William de St-Calais
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William de St-Calais was an influential Norman churchman and statesman who served as Bishop of Durham under William II of England, playing a key role in both ecclesiastical reform and royal administration.
All labels observed (1)
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| William de St-Calais canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23193628 — 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 de St-Calais Context triple: [Walcher, Bishop of Durham, successor, William de St-Calais]
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A.
Geoffrey de Geneville
Geoffrey de Geneville was a 13th-century Anglo-French nobleman and royal official who held extensive lands in Ireland and the Welsh Marches and played a prominent role in the service of the English crown.
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B.
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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C.
William de Valognes
William de Valognes was a medieval Scottish noble and royal official known for his role in the administration of the Scottish kingdom and his patronage of religious institutions.
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D.
William de Verdun
William de Verdun was a medieval English nobleman of the Verdun family, known primarily as a younger son of Theobald de Verdun, 2nd Baron Verdun.
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E.
William d’Aubigny Pincerna
William d’Aubigny Pincerna was a prominent Anglo-Norman nobleman and royal butler under King Henry I of England, known as the progenitor of an influential aristocratic family.
- 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 de St-Calais Target entity description: William de St-Calais was an influential Norman churchman and statesman who served as Bishop of Durham under William II of England, playing a key role in both ecclesiastical reform and royal administration.
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A.
Geoffrey de Geneville
Geoffrey de Geneville was a 13th-century Anglo-French nobleman and royal official who held extensive lands in Ireland and the Welsh Marches and played a prominent role in the service of the English crown.
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B.
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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C.
William de Valognes
William de Valognes was a medieval Scottish noble and royal official known for his role in the administration of the Scottish kingdom and his patronage of religious institutions.
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D.
William de Verdun
William de Verdun was a medieval English nobleman of the Verdun family, known primarily as a younger son of Theobald de Verdun, 2nd Baron Verdun.
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E.
William d’Aubigny Pincerna
William d’Aubigny Pincerna was a prominent Anglo-Norman nobleman and royal butler under King Henry I of England, known as the progenitor of an influential aristocratic family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.