Jacob De la Gardie
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Jacob De la Gardie was a prominent early 17th-century Swedish statesman and military commander who played a key role in Sweden’s expansion as a great power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jacob De la Gardie canonical | 11 |
| Jakob De la Gardie | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5894465 — 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: Jacob De la Gardie Context triple: [Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, relative, Jacob De la Gardie]
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A.
Magnus Stenbock
Magnus Stenbock was a prominent Swedish field marshal and nobleman renowned for his military leadership during the Great Northern War.
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B.
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie was a powerful 17th-century Swedish statesman and nobleman who served as a leading political figure and patron of the arts during the Swedish Empire’s great power era.
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C.
Oxenstierna
Oxenstierna is a historical Swedish statesman, notably Axel Oxenstierna, who served as chancellor and key advisor during the reign of Queen Christina of Sweden.
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D.
Nils Gyllenstierna
Nils Gyllenstierna was a prominent Swedish statesman and nobleman who rose to one of the highest positions in the kingdom’s government during the early modern period.
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E.
Johan Skytte
Johan Skytte was a prominent early 17th-century Swedish statesman and educator who served as a key advisor to King Gustavus Adolphus and played a major role in shaping Sweden’s political and educational institutions.
- 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: Jacob De la Gardie Target entity description: Jacob De la Gardie was a prominent early 17th-century Swedish statesman and military commander who played a key role in Sweden’s expansion as a great power.
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A.
Magnus Stenbock
Magnus Stenbock was a prominent Swedish field marshal and nobleman renowned for his military leadership during the Great Northern War.
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B.
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie was a powerful 17th-century Swedish statesman and nobleman who served as a leading political figure and patron of the arts during the Swedish Empire’s great power era.
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C.
Oxenstierna
Oxenstierna is a historical Swedish statesman, notably Axel Oxenstierna, who served as chancellor and key advisor during the reign of Queen Christina of Sweden.
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D.
Nils Gyllenstierna
Nils Gyllenstierna was a prominent Swedish statesman and nobleman who rose to one of the highest positions in the kingdom’s government during the early modern period.
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E.
Johan Skytte
Johan Skytte was a prominent early 17th-century Swedish statesman and educator who served as a key advisor to King Gustavus Adolphus and played a major role in shaping Sweden’s political and educational institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish statesman
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governor-general ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Uppsala University ⓘ |
| employer | Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Swedes ⓘ |
| familyName | De la Gardie ⓘ |
| father |
Pontus De la Gardie
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linked to:
De la Gardie
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| fieldOfWork |
military affairs
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politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacob ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
politician
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soldier ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Swedish military organization in the 17th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary Dutch military reforms ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | Swedish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Swedish nobility ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Swedish Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | field marshal ⓘ |
| mother | Sofia Gyllenhielm ⓘ |
| movement | Swedish great power era ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | count ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributed to Sweden’s rise as a great power in the early 17th century
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led Swedish intervention in Russia during the Time of Troubles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding Swedish forces in Russia
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high offices in the Swedish government ⓘ military reforms in the Swedish army ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrTrainee | officers of the Swedish army he trained ⓘ |
| notableWork | De la Gardie Campaign in Russia ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Ingrian War
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Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618) ⓘ
linked to:
Polish–Muscovite War
Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) ⓘ
linked to:
Polish–Swedish wars
Time of Troubles ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord High Constable of Sweden
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field marshal of Sweden ⓘ governor-general of Estonia ⓘ member of the Swedish Council of the Realm ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence |
Estonia
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Swedish Empire ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Swedish expansion in the Baltic region ⓘ |
| spouse | Ebba Brahe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacob De la Gardie Description of subject: Jacob De la Gardie was a prominent early 17th-century Swedish statesman and military commander who played a key role in Sweden’s expansion as a great power.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.