Great Seal of Belgium
E831315
The Great Seal of Belgium is the official state seal used to authenticate important national documents, featuring the Belgian coat of arms and national motto.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Seal of Belgium canonical | 1 |
| Royal Crown of Belgium | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9936076 — 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: Great Seal of Belgium Context triple: [L’Union fait la Force, appearsOn, Great Seal of Belgium]
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A.
Great Seal of the Protectorate
The Great Seal of the Protectorate was the official emblem used to authenticate state documents during Oliver Cromwell’s republican government in mid-17th-century England, Scotland, and Ireland.
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B.
Seal of the French Republic
The Seal of the French Republic is the official emblem used to authenticate the most solemn acts of the French state, symbolizing national authority and republican legitimacy.
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C.
Great Seal of Great Britain
The Great Seal of Great Britain was the principal state seal used to authenticate official documents of the unified Kingdom of Great Britain after the 1707 Acts of Union.
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D.
Great Seal of Ireland
The Great Seal of Ireland was the principal emblem and instrument of royal authority in Ireland, used to authenticate official documents and symbolize the sovereignty of the English and later British crown over the island.
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E.
Great Seal of Scotland
The Great Seal of Scotland is the principal emblem of royal authority in Scotland, used to authenticate important state documents and formal acts of the monarch.
- 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: Great Seal of Belgium Target entity description: The Great Seal of Belgium is the official state seal used to authenticate important national documents, featuring the Belgian coat of arms and national motto.
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A.
Great Seal of the Protectorate
The Great Seal of the Protectorate was the official emblem used to authenticate state documents during Oliver Cromwell’s republican government in mid-17th-century England, Scotland, and Ireland.
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B.
Seal of the French Republic
The Seal of the French Republic is the official emblem used to authenticate the most solemn acts of the French state, symbolizing national authority and republican legitimacy.
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C.
Great Seal of Great Britain
The Great Seal of Great Britain was the principal state seal used to authenticate official documents of the unified Kingdom of Great Britain after the 1707 Acts of Union.
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D.
Great Seal of Ireland
The Great Seal of Ireland was the principal emblem and instrument of royal authority in Ireland, used to authenticate official documents and symbolize the sovereignty of the English and later British crown over the island.
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E.
Great Seal of Scotland
The Great Seal of Scotland is the principal emblem of royal authority in Scotland, used to authenticate important state documents and formal acts of the monarch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national symbol
ⓘ
state seal ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Kingdom of Belgium
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgium
|
| authority | Belgian monarchy ⓘ |
| color | typically natural wax color ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| depicts |
Belgian coat of arms
ⓘ
linked to:
Coat of arms of Belgium
|
| hasPart |
Belgian lion
ⓘ
national motto of Belgium ⓘ ornamental mantle ⓘ royal crown of Belgium ⓘ supporters of the Belgian coat of arms ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official state emblem of Belgium ⓘ |
| medium | wax ⓘ |
| motto |
"Eendracht maakt macht"
ⓘ
linked to:
Eendragt maakt magt
"Einigkeit macht stark" ⓘ
linked to:
Einigkeit macht stark
"L'union fait la force" ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
coat of arms of Belgium
ⓘ
linked to:
Coat of arms of Belgium
lesser seal of Belgium ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| sealType | great seal ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority of the Belgian state
ⓘ
national unity of Belgium ⓘ sovereignty of Belgium ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Belgian federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Government of Belgium
King of the Belgians ⓘ |
| usedFor |
authentication of important state documents
ⓘ
authentication of international treaties ⓘ authentication of royal acts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
acts of succession
ⓘ
constitutional acts ⓘ major diplomatic instruments ⓘ |
| uses | coat of arms of Belgium ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Seal of Belgium Description of subject: The Great Seal of Belgium is the official state seal used to authenticate important national documents, featuring the Belgian coat of arms and national motto.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Great Seal of Belgium