John II, Duke of Cleves
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John II, Duke of Cleves was a late 15th- and early 16th-century German nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Cleves and helped consolidate its regional power within the Holy Roman Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John II, Duke of Cleves canonical | 3 |
| John II, Duke of Cleves-Mark | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6574458 — 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: John II, Duke of Cleves Context triple: [Duke of Cleves, hasTitleHolder, John II, Duke of Cleves]
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Duke of Cleves
The Duke of Cleves was the sovereign ruler of the historic Duchy of Cleves in the Lower Rhine region, a title held by several prominent German princes within the Holy Roman Empire.
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John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen
John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen was a German nobleman of the House of Nassau who ruled the small principality of Nassau-Siegen in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg was a 16th-century German nobleman and staunch Calvinist who played a key political and military role in the early stages of the Dutch Revolt alongside his brother William the Silent.
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John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, was a late 15th- to early 16th-century German nobleman of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled the small Palatine territory of Zweibrücken within the Holy Roman Empire.
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John II, Count Palatine of Simmern
John II, Count Palatine of Simmern was a 16th-century German prince of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled the small Palatine territory of Simmern within the Holy Roman Empire.
- 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: John II, Duke of Cleves Target entity description: John II, Duke of Cleves was a late 15th- and early 16th-century German nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Cleves and helped consolidate its regional power within the Holy Roman Empire.
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A.
Duke of Cleves
The Duke of Cleves was the sovereign ruler of the historic Duchy of Cleves in the Lower Rhine region, a title held by several prominent German princes within the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen
John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen was a German nobleman of the House of Nassau who ruled the small principality of Nassau-Siegen in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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C.
John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg was a 16th-century German nobleman and staunch Calvinist who played a key political and military role in the early stages of the Dutch Revolt alongside his brother William the Silent.
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D.
John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, was a late 15th- to early 16th-century German nobleman of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled the small Palatine territory of Zweibrücken within the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
John II, Count Palatine of Simmern
John II, Count Palatine of Simmern was a 16th-century German prince of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled the small Palatine territory of Simmern within the Holy Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German noble
ⓘ
duke ⓘ nobleman ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1458-04-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kleve (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Adolf of Cleves
NERFINISHED
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Anna of Cleves (daughter of John II) NERFINISHED ⓘ Engelbert of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ John III, Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ William of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Duchy of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1521-02-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Renaissance ⓘ |
| father | John I, Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
early 16th century
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late 15th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consolidating the power of the Duchy of Cleves
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regional territorial policies within the Lower Rhine ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of La Marck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Duchy of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Elizabeth of Nevers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | La Marck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle (as ruler of Cleves) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | John I, Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1521 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1481 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Matilda of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | John III, Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Johann II. von Kleve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John II, Duke of Cleves Description of subject: John II, Duke of Cleves was a late 15th- and early 16th-century German nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Cleves and helped consolidate its regional power within the Holy Roman Empire.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
John II, Duke of Cleves-Mark