch to the Swedish royal family.
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John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen
John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen was a German nobleman of the House of Nassau who ruled the small principality of Nassau-Siegen in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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C.
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken was a 16th-century German prince of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled the Palatinate-Zweibrücken territory and played a notable role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
The Count Palatine of Zweibrücken was a noble title held by a branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty that ruled the small but strategically important territory of Zweibrücken within the Holy Roman Empire.
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Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg was a 16th-century German archbishop and prince-elector whose conversion to Protestantism and attempt to secularize his territory sparked the Cologne War within the Holy Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken Target entity description: John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, was a late 15th- to early 16th-century German nobleman of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled the small Palatine territory of Zweibrücken within the Holy Roman Empire.
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A.
John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg
John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg, was a 17th-century German prince of the House of Wittelsbach whose lineage connected the Palatinate branch to the Swedish royal family.
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B.
John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen
John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen was a German nobleman of the House of Nassau who ruled the small principality of Nassau-Siegen in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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C.
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken was a 16th-century German prince of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled the Palatinate-Zweibrücken territory and played a notable role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
The Count Palatine of Zweibrücken was a noble title held by a branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty that ruled the small but strategically important territory of Zweibrücken within the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg was a 16th-century German archbishop and prince-elector whose conversion to Protestantism and attempt to secularize his territory sparked the Cologne War within the Holy Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Count Palatine
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German nobleman ⓘ member of the nobility ⓘ nobleman ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| category |
15th-century German nobility
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16th-century German nobility ⓘ Count Palatine of Zweibrücken ⓘ
surface form:
Counts Palatine of Zweibrücken
House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
surface form:
Wittelsbach rulers
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| country of citizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dynasty |
House of Wittelsbach
ⓘ
surface form:
Wittelsbach dynasty
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| ethnic group | German ⓘ |
| given name | John ⓘ |
| language of work or name | German ⓘ |
| member of | House of Wittelsbach ⓘ |
| noble family |
House of Wittelsbach
ⓘ
surface form:
Wittelsbach
|
| noble title | Count Palatine ⓘ |
| ordinal | II ⓘ |
| part of |
German nobility
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| position held | ruler of the County Palatine of Zweibrücken ⓘ |
| realm |
Palatinate-Zweibrücken statelet
ⓘ
surface form:
County Palatine of Zweibrücken
|
| residence | Zweibrücken ⓘ |
| territory ruled |
Palatinate-Zweibrücken statelet
ⓘ
surface form:
Palatinate-Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken ⓘ |
| time period |
early 16th century
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late 15th century ⓘ |
| title | Count Palatine of Zweibrücken ⓘ |
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Subject: John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken Description of subject: John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, was a late 15th- to early 16th-century German nobleman of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled the small Palatine territory of Zweibrücken within the Holy Roman Empire.
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