William Longsword
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William Longsword was a prominent 13th-century English nobleman and military commander, the illegitimate son of King Henry II and 3rd Earl of Salisbury.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Longsword canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18637058 — 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 Longsword Context triple: [William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, alsoKnownAs, William Longsword]
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William Longsword
William Longsword was a 10th-century Norman ruler who succeeded his father Rollo as the second Duke of Normandy and helped consolidate Norman power in northern France.
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William Longsword of Montferrat
William Longsword of Montferrat was a 12th-century Italian nobleman and crusader from the influential Aleramici dynasty, noted for his role in the politics and warfare of the eastern Mediterranean.
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Alan Rufus
Alan Rufus, also known as Alan the Red, was an 11th-century Breton nobleman and companion of William the Conqueror who became one of the wealthiest landholders in Norman England.
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Robert I, Duke of Normandy
Robert I, Duke of Normandy was an early 11th-century Norman ruler best known as the father of William the Conqueror and for his pious pilgrimage to the Holy Land, during which he died.
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E.
Robert of Bellême
Robert of Bellême was a powerful and notoriously ruthless Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader who held extensive lands in England and Normandy during the late 11th and early 12th centuries.
- 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 Longsword Target entity description: William Longsword was a prominent 13th-century English nobleman and military commander, the illegitimate son of King Henry II and 3rd Earl of Salisbury.
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A.
William Longsword
William Longsword was a 10th-century Norman ruler who succeeded his father Rollo as the second Duke of Normandy and helped consolidate Norman power in northern France.
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B.
William Longsword of Montferrat
William Longsword of Montferrat was a 12th-century Italian nobleman and crusader from the influential Aleramici dynasty, noted for his role in the politics and warfare of the eastern Mediterranean.
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C.
Alan Rufus
Alan Rufus, also known as Alan the Red, was an 11th-century Breton nobleman and companion of William the Conqueror who became one of the wealthiest landholders in Norman England.
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D.
Robert I, Duke of Normandy
Robert I, Duke of Normandy was an early 11th-century Norman ruler best known as the father of William the Conqueror and for his pious pilgrimage to the Holy Land, during which he died.
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E.
Robert of Bellême
Robert of Bellême was a powerful and notoriously ruthless Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader who held extensive lands in England and Normandy during the late 11th and early 12th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.