Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg was a 17th-century German prince of the House of Hanover who pursued a military career in the imperial service and remained a Catholic outlier in his largely Protestant dynasty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg canonical | 5 |
| Maximilian Wilhelm | 1 |
| Maximilian William | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T115021 — 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: Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg Context triple: [Sophia of the Palatinate, child, Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg]
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Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick was an 18th-century Prussian field marshal renowned for leading Allied forces against the French in Western Germany during the Seven Years' War.
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Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, was a prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century Bavarian ruler and military leader whose ambitious foreign policy and shifting alliances significantly shaped the politics of the Holy Roman Empire and wider Europe.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand is the full given name of Wilhelm von Humboldt, the influential Prussian philosopher, linguist, and statesman.
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Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor was an early 18th-century Habsburg ruler best known for his efforts to secure the Pragmatic Sanction to ensure his daughter Maria Theresa’s succession and for leading the Austrian Monarchy through the final stages of the War of the Spanish Succession and subsequent European conflicts.
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Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria was a 19th-century Bavarian royal who effectively ruled the Kingdom of Bavaria as regent from 1886 to 1912, overseeing a period of political stability and cultural flourishing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg Target entity description: Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg was a 17th-century German prince of the House of Hanover who pursued a military career in the imperial service and remained a Catholic outlier in his largely Protestant dynasty.
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A.
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick was an 18th-century Prussian field marshal renowned for leading Allied forces against the French in Western Germany during the Seven Years' War.
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B.
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, was a prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century Bavarian ruler and military leader whose ambitious foreign policy and shifting alliances significantly shaped the politics of the Holy Roman Empire and wider Europe.
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C.
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand is the full given name of Wilhelm von Humboldt, the influential Prussian philosopher, linguist, and statesman.
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D.
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor was an early 18th-century Habsburg ruler best known for his efforts to secure the Pragmatic Sanction to ensure his daughter Maria Theresa’s succession and for leading the Austrian Monarchy through the final stages of the War of the Spanish Succession and subsequent European conflicts.
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E.
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria was a 19th-century Bavarian royal who effectively ruled the Kingdom of Bavaria as regent from 1886 to 1912, overseeing a period of political stability and cultural flourishing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German prince
ⓘ
human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hanover
ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1666-12-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Herrenhausen Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Herrenhausen, near Hanover
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1726-07-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Vienna ⓘ |
| dynasticReligionContext | Catholic outlier in a largely Protestant dynasty ⓘ |
| era |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| familyName |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunswick-Lüneburg
|
| father | Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ |
| givenName |
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Maximilian William
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| historicalRegion | Lower Saxony ⓘ |
| house |
House of Welf
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Brunswick-Lüneburg
House of Hanover ⓘ |
| languageOfEnvironment | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Welf
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Brunswick-Lüneburg
House of Hanover ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Imperial Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire
|
| mother | Sophia of the Palatinate ⓘ |
| nobleFamilyRole | younger son of the Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ |
| nobleRank | prince ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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| notableFor |
pursuing a military career in imperial service
ⓘ
remaining Catholic in a predominantly Protestant Hanoverian dynasty ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | German high nobility ⓘ |
| politicalEntity |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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surface form:
Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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| realmContext |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
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| religion | Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedIn | Imperial service of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| sibling |
George I of Great Britain
ⓘ
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover ⓘ |
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Subject: Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg Description of subject: Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg was a 17th-century German prince of the House of Hanover who pursued a military career in the imperial service and remained a Catholic outlier in his largely Protestant dynasty.
Referenced by (7)
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