John III of Egmont
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John III of Egmont was a late 15th- and early 16th-century Dutch nobleman and statesman who served as stadtholder of Guelders and Holland and was a prominent member of the influential House of Egmond.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John III of Egmont canonical | 2 |
| Jan III van Egmond | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11282555 — 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: John III of Egmont Context triple: [House of Egmond, member, John III of Egmont]
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Willem van Nassau
Willem van Nassau is the birth name of William I of Orange, the 16th-century nobleman who led the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule and is regarded as the founding father of the Netherlands.
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Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen was a 17th-century German-Dutch nobleman and military commander best known for his enlightened but expansionist rule over Dutch Brazil and his patronage of science and the arts.
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Maurice of Nassau
Maurice of Nassau was a Dutch military leader and stadtholder who played a key role in the Dutch Revolt against Spain and in shaping the Dutch Republic’s early success.
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John III of Nassau-Beilstein
John III of Nassau-Beilstein was a late medieval German nobleman of the House of Nassau who ruled the small County of Nassau-Beilstein within the Holy Roman Empire.
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Henry III of Nassau-Breda
Henry III of Nassau-Breda was a prominent early 16th-century nobleman and statesman in the Habsburg Netherlands, known for his influential role at the courts of Emperor Charles V and his position as a key ancestor of the later Dutch House of Orange-Nassau.
- 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: John III of Egmont Target entity description: John III of Egmont was a late 15th- and early 16th-century Dutch nobleman and statesman who served as stadtholder of Guelders and Holland and was a prominent member of the influential House of Egmond.
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A.
Willem van Nassau
Willem van Nassau is the birth name of William I of Orange, the 16th-century nobleman who led the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule and is regarded as the founding father of the Netherlands.
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B.
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen was a 17th-century German-Dutch nobleman and military commander best known for his enlightened but expansionist rule over Dutch Brazil and his patronage of science and the arts.
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C.
Maurice of Nassau
Maurice of Nassau was a Dutch military leader and stadtholder who played a key role in the Dutch Revolt against Spain and in shaping the Dutch Republic’s early success.
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D.
John III of Nassau-Beilstein
John III of Nassau-Beilstein was a late medieval German nobleman of the House of Nassau who ruled the small County of Nassau-Beilstein within the Holy Roman Empire.
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Henry III of Nassau-Breda
Henry III of Nassau-Breda was a prominent early 16th-century nobleman and statesman in the Habsburg Netherlands, known for his influential role at the courts of Emperor Charles V and his position as a key ancestor of the later Dutch House of Orange-Nassau.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch noble
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human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| aristocraticTitle | Count of Egmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Egmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Anna of Egmont the Elder
NERFINISHED
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Floris I, Count of Egmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Burgundian Netherlands
NERFINISHED
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Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Egmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| father | William II of Egmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
early 16th century
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late 15th century ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Count of Egmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Egmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| mother | Walburga of Meurs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Egmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Count
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Lord of Egmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence in Burgundian-Habsburg Netherlands politics
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loyalty to the Habsburg dynasty ⓘ |
| notableWork | Service as stadtholder of Holland and Guelders ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Italian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
NERFINISHED
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Stadtholder of Guelders ⓘ Stadtholder of Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ Stadtholder of West-Friesland NERFINISHED ⓘ Stadtholder of Zeeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Egmond Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
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Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip the Handsome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Magdalena van Werdenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John III of Egmont Description of subject: John III of Egmont was a late 15th- and early 16th-century Dutch nobleman and statesman who served as stadtholder of Guelders and Holland and was a prominent member of the influential House of Egmond.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jan III van Egmond