Duchy of Upper Lotharingia
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The Duchy of Upper Lotharingia was a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire located in the western Germanic region roughly corresponding to parts of modern-day Lorraine and surrounding areas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duchy of Upper Lorraine | 1 |
| Duchy of Upper Lotharingia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9709291 — 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.
Target entity: Duchy of Upper Lotharingia Context triple: [Duchy of Lower Lotharingia, borderedBy, Duchy of Upper Lotharingia]
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Duchy of Lower Lotharingia
The Duchy of Lower Lotharingia was a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, encompassing parts of present-day Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany before fragmenting into smaller regional duchies and counties.
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Kingdom of Lotharingia
The Kingdom of Lotharingia was a short-lived medieval realm in the heart of Europe, stretching roughly from the North Sea to the Alps, that emerged from the partition of the Carolingian Empire and later became a contested borderland between East and West Francia.
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Duchy of Franconia
The Duchy of Franconia was a medieval stem duchy of East Francia and the Holy Roman Empire, centered in what is now central Germany and playing a key role in early German state formation.
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Duchy of Limburg
The Duchy of Limburg was a historic territory in the Low Countries, centered on the town of Limbourg, that played a significant role in medieval and early modern European politics.
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Duchy of Lorraine
The Duchy of Lorraine was a historically significant autonomous state in the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now northeastern France, that played a key strategic role in European conflicts before its eventual annexation by France in the 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Duchy of Upper Lotharingia Target entity description: The Duchy of Upper Lotharingia was a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire located in the western Germanic region roughly corresponding to parts of modern-day Lorraine and surrounding areas.
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Duchy of Lower Lotharingia
The Duchy of Lower Lotharingia was a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, encompassing parts of present-day Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany before fragmenting into smaller regional duchies and counties.
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Kingdom of Lotharingia
The Kingdom of Lotharingia was a short-lived medieval realm in the heart of Europe, stretching roughly from the North Sea to the Alps, that emerged from the partition of the Carolingian Empire and later became a contested borderland between East and West Francia.
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Duchy of Franconia
The Duchy of Franconia was a medieval stem duchy of East Francia and the Holy Roman Empire, centered in what is now central Germany and playing a key role in early German state formation.
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Duchy of Limburg
The Duchy of Limburg was a historic territory in the Low Countries, centered on the town of Limbourg, that played a significant role in medieval and early modern European politics.
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Duchy of Lorraine
The Duchy of Lorraine was a historically significant autonomous state in the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now northeastern France, that played a key strategic role in European conflicts before its eventual annexation by France in the 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval duchy
ⓘ
principality of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Oberlothringen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Franconia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Lower Lotharingia NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | 959 ⓘ |
| createdBy | Holy Roman Emperor Otto I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFrom |
Duchy of Lotharingia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lotharingia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dividedFrom | Duchy of Lower Lotharingia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Gallo-Romance population
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Germanic population ⓘ |
| firstRuler |
Frederick I of Bar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick I of Upper Lotharingia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRulerStartDate | 959 GENERATED ⓘ |
| follows | Lotharingia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| includedTerritory |
Bar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ Toul NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Moselle valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Verdun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Latin
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Middle High German NERFINISHED ⓘ Romance dialects ⓘ |
| lastRulingHouse | House of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western Europe
ⓘ
region corresponding to modern Lorraine ⓘ regions corresponding to parts of modern Belgium ⓘ regions corresponding to parts of modern France ⓘ regions corresponding to parts of modern Germany ⓘ regions corresponding to parts of modern Luxembourg ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lotharingia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy Roman Empire
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Kingdom of Germany (within the Holy Roman Empire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Duchy of Lower Lotharingia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereign | Duke of Upper Lotharingia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Duchy of Bar
NERFINISHED
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Duchy of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Toul NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Verdun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Duchy of Upper Lotharingia Description of subject: The Duchy of Upper Lotharingia was a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire located in the western Germanic region roughly corresponding to parts of modern-day Lorraine and surrounding areas.
Referenced by (2)
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