Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
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The Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was the ruler of a significant united territorial state in the Lower Rhine region of the Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages and early modern period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg canonical | 2 |
| Dukes of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11282594 — 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: Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Context triple: [William the Rich, positionHeld, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg]
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Duke of Jülich-Berg
The Duke of Jülich-Berg was the sovereign ruler of the united Rhineland territories of Jülich and Berg within the Holy Roman Empire.
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William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a 16th-century German nobleman who ruled a large united territory in the Lower Rhine region and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire and Reformation-era Europe.
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Margrave of Jülich
The Margrave of Jülich was a high-ranking noble ruler of the medieval territory of Jülich in the Holy Roman Empire, held by members of the House of Jülich.
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D.
Duke of Westphalia
The Duke of Westphalia was the medieval noble title held by the sovereign ruler of the Duchy of Westphalia within the Holy Roman Empire.
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John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, was a late 16th- and early 17th-century German nobleman whose childless death in 1609 triggered the War of the Jülich Succession over his extensive Rhineland territories.
- 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: Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Target entity description: The Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was the ruler of a significant united territorial state in the Lower Rhine region of the Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages and early modern period.
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A.
Duke of Jülich-Berg
The Duke of Jülich-Berg was the sovereign ruler of the united Rhineland territories of Jülich and Berg within the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a 16th-century German nobleman who ruled a large united territory in the Lower Rhine region and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire and Reformation-era Europe.
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C.
Margrave of Jülich
The Margrave of Jülich was a high-ranking noble ruler of the medieval territory of Jülich in the Holy Roman Empire, held by members of the House of Jülich.
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D.
Duke of Westphalia
The Duke of Westphalia was the medieval noble title held by the sovereign ruler of the Duchy of Westphalia within the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, was a late 16th- and early 17th-century German nobleman whose childless death in 1609 triggered the War of the Jülich Succession over his extensive Rhineland territories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ducal title
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hereditary noble title ⓘ monarchical office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
County of Mark
NERFINISHED
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County of Ravensberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Jülich NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| endTime |
1609
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early 17th century ⓘ |
| firstHolder | John III, Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Brandenburg-Prussia rule in Cleves-Mark
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Duke of Cleves-Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Jülich-Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ Palatinate-Neuburg rule in Jülich-Berg ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Cleves
NERFINISHED
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Düsseldorf NERFINISHED ⓘ Jülich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Calvinism
NERFINISHED
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Lutheranism NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder |
John III, Duke of Cleves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early modern period
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late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| inception | 1521 ⓘ |
| lastHolder | John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Rhine region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ Western Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
House of Berg
NERFINISHED
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House of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Jülich NERFINISHED ⓘ House of La Marck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy Roman Empire
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Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Duke of Berg
NERFINISHED
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Duke of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Jülich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | duke ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Jülich-Cleves succession crisis
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Treaty of Xanten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | early 16th century ⓘ |
| territorialFormation | personal union of Jülich, Cleves, Berg, Mark and Ravensberg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Description of subject: The Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was the ruler of a significant united territorial state in the Lower Rhine region of the Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages and early modern period.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Dukes of Jülich-Cleves-Berg