Principality of Waldeck
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The Principality of Waldeck was a small German state within the Holy Roman Empire and later the German Confederation, historically ruled by the House of Waldeck and known for providing troops as auxiliaries to foreign powers.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Principality of Waldeck canonical | 15 |
| Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont | 15 |
| Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont | 6 |
| Fürstentum Waldeck | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T913295 — 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: Principality of Waldeck Context triple: [Hessian auxiliaries, countryOfOrigin, Principality of Waldeck]
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Grand Duchy of Berg
The Grand Duchy of Berg was a short-lived Napoleonic client state in western Germany, ruled by Napoleon’s relatives and allies as part of his reorganization of the Holy Roman Empire’s territories.
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Duchy of Westphalia
The Duchy of Westphalia was a medieval territorial principality in the Holy Roman Empire, largely under the control of the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and located in what is now western Germany.
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C.
Principality of Sedan
The Principality of Sedan was a small independent sovereign state in northeastern France centered on the fortified town of Sedan, which played a notable role in early modern European political and military history.
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Principality of Göttingen
The Principality of Göttingen was a medieval German principality within the Holy Roman Empire, centered on the city of Göttingen and ruled by a branch of the Welf dynasty.
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E.
Grand Duchy of Baden
The Grand Duchy of Baden was a historical German state on the Upper Rhine that emerged in the early 19th century, later becoming a member of the German Confederation and then the German Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Principality of Waldeck Target entity description: The Principality of Waldeck was a small German state within the Holy Roman Empire and later the German Confederation, historically ruled by the House of Waldeck and known for providing troops as auxiliaries to foreign powers.
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A.
Grand Duchy of Berg
The Grand Duchy of Berg was a short-lived Napoleonic client state in western Germany, ruled by Napoleon’s relatives and allies as part of his reorganization of the Holy Roman Empire’s territories.
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B.
Duchy of Westphalia
The Duchy of Westphalia was a medieval territorial principality in the Holy Roman Empire, largely under the control of the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and located in what is now western Germany.
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C.
Principality of Sedan
The Principality of Sedan was a small independent sovereign state in northeastern France centered on the fortified town of Sedan, which played a notable role in early modern European political and military history.
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D.
Principality of Göttingen
The Principality of Göttingen was a medieval German principality within the Holy Roman Empire, centered on the city of Göttingen and ruled by a branch of the Welf dynasty.
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Grand Duchy of Baden
The Grand Duchy of Baden was a historical German state on the Upper Rhine that emerged in the early 19th century, later becoming a member of the German Confederation and then the German Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former principality
ⓘ
member state of the German Confederation ⓘ state of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| capital |
Arolsen
ⓘ
Arolsen ⓘ
surface form:
Bad Arolsen
|
| commonName | Waldeck ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| currency |
Gulden
ⓘ
Thaler ⓘ |
| diplomaticStatus | imperial estate of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Germans ⓘ |
| fullName |
Principality of Waldeck
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
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| governmentType | principality ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle |
Prince of Waldeck
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
|
| historicalEra |
19th century Europe
ⓘ
Early Modern period ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
|
| historicalRegion |
Hesse
ⓘ
Westphalia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military contingents in foreign service
ⓘ
providing auxiliary troops to foreign powers ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Europe
ⓘ
German Confederation ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| mergedWith | County of Pyrmont ⓘ |
| militaryRole | supplier of auxiliary regiments ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long-ruling local dynasty
ⓘ
small territorial size ⓘ |
| partOf | Upper Rhenish Circle ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| presentIn | modern Germany ⓘ |
| religion |
Lutheranism
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| rulingDynasty | House of Waldeck ⓘ |
| rulingHouse | House of Waldeck ⓘ |
| sovereigntyType | immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| status |
mediatized state under Prussian administration
ⓘ
member state of the German Confederation ⓘ sovereign state within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| successor |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Free State of Prussia
Free State of Waldeck ⓘ Free State of Waldeck ⓘ
surface form:
Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont
Hesse-Nassau ⓘ Prussia ⓘ state of Hesse ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ
surface form:
state of North Rhine-Westphalia
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Subject: Principality of Waldeck Description of subject: The Principality of Waldeck was a small German state within the Holy Roman Empire and later the German Confederation, historically ruled by the House of Waldeck and known for providing troops as auxiliaries to foreign powers.
Referenced by (37)
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