Maud, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire
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Maud, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire, also known as Empress Matilda, was a 12th-century English princess and claimant to the English throne whose contested succession sparked the civil war known as The Anarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maud, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5191718 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maud, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire Context triple: [Maud, hasNotableBearer, Maud, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire]
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Maud of Lancaster, Duchess of Bavaria
Maud of Lancaster, Duchess of Bavaria, was a 14th-century English noblewoman of the powerful House of Lancaster who became duchess through marriage into the Bavarian ruling dynasty.
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B.
Maria of Simmern
Maria of Simmern was a 16th-century German noblewoman and princess from the Palatine branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty.
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C.
Magdalene of Brandenburg
Magdalene of Brandenburg was a German noblewoman from the House of Hohenzollern who became Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt through marriage.
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D.
Brigitta of Palatinate-Simmern
Brigitta of Palatinate-Simmern was a noblewoman of the German princely House of Wittelsbach, belonging to its Palatinate-Simmern branch in the late medieval/early modern Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Matilda of Habsburg
Matilda of Habsburg was a 13th-century Habsburg princess who became Duchess of Bavaria through her marriage to Louis II, Duke of Bavaria.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maud, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire Target entity description: Maud, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire, also known as Empress Matilda, was a 12th-century English princess and claimant to the English throne whose contested succession sparked the civil war known as The Anarchy.
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A.
Maud of Lancaster, Duchess of Bavaria
Maud of Lancaster, Duchess of Bavaria, was a 14th-century English noblewoman of the powerful House of Lancaster who became duchess through marriage into the Bavarian ruling dynasty.
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B.
Maria of Simmern
Maria of Simmern was a 16th-century German noblewoman and princess from the Palatine branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty.
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C.
Magdalene of Brandenburg
Magdalene of Brandenburg was a German noblewoman from the House of Hohenzollern who became Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt through marriage.
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D.
Brigitta of Palatinate-Simmern
Brigitta of Palatinate-Simmern was a noblewoman of the German princely House of Wittelsbach, belonging to its Palatinate-Simmern branch in the late medieval/early modern Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Matilda of Habsburg
Matilda of Habsburg was a 13th-century Habsburg princess who became Duchess of Bavaria through her marriage to Louis II, Duke of Bavaria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
claimant to the English throne
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empress consort ⓘ human ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ princess of England ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Empress Matilda
NERFINISHED
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Matilda of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Maud of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rouen Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict | contested succession to the English throne ⓘ |
| child |
Geoffrey, Count of Nantes
NERFINISHED
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Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ William, Count of Poitou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Duchy of Normandy
NERFINISHED
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1102 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1167-09-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | imperial court at Mainz ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| father | Henry I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | mother of the Plantagenet dynasty of English kings ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| mother | Matilda of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | The Anarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | claim to the English throne during The Anarchy ⓘ |
| opponent | Stephen of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Oxfordshire
NERFINISHED
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Sutton Courtenay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Normandy
NERFINISHED
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Rouen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Duchess consort of Normandy
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Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Lady of the English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Anjou
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling | William Adelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
coronation as empress in the Holy Roman Empire
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designated heir of Henry I of England ⓘ |
| spouse |
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
NERFINISHED
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Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Countess of Anjou
NERFINISHED
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Empress of the Romans ⓘ Lady of the English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maud, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire Description of subject: Maud, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire, also known as Empress Matilda, was a 12th-century English princess and claimant to the English throne whose contested succession sparked the civil war known as The Anarchy.
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