William des Roches
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William des Roches was a prominent Angevin noble and military leader who played a key role in the conflicts between the French crown and the Plantagenet kings at the turn of the 13th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| William des Roches canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16957118 — 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: William des Roches Context triple: [French invasion of Normandy (1202–1204), commander, William des Roches]
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William de Corbeil
William de Corbeil was a 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury known for his role in English church politics and his involvement in the coronation of King Stephen.
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William of Blois
William of Blois was a 12th-century English nobleman, son of King Stephen of England, who held the titles of Count of Boulogne and Earl of Surrey.
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Charles of Blois
Charles of Blois was a 14th-century French nobleman and claimant to the Duchy of Brittany, known for his role in the Breton War of Succession and later venerated as a saintly figure.
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Olivier de Blois
Olivier de Blois was a medieval French nobleman of the influential House of Penthièvre, a cadet branch of the ducal family of Brittany.
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Baldwin of Blois
Baldwin of Blois was a 12th-century French nobleman, son of King Stephen of England and Matilda I of Boulogne, who held the title of Count of Blois.
- 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: William des Roches Target entity description: William des Roches was a prominent Angevin noble and military leader who played a key role in the conflicts between the French crown and the Plantagenet kings at the turn of the 13th century.
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A.
William de Corbeil
William de Corbeil was a 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury known for his role in English church politics and his involvement in the coronation of King Stephen.
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B.
William of Blois
William of Blois was a 12th-century English nobleman, son of King Stephen of England, who held the titles of Count of Boulogne and Earl of Surrey.
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C.
Charles of Blois
Charles of Blois was a 14th-century French nobleman and claimant to the Duchy of Brittany, known for his role in the Breton War of Succession and later venerated as a saintly figure.
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D.
Olivier de Blois
Olivier de Blois was a medieval French nobleman of the influential House of Penthièvre, a cadet branch of the ducal family of Brittany.
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E.
Baldwin of Blois
Baldwin of Blois was a 12th-century French nobleman, son of King Stephen of England and Matilda I of Boulogne, who held the title of Count of Blois.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.