Battle of the Lech
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The Battle of the Lech was a 955 AD conflict near Augsburg in which King Otto I of East Francia decisively defeated the invading Hungarian forces, helping to secure his rule and shape the future Holy Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of the Lech canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9275411 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of the Lech Context triple: [Battle of Rain (Lech), alsoKnownAs, Battle of the Lech]
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Battle of Wenzenbach
The Battle of Wenzenbach was a 1504 engagement during the War of the Bavarian Succession in which imperial forces decisively defeated rebellious Bavarian and Bohemian troops, marking a key step in consolidating Habsburg influence in the region.
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Battle of Marchfeld
The Battle of Marchfeld was a decisive 1278 clash near Dürnkrut in which Rudolf I of Habsburg defeated and killed King Ottokar II of Bohemia, securing Habsburg dominance in Austria and Central Europe.
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Battle of Striegau
The Battle of Striegau, better known as the Battle of Hohenfriedberg (1745), was a major Prussian victory over Austrian and Saxon forces during the Second Silesian War that solidified Frederick the Great’s control of Silesia.
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Battle of Zierenberg
The Battle of Zierenberg was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Zierenberg in present-day Germany.
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Battle of Lovosice
The Battle of Lovosice was a 1756 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which Prussian forces under Frederick the Great fought Austrian troops near the town of Lovosice in Bohemia.
- 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: Battle of the Lech Target entity description: The Battle of the Lech was a 955 AD conflict near Augsburg in which King Otto I of East Francia decisively defeated the invading Hungarian forces, helping to secure his rule and shape the future Holy Roman Empire.
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A.
Battle of Wenzenbach
The Battle of Wenzenbach was a 1504 engagement during the War of the Bavarian Succession in which imperial forces decisively defeated rebellious Bavarian and Bohemian troops, marking a key step in consolidating Habsburg influence in the region.
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B.
Battle of Marchfeld
The Battle of Marchfeld was a decisive 1278 clash near Dürnkrut in which Rudolf I of Habsburg defeated and killed King Ottokar II of Bohemia, securing Habsburg dominance in Austria and Central Europe.
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C.
Battle of Striegau
The Battle of Striegau, better known as the Battle of Hohenfriedberg (1745), was a major Prussian victory over Austrian and Saxon forces during the Second Silesian War that solidified Frederick the Great’s control of Silesia.
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D.
Battle of Zierenberg
The Battle of Zierenberg was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Zierenberg in present-day Germany.
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E.
Battle of Lovosice
The Battle of Lovosice was a 1756 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which Prussian forces under Frederick the Great fought Austrian troops near the town of Lovosice in Bohemia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Lechfeld
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Lechfeld (955)
Schlacht auf dem Lechfeld ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Lechfeld (955)
|
| belligerent |
Duchy of Bavaria
ⓘ
Duchy of Franconia ⓘ Duchy of Swabia ⓘ Hungarian tribal confederation ⓘ
linked to:
Magyar tribal confederation
Kingdom of East Francia ⓘ
linked to:
East Francia
|
| combatant |
Bishop Ulrich of Augsburg
ⓘ
Bulcsú ⓘ Burchard III, Duke of Swabia ⓘ Conrad the Red ⓘ Duke Henry I of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to:
Henry II of Bavaria
Lél (Lehel) ⓘ Otto I of East Francia ⓘ
linked to:
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
Súr ⓘ |
| commander |
Bulcsú, Hungarian chieftain
ⓘ
Otto I, King of East Francia ⓘ
linked to:
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
|
| commemoratedBy | Lechfeld memorials near Augsburg ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
East Francia
ⓘ
Hungarians ⓘ Kingdom of Germany ⓘ |
| consequence |
consolidation of Otto I’s rule
ⓘ
end of major Hungarian raids into Western Europe ⓘ preparation for the formation of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ strengthening of the East Frankish kingdom ⓘ |
| date |
10 August 955
ⓘ
955 ⓘ |
| era |
10th century
ⓘ
Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | execution of captured Hungarian leaders at Regensburg ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli |
Hungarian invasion of East Francia
ⓘ
linked to:
Magyar siege of Augsburg (955)
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Germany ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a turning point in Central European power balance
ⓘ
enhancing Otto I’s prestige ⓘ stopping Hungarian expansion into Central Europe ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hungarian invasions of Europe
ⓘ
linked to:
Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin
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| place |
Lechfeld
ⓘ
near Augsburg ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hungarian raids into Bavaria and Swabia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Hungarian invasions of Europe ⓘ
linked to:
Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | Christian German forces vs. pagan Hungarians ⓘ |
| result |
decisive East Frankish victory
ⓘ
decisive German victory ⓘ defeat of the Hungarian army ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of the Lech Description of subject: The Battle of the Lech was a 955 AD conflict near Augsburg in which King Otto I of East Francia decisively defeated the invading Hungarian forces, helping to secure his rule and shape the future Holy Roman Empire.
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