Władysław IV Vasa
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Władysław IV Vasa was a 17th-century King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from the Vasa dynasty, noted for his military leadership, cultural patronage, and involvement in Eastern European conflicts including Russia’s Time of Troubles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Władysław IV Vasa canonical | 31 |
| Władysław IV Vasa renounced his title of Tsar of Russia | 1 |
| Władysław Vasa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T382645 — 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: Władysław IV Vasa Context triple: [Time of Troubles, significantPerson, Władysław IV Vasa]
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Sigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa was a late 16th–early 17th century monarch who ruled both the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden, whose dynastic and religious ambitions helped fuel major conflicts in Eastern Europe.
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B.
Jan Szczepański
Jan Szczepański was a Polish mountaineer known for participating in pioneering high-altitude ascents in the Andes.
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C.
Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska
Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska was a Polish princess of the Sobieski dynasty who became Electress of Bavaria through her marriage to Maximilian II Emanuel.
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D.
Gabriel Narutowicz
Gabriel Narutowicz was a Polish engineer, politician, and statesman who became the first president of the Second Polish Republic and was assassinated shortly after taking office in 1922.
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E.
Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum
Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum was a Dutch nobleman, diplomat, and colonial administrator who served as a reform-minded Governor-General in the Dutch East Indies during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Władysław IV Vasa Target entity description: Władysław IV Vasa was a 17th-century King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from the Vasa dynasty, noted for his military leadership, cultural patronage, and involvement in Eastern European conflicts including Russia’s Time of Troubles.
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A.
Sigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa was a late 16th–early 17th century monarch who ruled both the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden, whose dynastic and religious ambitions helped fuel major conflicts in Eastern Europe.
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B.
Jan Szczepański
Jan Szczepański was a Polish mountaineer known for participating in pioneering high-altitude ascents in the Andes.
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C.
Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska
Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska was a Polish princess of the Sobieski dynasty who became Electress of Bavaria through her marriage to Maximilian II Emanuel.
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D.
Gabriel Narutowicz
Gabriel Narutowicz was a Polish engineer, politician, and statesman who became the first president of the Second Polish Republic and was assassinated shortly after taking office in 1922.
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E.
Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum
Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum was a Dutch nobleman, diplomat, and colonial administrator who served as a reform-minded Governor-General in the Dutch East Indies during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grand Duke of Lithuania
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King of Poland ⓘ human ⓘ member of the House of Vasa ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1595-06-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Łobzów, near Kraków, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Wawel Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
Wawel Cathedral, Kraków
|
| child | Sigismund Casimir Vasa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1648-05-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Merecz, Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ |
| dynasty | House of Vasa ⓘ |
| father | Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ |
| givenName | Władysław ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Polish–Muscovite War
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Muscovite War (1609–1618)
Smolensk War ⓘ
surface form:
Smolensk War (1632–1634)
Thirty Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Thirty Years’ War (indirect diplomatic and military involvement)
conflicts with the Ottoman Empire and Crimean Tatars ⓘ |
| mother | Anne of Austria (Polish queen) ⓘ |
| name | Władysław IV Vasa self-link ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Grand Duke of Lithuania
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince of Lithuania
Prince of Poland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempts to regain the Swedish crown
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cultural patronage ⓘ involvement in the Time of Troubles in Russia ⓘ military leadership ⓘ plans for war against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ support for religious tolerance in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| patronOf |
fortification and military engineering projects
ⓘ
the arts in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ theatre and opera at the royal court in Warsaw ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grand Duke of Lithuania
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King of Poland ⓘ Prince of Sweden (deposed line) ⓘ Tsar of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Tsar of Russia (titular, elected but not crowned)
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| predecessor | Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ |
| regnalNumber | IV ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1648 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1632 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Royal Castle in Warsaw
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Wawel Castle in Kraków ⓘ |
| signed | Treaty of Polyanovka (1634) ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cecilia Renata of Austria
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Marie Louise Gonzaga ⓘ |
| successor | John II Casimir Vasa ⓘ |
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Subject: Władysław IV Vasa Description of subject: Władysław IV Vasa was a 17th-century King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from the Vasa dynasty, noted for his military leadership, cultural patronage, and involvement in Eastern European conflicts including Russia’s Time of Troubles.
Referenced by (33)
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