Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester
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Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and powerful marcher lord of the early 12th century who died young in the White Ship disaster of 1120.
All labels observed (2)
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| Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester canonical | 1 |
| Richard d’Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16274166 — 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: Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester Context triple: [Hugh d'Avranches, child, Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester]
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A.
Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester
Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester, was a powerful and turbulent 12th-century English nobleman noted for his shifting allegiances and major role in the civil war known as The Anarchy.
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B.
Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury
Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, was a powerful and notoriously ruthless Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader active in England and Normandy during the late 11th and early 12th centuries.
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C.
Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester
Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester, was a powerful 13th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and magnate who played a key role in the politics of the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.
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D.
Alphonso, Earl of Chester
Alphonso, Earl of Chester was a 13th-century English prince, the second son and heir apparent of King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, whose early death altered the line of succession to the English throne.
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E.
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester, was a prominent 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and feudal magnate who held extensive lands in England and Wales and played a significant role in the politics of the reigns of Kings Stephen and Henry II.
- 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: Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester Target entity description: Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and powerful marcher lord of the early 12th century who died young in the White Ship disaster of 1120.
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A.
Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester
Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester, was a powerful and turbulent 12th-century English nobleman noted for his shifting allegiances and major role in the civil war known as The Anarchy.
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B.
Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury
Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, was a powerful and notoriously ruthless Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader active in England and Normandy during the late 11th and early 12th centuries.
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C.
Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester
Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester, was a powerful 13th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and magnate who played a key role in the politics of the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.
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D.
Alphonso, Earl of Chester
Alphonso, Earl of Chester was a 13th-century English prince, the second son and heir apparent of King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, whose early death altered the line of succession to the English throne.
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E.
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester, was a prominent 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and feudal magnate who held extensive lands in England and Wales and played a significant role in the politics of the reigns of Kings Stephen and Henry II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Richard d’Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester