Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine
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Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine, was a 10th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine within the Holy Roman Empire and played a role in the region’s early medieval power struggles.
All labels observed (1)
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| Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10278940 — 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: Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine Context triple: [Duke of Lorraine, hasTitleHolder, Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine]
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Henry II, Duke of Lorraine
Henry II, Duke of Lorraine was a 17th-century French nobleman and military leader who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine during the turbulent period of the Thirty Years' War and its aftermath.
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B.
Theobald III, Count of Champagne
Theobald III, Count of Champagne was a prominent 12th-century French nobleman and feudal ruler of the strategically important County of Champagne.
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C.
John I, Duke of Lorraine
John I, Duke of Lorraine was a 14th-century French nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine and played a notable role in the political and military affairs of the late medieval Holy Roman Empire and France.
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D.
Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine
Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine, was a 13th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire and northeastern France.
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E.
Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine
Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine was a 12th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
- 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: Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine Target entity description: Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine, was a 10th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine within the Holy Roman Empire and played a role in the region’s early medieval power struggles.
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A.
Henry II, Duke of Lorraine
Henry II, Duke of Lorraine was a 17th-century French nobleman and military leader who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine during the turbulent period of the Thirty Years' War and its aftermath.
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B.
Theobald III, Count of Champagne
Theobald III, Count of Champagne was a prominent 12th-century French nobleman and feudal ruler of the strategically important County of Champagne.
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C.
John I, Duke of Lorraine
John I, Duke of Lorraine was a 14th-century French nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine and played a notable role in the political and military affairs of the late medieval Holy Roman Empire and France.
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D.
Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine
Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine, was a 13th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire and northeastern France.
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E.
Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine
Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine was a 12th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
10th-century noble
ⓘ
duke ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aristocraticRank | ducal rank ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Holy Roman Empire–West Frankish frontier politics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod | post-Carolingian Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Duchy of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| geographicContext | border region between West Francia and the German kingdom ⓘ |
| governedAs | feudal lord ⓘ |
| governmentForm | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| heldAuthorityOver |
castles and estates in Lorraine
ⓘ
vassals in Lorraine ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lotharingia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | participant in early medieval power struggles in Lorraine ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
early medieval conflicts within the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
regional power struggles in Lorraine ⓘ |
| languageOfEnvironment |
Latin
ⓘ
Old High German ⓘ |
| militaryRole | feudal military leader in Lorraine ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
feudal system ⓘ medieval nobility ⓘ |
| politicalRole | territorial prince of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | imperial vassal ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | feudalism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Duke of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerBase | Duchy of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Lorraine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lotharingia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | Upper and Lower Lorraine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary duchy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | High medieval transition in Lotharingia ⓘ |
| title |
Duke
ⓘ
Lord of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfNobleTitle | duchy ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine Description of subject: Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine, was a 10th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine within the Holy Roman Empire and played a role in the region’s early medieval power struggles.
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