Katharina von Bora
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Katharina von Bora was a former nun who became the wife of Protestant Reformer Martin Luther and played a key role in managing his household and supporting the early Lutheran movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Katharina von Bora canonical | 25 |
| Katharina Luther | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T469587 — 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: Katharina von Bora Context triple: [Martin Luther, spouse, Katharina von Bora]
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A.
Hildegard Hamm-Brücher
Hildegard Hamm-Brücher was a prominent German liberal politician and long-serving member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), known for her advocacy of democratic reforms and education policy in postwar Germany.
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B.
William von Meister
William von Meister was an American entrepreneur and technology pioneer best known for his early work in online services and telecommunications that helped lay the groundwork for consumer internet access.
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C.
Anna von Bönninghausen
Anna von Bönninghausen was a 17th-century German noblewoman best known as the mother of Bernhard von Galen, the influential Prince-Bishop of Münster.
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D.
Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt
Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt was a German woman of the 17th century best known as the mother of composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
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E.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a 16th-century German theologian and key figure of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings challenged Catholic doctrine and reshaped Western Christianity.
- 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: Katharina von Bora Target entity description: Katharina von Bora was a former nun who became the wife of Protestant Reformer Martin Luther and played a key role in managing his household and supporting the early Lutheran movement.
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A.
Hildegard Hamm-Brücher
Hildegard Hamm-Brücher was a prominent German liberal politician and long-serving member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), known for her advocacy of democratic reforms and education policy in postwar Germany.
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B.
William von Meister
William von Meister was an American entrepreneur and technology pioneer best known for his early work in online services and telecommunications that helped lay the groundwork for consumer internet access.
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C.
Anna von Bönninghausen
Anna von Bönninghausen was a 17th-century German noblewoman best known as the mother of Bernhard von Galen, the influential Prince-Bishop of Münster.
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D.
Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt
Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt was a German woman of the 17th century best known as the mother of composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
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E.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a 16th-century German theologian and key figure of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings challenged Catholic doctrine and reshaped Western Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lutheran
ⓘ
former nun ⓘ historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthName | Katharina von Bora self-link ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Mary’s Church, Torgau ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| child |
Elisabeth Luther
ⓘ
Hans Luther ⓘ Margarete Luther ⓘ
surface form:
Magdalena Luther
Margarete Luther ⓘ Martin Luther the Younger ⓘ Paul Luther ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Protestantism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1499-01-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1552-12-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1525-06-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Nimbschen Cistercian convent ⓘ |
| event | escape from Nimbschen convent in 1523 ⓘ |
| hasPortrait |
Lucas Cranach the Elder
ⓘ
surface form:
Lucas Cranach the Elder portrait of Katharina von Bora
|
| influenced | social role of Protestant clergy wives ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the wife of Martin Luther
ⓘ
managing a large household and estate in Wittenberg ⓘ providing hospitality to students and guests of Martin Luther ⓘ supporting the early Lutheran Reformation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | complications from a wagon accident ⓘ |
| memberOf | Luther family ⓘ |
| name |
Katharina von Bora
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Katharina Luther
Katharina von Bora self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | management of the Black Cloister household in Wittenberg ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| occupation |
brewer
ⓘ
farmer ⓘ household manager ⓘ nun ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Electorate of Saxony
ⓘ
Lippendorf ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Electorate of Saxony
ⓘ
Torgau ⓘ |
| religion |
Lutheranism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Cistercians ⓘ |
| residence |
Black Cloister, Wittenberg
ⓘ
Wittenberg ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Martin Luther ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | Protestant Reformer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Katharina von Bora Description of subject: Katharina von Bora was a former nun who became the wife of Protestant Reformer Martin Luther and played a key role in managing his household and supporting the early Lutheran movement.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Katharina Luther
subject surface form:
Torgau
subject surface form:
Martin Luther the Younger