Andries de Witt
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Andries de Witt was a Dutch statesman of the influential De Witt family who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland in the early 17th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andries de Witt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T560133 — 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: Andries de Witt Context triple: [Cornelis de Witt, sibling, Andries de Witt]
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A.
Johan de Witt
Johan de Witt was a leading 17th-century Dutch statesman and Grand Pensionary of Holland, known for guiding the Dutch Republic during its “Golden Age” and shaping its foreign policy and alliances.
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B.
Johan de Witt Jr.
Johan de Witt Jr. was a Dutch nobleman and politician from the influential De Witt family, known as the son of Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt.
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C.
Cornelis de Witt
Cornelis de Witt was a prominent 17th-century Dutch statesman and republican leader who, alongside his brother Johan de Witt, played a central role in the politics of the Dutch Republic before being murdered during the political turmoil of 1672.
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D.
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was a leading Dutch statesman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who played a key role in the Dutch struggle for independence and the formation of the Dutch Republic.
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E.
Jacob de Witt
Jacob de Witt was a Dutch regent and politician of the Dutch Golden Age, best known as the father of Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and a prominent member of the influential De Witt family.
- 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: Andries de Witt Target entity description: Andries de Witt was a Dutch statesman of the influential De Witt family who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland in the early 17th century.
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A.
Johan de Witt
Johan de Witt was a leading 17th-century Dutch statesman and Grand Pensionary of Holland, known for guiding the Dutch Republic during its “Golden Age” and shaping its foreign policy and alliances.
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B.
Johan de Witt Jr.
Johan de Witt Jr. was a Dutch nobleman and politician from the influential De Witt family, known as the son of Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt.
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C.
Cornelis de Witt
Cornelis de Witt was a prominent 17th-century Dutch statesman and republican leader who, alongside his brother Johan de Witt, played a central role in the politics of the Dutch Republic before being murdered during the political turmoil of 1672.
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D.
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was a leading Dutch statesman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who played a key role in the Dutch struggle for independence and the formation of the Dutch Republic.
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E.
Jacob de Witt
Jacob de Witt was a Dutch regent and politician of the Dutch Golden Age, best known as the father of Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and a prominent member of the influential De Witt family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| activeIn | 17th-century Dutch politics ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Leiden
ⓘ
surface form:
Leiden University
University of Orléans ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| familyName |
De Witt
ⓘ
surface form:
de Witt
|
| givenName | Andries ⓘ |
| memberOf | De Witt family ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableWork | service as Grand Pensionary of Holland ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| office |
Grand Pensionary
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Pensionary of Holland
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| participantIn | politics of the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dordrecht ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Dordrecht ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grand Pensionary
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surface form:
Grand Pensionary of Holland
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| relative |
Cornelis de Witt
ⓘ
Jacob de Witt ⓘ Johan de Witt ⓘ |
| residence |
Dordrecht
ⓘ
The Hague ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andries de Witt Description of subject: Andries de Witt was a Dutch statesman of the influential De Witt family who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland in the early 17th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.