Gerard I of Guelders
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Gerard I of Guelders was a medieval nobleman who became one of the early counts of Guelders and a key figure in establishing the regional power of his dynasty in the Low Countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gerard I of Guelders canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11282455 — 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: Gerard I of Guelders Context triple: [House of Wassenberg, hasMember, Gerard I of Guelders]
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A.
Reginald I, Duke of Guelders
Reginald I, Duke of Guelders was a late 13th- and early 14th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Guelders in the Holy Roman Empire and played a significant role in the regional politics of the Low Countries.
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B.
Reginald III, Duke of Guelders
Reginald III, Duke of Guelders was a 14th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Guelders and Zutphen and was involved in significant regional power struggles in the Low Countries.
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C.
Reginald II, Count of Guelders
Reginald II, Count of Guelders was a 14th-century nobleman who ruled the County of Guelders in the Holy Roman Empire and was connected to the English royal family through his marriage to Eleanor of Woodstock, daughter of King Edward II of England.
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D.
William I, Duke of Guelders
William I, Duke of Guelders was a late 14th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Guelders and played a significant role in the regional politics of the Low Countries.
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E.
Floris IV, Count of Holland
Floris IV, Count of Holland was a 13th-century Dutch nobleman who ruled the County of Holland 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: Gerard I of Guelders Target entity description: Gerard I of Guelders was a medieval nobleman who became one of the early counts of Guelders and a key figure in establishing the regional power of his dynasty in the Low Countries.
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A.
Reginald I, Duke of Guelders
Reginald I, Duke of Guelders was a late 13th- and early 14th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Guelders in the Holy Roman Empire and played a significant role in the regional politics of the Low Countries.
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B.
Reginald III, Duke of Guelders
Reginald III, Duke of Guelders was a 14th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Guelders and Zutphen and was involved in significant regional power struggles in the Low Countries.
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C.
Reginald II, Count of Guelders
Reginald II, Count of Guelders was a 14th-century nobleman who ruled the County of Guelders in the Holy Roman Empire and was connected to the English royal family through his marriage to Eleanor of Woodstock, daughter of King Edward II of England.
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D.
William I, Duke of Guelders
William I, Duke of Guelders was a late 14th-century nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Guelders and played a significant role in the regional politics of the Low Countries.
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E.
Floris IV, Count of Holland
Floris IV, Count of Holland was a 13th-century Dutch nobleman who ruled the County of Holland and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Count of Guelders
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count ⓘ historical figure ⓘ medieval nobleman ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| associatedWith | development of territorial lordship in the Lower Rhine region ⓘ |
| canonized | false ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasTitle | count ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunication |
Latin
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Middle High German ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Wassenberg ⓘ |
| monarchType | secular ruler ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Wassenberg ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Count of Guelders
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linked to:
County of Guelders
|
| notableFor |
being one of the early counts of Guelders
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laying foundations of the power of the counts of Guelders ⓘ |
| occupation |
nobleman
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ruler ⓘ |
| partOf |
medieval German nobility
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medieval Low Countries nobility ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Count of Guelders
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linked to:
County of Guelders
|
| realmWithin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Guelders
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linked to:
County of Guelders
Low Countries ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| residence |
Guelders
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linked to:
County of Guelders
Wassenberg ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
consolidation of his dynasty’s regional power in the Low Countries
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establishment of the comital power of Guelders ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gerard I of Guelders Description of subject: Gerard I of Guelders was a medieval nobleman who became one of the early counts of Guelders and a key figure in establishing the regional power of his dynasty in the Low Countries.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.