Robert d’Oilly
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Robert d’Oilly was an 11th-century Norman nobleman and military companion of William the Conqueror, best known for building Oxford Castle and serving as the first Norman lord of Oxford.
All labels observed (1)
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| Robert d’Oilly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19924991 — 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: Robert d’Oilly Context triple: [Robert D’Oyly the elder, alsoKnownAs, Robert d’Oilly]
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Robert FitzHamon
Robert FitzHamon was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader best known for his role in the Norman conquest of Glamorgan and as a prominent supporter of William II of England.
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B.
William de Burgh
William de Burgh was a 12th–13th century Anglo-Norman nobleman who established the powerful de Burgh dynasty in Ireland, becoming one of the leading magnates in the Anglo-Norman colonization of the island.
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C.
William fitz Duncan
William fitz Duncan was a 12th-century Scottish prince and military leader, notable as a powerful claimant to the Scottish throne and a key figure in the politics of the Kingdom of Alba.
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D.
William de Bohun
William de Bohun was a medieval nobleman of Anglo-Norman descent, notable as a member of the influential de Bohun family that held prominent titles and lands in England.
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E.
Walter FitzRobert
Walter FitzRobert was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and landholder, known as a prominent member of the influential FitzWalter family in medieval England.
- 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: Robert d’Oilly Target entity description: Robert d’Oilly was an 11th-century Norman nobleman and military companion of William the Conqueror, best known for building Oxford Castle and serving as the first Norman lord of Oxford.
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A.
Robert FitzHamon
Robert FitzHamon was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader best known for his role in the Norman conquest of Glamorgan and as a prominent supporter of William II of England.
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B.
William de Burgh
William de Burgh was a 12th–13th century Anglo-Norman nobleman who established the powerful de Burgh dynasty in Ireland, becoming one of the leading magnates in the Anglo-Norman colonization of the island.
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C.
William fitz Duncan
William fitz Duncan was a 12th-century Scottish prince and military leader, notable as a powerful claimant to the Scottish throne and a key figure in the politics of the Kingdom of Alba.
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D.
William de Bohun
William de Bohun was a medieval nobleman of Anglo-Norman descent, notable as a member of the influential de Bohun family that held prominent titles and lands in England.
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E.
Walter FitzRobert
Walter FitzRobert was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and landholder, known as a prominent member of the influential FitzWalter family in medieval England.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.