Count Palatine of Sulzbach
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The Count Palatine of Sulzbach was a hereditary title within a branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty that ruled the small but influential Palatine territory of Sulzbach in early modern Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Count Palatine of Sulzbach canonical | 5 |
| Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2417351 — 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: Count Palatine of Sulzbach Context triple: [Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine, positionHeld, Count Palatine of Sulzbach]
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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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Count Palatine of the Rhine
The Count Palatine of the Rhine was a powerful territorial prince of the Holy Roman Empire who ruled the Palatinate region along the Rhine and held significant political influence, including a vote in the imperial election.
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Count Eberhard im Bart
Count Eberhard im Bart was a 15th-century Count of Württemberg known for his role in consolidating the region’s power and for founding the University of Tübingen.
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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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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: Count Palatine of Sulzbach Target entity description: The Count Palatine of Sulzbach was a hereditary title within a branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty that ruled the small but influential Palatine territory of Sulzbach in early modern Germany.
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A.
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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B.
Count Palatine of the Rhine
The Count Palatine of the Rhine was a powerful territorial prince of the Holy Roman Empire who ruled the Palatinate region along the Rhine and held significant political influence, including a vote in the imperial election.
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C.
Count Eberhard im Bart
Count Eberhard im Bart was a 15th-century Count of Württemberg known for his role in consolidating the region’s power and for founding the University of Tübingen.
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D.
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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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 (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary noble title
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title of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
inheritance of the Electoral Palatinate by the Sulzbach line (18th century)
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personal union with Bavaria under Charles Theodore ⓘ |
| associatedWithNobleFamily |
House of Wittelsbach
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surface form:
Palatine-Sulzbach line of Wittelsbachs
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| associatedWithTerritory | Palatinate-Sulzbach ⓘ |
| associatedWithTown | Sulzbach ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dynasticHouse |
House of Wittelsbach
ⓘ
surface form:
Wittelsbach dynasty
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| endTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| feudalAllegiance |
Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
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| governmentForm | territorial principality ⓘ |
| heldByReligion |
Calvinism
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Lutheranism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early modern period ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | German ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Germany ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Electorate of Bavaria
ⓘ
Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of the Palatinate
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| nobleRankLevel | comital rank ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
ⓘ
Christian August, Count Palatine of Sulzbach ⓘ John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach ⓘ Count Palatine of Sulzbach self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
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| partOf |
Electoral Palatinate
ⓘ
surface form:
Electoral Palatinate (Wittelsbach possessions)
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| politicalStatus | Imperial immediate territory ⓘ |
| rank | Count Palatine ⓘ |
| region | Upper Palatinate ⓘ |
| seatType | residential court ⓘ |
| significance | played a role in succession of the Palatinate and Bavaria ⓘ |
| startTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| successionLaw | agnatic succession ⓘ |
| titleGender | primarily male ⓘ |
| titleHereditary | true ⓘ |
| titleHolderStyle |
Count Palatine of the Rhine
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surface form:
Pfalzgraf bei Rhein (Count Palatine of the Rhine)
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| typeOfMonarchy | territorial principality within the Empire ⓘ |
| usedByDynasty | House of Wittelsbach ⓘ |
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Subject: Count Palatine of Sulzbach Description of subject: The Count Palatine of Sulzbach was a hereditary title within a branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty that ruled the small but influential Palatine territory of Sulzbach in early modern Germany.
Referenced by (6)
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