Count Otto I of Nassau-Dillenburg
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Count Otto I of Nassau-Dillenburg was a medieval German nobleman who founded the younger Nassau-Dillenburg line, an important branch of the House of Nassau.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Count Otto I of Nassau-Dillenburg canonical | 1 |
| Otto I, Count of Nassau | 1 |
| Otto I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8797662 — 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: Count Otto I of Nassau-Dillenburg Context triple: [Nassau-Dillenburg line, hasMember, Count Otto I of Nassau-Dillenburg]
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A.
William of Nassau-Siegen
William of Nassau-Siegen was a 17th-century German nobleman and military commander from the House of Nassau who served prominently in European conflicts of his time.
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B.
Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, was a 14th-century German prince of the Welf dynasty who became King of Naples through his marriage to Queen Joanna I.
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C.
George, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
George, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg was a 16th–17th century German nobleman of the House of Nassau who ruled the small county of Nassau-Dillenburg within the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
John Louis of Nassau-Hadamar
John Louis of Nassau-Hadamar was a 17th-century German count of the House of Nassau who established and led the small principality of Nassau-Hadamar within the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg was a 15th-century German nobleman from the House of Oldenburg whose lineage founded the royal dynasty that came to rule Denmark, Norway, and later other European thrones.
- 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: Count Otto I of Nassau-Dillenburg Target entity description: Count Otto I of Nassau-Dillenburg was a medieval German nobleman who founded the younger Nassau-Dillenburg line, an important branch of the House of Nassau.
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A.
William of Nassau-Siegen
William of Nassau-Siegen was a 17th-century German nobleman and military commander from the House of Nassau who served prominently in European conflicts of his time.
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B.
Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, was a 14th-century German prince of the Welf dynasty who became King of Naples through his marriage to Queen Joanna I.
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C.
George, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
George, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg was a 16th–17th century German nobleman of the House of Nassau who ruled the small county of Nassau-Dillenburg within the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
John Louis of Nassau-Hadamar
John Louis of Nassau-Hadamar was a 17th-century German count of the House of Nassau who established and led the small principality of Nassau-Hadamar within the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg was a 15th-century German nobleman from the House of Oldenburg whose lineage founded the royal dynasty that came to rule Denmark, Norway, and later other European thrones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Count
ⓘ
founder of a noble line ⓘ medieval German nobleman ⓘ member of the House of Nassau ⓘ |
| activityStartCentury | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| aristocraticTitle | Count ⓘ |
| belongsToDynasty | House of Nassau ⓘ |
| branchOfDynastyFounded | younger Nassau-Dillenburg line ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| founded |
younger Nassau-Dillenburg line
ⓘ
linked to:
Nassau-Dillenburg line
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Dillenburg
ⓘ
Nassau ⓘ |
| house |
Nassau-Dillenburg branch of the House of Nassau
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Nassau-Dillenburg
|
| languageOfUse | Middle High German ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Nassau ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Count ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an important ancestor of later Nassau and Orange-Nassau rulers
ⓘ
founding the younger Nassau-Dillenburg line ⓘ |
| partOf |
House of Nassau-Dillenburg
ⓘ
high medieval German nobility ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Count in the region of Dillenburg ⓘ |
| realm | County of Nassau-Dillenburg ⓘ |
| region | German lands of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| residence |
County of Nassau
ⓘ
Dillenburg ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| timePeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| title | Count of Nassau-Dillenburg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Count Otto I of Nassau-Dillenburg Description of subject: Count Otto I of Nassau-Dillenburg was a medieval German nobleman who founded the younger Nassau-Dillenburg line, an important branch of the House of Nassau.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Count Otto I of Nassau-Dillenburg
linked to: Count Otto I of Nassau-Dillenburg