Duchy of Brabant
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The Duchy of Brabant was a powerful medieval and early modern principality in the Low Countries, centered on cities like Brussels and Leuven, that played a key role in the political and economic development of what is now Belgium and the Netherlands.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duchy of Brabant canonical | 137 |
| Landgraviate of Brabant | 2 |
| Duchy of Brabant (French département) | 1 |
| Duchy of Brabant (historical) | 1 |
| Duchy of Brabant under John III | 1 |
| Duke of Brabant (medieval duchy) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T167176 — 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: Duchy of Brabant Context triple: [Grave, historicallyPartOf, Duchy of Brabant]
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A.
Habsburg Netherlands
The Habsburg Netherlands were a collection of Low Countries provinces under Habsburg rule that formed a major political and economic center in early modern Europe before the rise of the Dutch Republic.
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B.
Principality of Orange
The Principality of Orange was a historic sovereign state in what is now southeastern France, whose title later became closely associated with the Dutch royal House of Orange-Nassau.
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C.
Flanders
Flanders is the Dutch-speaking northern region of Belgium, known for its rich medieval cities, strong economy, and distinct cultural identity.
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D.
Union of Utrecht
The Union of Utrecht was a 1579 treaty uniting several northern Dutch provinces into a defensive alliance that became the constitutional foundation of the Dutch Republic.
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E.
States of Holland and West Friesland
The States of Holland and West Friesland was the provincial governing body of the County of Holland in the Dutch Republic, dominated by urban regents and playing a central role in the republic’s political and economic power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Duchy of Brabant Target entity description: The Duchy of Brabant was a powerful medieval and early modern principality in the Low Countries, centered on cities like Brussels and Leuven, that played a key role in the political and economic development of what is now Belgium and the Netherlands.
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A.
Habsburg Netherlands
The Habsburg Netherlands were a collection of Low Countries provinces under Habsburg rule that formed a major political and economic center in early modern Europe before the rise of the Dutch Republic.
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B.
Principality of Orange
The Principality of Orange was a historic sovereign state in what is now southeastern France, whose title later became closely associated with the Dutch royal House of Orange-Nassau.
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C.
Flanders
Flanders is the Dutch-speaking northern region of Belgium, known for its rich medieval cities, strong economy, and distinct cultural identity.
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D.
Union of Utrecht
The Union of Utrecht was a 1579 treaty uniting several northern Dutch provinces into a defensive alliance that became the constitutional foundation of the Dutch Republic.
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E.
States of Holland and West Friesland
The States of Holland and West Friesland was the provincial governing body of the County of Holland in the Dutch Republic, dominated by urban regents and playing a central role in the republic’s political and economic power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
former duchy ⓘ historical region ⓘ medieval principality ⓘ |
| capital |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
Leuven ⓘ |
| contains |
Antwerp
ⓘ
Breda ⓘ Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
Leuven ⓘ Lier ⓘ Mechelen ⓘ Nivelles ⓘ Tienen ⓘ ’s-Hertogenbosch ⓘ
surface form:
’s‑Hertogenbosch
|
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currency |
Brabantine florin
ⓘ
Brabantine florin ⓘ
surface form:
Brabantine guilder
|
| currentTerritoryIncludes |
Brussels-Capital Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels‑Capital Region
Flemish Brabant ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Flemish Brabant
North Brabant ⓘ
surface form:
Province of North Brabant
Walloon Brabant ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Walloon Brabant
|
| dissolved | 1795 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1795 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Brussels-Capital Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels‑Capital Region
Duchy of Brabant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Duchy of Brabant (French département)
Flemish Brabant ⓘ North Brabant ⓘ Walloon Brabant ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Brabant
Brabant ⓘ
surface form:
South Brabant
Walloon Brabant ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | golden lion on a black field ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Duke of Brabant ⓘ |
| influenced |
economic development of the Low Countries
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political development of Belgium ⓘ political development of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Dutch
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French ⓘ Middle Dutch ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Joyous Entry of 1356 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Low Countries
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Western Europe ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Brabant
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surface form:
Brabant region
|
| notableEvent |
Battle of Worringen
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Brabant Revolution ⓘ Joyous Entry of 1356 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Habsburg Netherlands
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surface form:
Austrian Netherlands
Burgundian Netherlands ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ Seventeen Provinces ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
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| precededBy |
Duchy of Lower Lotharingia
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Duchy of Brabant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Landgraviate of Brabant
|
| presentInCountry |
Belgium
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty |
House of Habsburg
ⓘ
House of Habsburg ⓘ
surface form:
House of Habsburg‑Austria
House of Habsburg ⓘ
surface form:
House of Habsburg‑Spain
House of Leuven ⓘ House of Reginar ⓘ House of Valois ⓘ
surface form:
House of Valois‑Burgundy
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| startTime |
1183
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1183–1184 ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent |
Battle of Worringen 1288
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Brabant Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Brabant Revolution 1789–1790
Joyous Entry 1356 ⓘ |
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Subject: Duchy of Brabant Description of subject: The Duchy of Brabant was a powerful medieval and early modern principality in the Low Countries, centered on cities like Brussels and Leuven, that played a key role in the political and economic development of what is now Belgium and the Netherlands.
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