small principality of Nassau-Weilburg
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The small principality of Nassau-Weilburg was a minor territorial state within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the Nassau-Weilburg branch of the House of Nassau in what is now western Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| small principality of Nassau-Weilburg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11422651 — 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: small principality of Nassau-Weilburg Context triple: [Louis II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg, governed, small principality of Nassau-Weilburg]
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Principality of Nassau-Usingen
The Principality of Nassau-Usingen was a small German state of the Holy Roman Empire and later the Confederation of the Rhine, ruled by the House of Nassau and centered around the town of Usingen before its territories were merged into the Duchy of Nassau in the early 19th century.
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Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda
The Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda was a short-lived early 19th-century German principality formed during the Napoleonic reorganization of the Holy Roman Empire, combining territories linked to the House of Nassau and the former Prince-Bishopric of Fulda.
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Principality of Nassau-Siegen
The Principality of Nassau-Siegen was a small German state within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a branch of the House of Nassau and centered on the town of Siegen.
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Principality of Nassau-Hadamar
The Principality of Nassau-Hadamar was a small German state within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a branch of the House of Nassau and centered on the town of Hadamar in present-day Hesse.
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Principality of Nassau-Dietz
The Principality of Nassau-Dietz was an early modern German principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a branch of the House of Nassau that was closely connected to the Dutch House of Orange.
- 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: small principality of Nassau-Weilburg Target entity description: The small principality of Nassau-Weilburg was a minor territorial state within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the Nassau-Weilburg branch of the House of Nassau in what is now western Germany.
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A.
Principality of Nassau-Usingen
The Principality of Nassau-Usingen was a small German state of the Holy Roman Empire and later the Confederation of the Rhine, ruled by the House of Nassau and centered around the town of Usingen before its territories were merged into the Duchy of Nassau in the early 19th century.
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Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda
The Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda was a short-lived early 19th-century German principality formed during the Napoleonic reorganization of the Holy Roman Empire, combining territories linked to the House of Nassau and the former Prince-Bishopric of Fulda.
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Principality of Nassau-Siegen
The Principality of Nassau-Siegen was a small German state within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a branch of the House of Nassau and centered on the town of Siegen.
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D.
Principality of Nassau-Hadamar
The Principality of Nassau-Hadamar was a small German state within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a branch of the House of Nassau and centered on the town of Hadamar in present-day Hesse.
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Principality of Nassau-Dietz
The Principality of Nassau-Dietz was an early modern German principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a branch of the House of Nassau that was closely connected to the Dutch House of Orange.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former state
ⓘ
principality ⓘ territorial state of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| capital | Weilburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms of Nassau-Weilburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currency | Gulden ⓘ |
| endTime | 1816 ⓘ |
| era |
Early modern period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| followedBy | Duchy of Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasDynasty |
House of Nassau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nassau-Weilburg line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRuler |
Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg NERFINISHED ⓘ John I, Count of Nassau-Weilburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle |
Count of Nassau-Weilburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince of Nassau-Weilburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Rhineland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taunus region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Europe
ⓘ
western Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Duchy of Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Nassau-Weilburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank |
count
ⓘ
prince ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Upper Rhenish Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | County of Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentLocation |
state of Hesse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state of Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankInEmpire | immediate territory ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| ruledBy |
House of Nassau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nassau-Weilburg branch of the House of Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereigntyType | imperial immediacy ⓘ |
| startTime | 1344 ⓘ |
| status | minor state of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: small principality of Nassau-Weilburg Description of subject: The small principality of Nassau-Weilburg was a minor territorial state within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the Nassau-Weilburg branch of the House of Nassau in what is now western Germany.
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