Ranulf de Blondeville
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Ranulf de Blondeville was a powerful Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader of the late 12th and early 13th centuries, best known as the 6th Earl of Chester and a key supporter of the English crown during the reigns of Richard I and John.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ranulf de Blondeville canonical | 2 |
| Ranulf de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester | 2 |
| Ranulf | 1 |
| Ranulf III, Earl of Chester | 1 |
| Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester | 1 |
| Ranulf de Blundeville | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3853986 — 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.
Target entity: Ranulf de Blondeville Context triple: [County Palatine of Chester, hasRuler, Ranulf de Blondeville]
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A.
Ranulf le Meschin
Ranulf le Meschin was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader of the early 12th century who became Earl of Chester and played a key role in consolidating Norman control in northern England.
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B.
Henry de Montfort
Henry de Montfort was the eldest son of Simon de Montfort, a prominent supporter of the baronial cause against King Henry III during the Second Barons' War in 13th-century England.
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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.
Richard de Montfort
Richard de Montfort was a medieval nobleman of the Montfort family, notable as a descendant of English royalty through his mother Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke.
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E.
Arnulf de Montgomery
Arnulf de Montgomery was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and marcher lord of the late 11th and early 12th centuries, known for his role in the Norman consolidation of power in Wales and the Welsh borderlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ranulf de Blondeville Target entity description: Ranulf de Blondeville was a powerful Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader of the late 12th and early 13th centuries, best known as the 6th Earl of Chester and a key supporter of the English crown during the reigns of Richard I and John.
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A.
Ranulf le Meschin
Ranulf le Meschin was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader of the early 12th century who became Earl of Chester and played a key role in consolidating Norman control in northern England.
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B.
Henry de Montfort
Henry de Montfort was the eldest son of Simon de Montfort, a prominent supporter of the baronial cause against King Henry III during the Second Barons' War in 13th-century England.
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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.
Richard de Montfort
Richard de Montfort was a medieval nobleman of the Montfort family, notable as a descendant of English royalty through his mother Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke.
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E.
Arnulf de Montgomery
Arnulf de Montgomery was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and marcher lord of the late 11th and early 12th centuries, known for his role in the Norman consolidation of power in Wales and the Welsh borderlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Norman nobleman
ⓘ
human ⓘ medieval nobleman ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ranulf de Blondeville
ⓘ
surface form:
Ranulf III, Earl of Chester
Ranulf de Blondeville ⓘ
surface form:
Ranulf de Blundeville
Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester ⓘ
surface form:
Ranulf of Chester
|
| birthDate | 1170 ⓘ |
| built |
Beeston Castle
ⓘ
Bolingbroke Castle ⓘ
surface form:
Bolingbroke Castle (Lincolnshire)
Chartley Castle ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Abbey Church of Saint Werburgh
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surface form:
St Werburgh’s Abbey, Chester
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1232 ⓘ |
| father | Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester ⓘ |
| givenName |
Ranulf de Blondeville
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ranulf
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| heldTitleFrom |
Earl of Chester, from 1181
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Earl of Lincoln, from 1217 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Anglo-Norman
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Norman French
Latin ⓘ |
| militaryRank | royal commander ⓘ |
| mother |
Bertrade de Montfort
ⓘ
surface form:
Bertrade de Montfort of Évreux
|
| nobleFamily |
House of Blois
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Blois-Chester
|
| notableFor |
construction and strengthening of castles in Cheshire
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large network of estates in Cheshire and the Welsh Marches ⓘ loyalty to the English crown during the reigns of Richard I and John ⓘ role in the baronial conflicts of King John’s reign ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Fifth Crusade
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Third Crusade ⓘ campaigns in Normandy ⓘ campaigns in Wales ⓘ siege of Nottingham (1194) ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Wallingford
ⓘ
surface form:
Wallingford, Berkshire
|
| positionHeld |
6th Earl of Chester
ⓘ
Earl of Lincoln ⓘ Lord of Beeston ⓘ Lord of Chartley ⓘ Count of Montfort ⓘ
surface form:
Lord of Montfort-sur-Risle
Viscount of Avranches ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1232 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1181 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Chester
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Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| spouse |
Clemence of Fougères
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Constance, Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stepchild |
Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany
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surface form:
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
|
| supported |
Henry III of England
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John of England ⓘ
surface form:
John, King of England
King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ
surface form:
Richard I of England
|
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Subject: Ranulf de Blondeville Description of subject: Ranulf de Blondeville was a powerful Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader of the late 12th and early 13th centuries, best known as the 6th Earl of Chester and a key supporter of the English crown during the reigns of Richard I and John.
Referenced by (8)
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