House of Fitzalan
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The House of Fitzalan was a prominent medieval English noble family best known as the long-standing Earls of Arundel and influential magnates in the politics of the English crown.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fitzalan family | 1 |
| House of FitzAlan | 1 |
| House of Fitzalan canonical | 1 |
| arms of FitzAlan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4152336 — 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: House of Fitzalan Context triple: [House of Howard, maritalAllianceWith, House of Fitzalan]
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A.
House of Courtenay
The House of Courtenay was a prominent medieval French noble family that produced Latin emperors of Constantinople and held significant influence in European aristocratic and crusader politics.
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B.
House of Stanley
The House of Stanley was a powerful English noble family from Lancashire that rose to prominence in the late Middle Ages and played a decisive role in the Wars of the Roses and the early Tudor period.
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C.
FitzWalter family
The FitzWalter family is a prominent English noble lineage best known for its medieval barons, including Robert Fitzwalter, a leading opponent of King John and a key figure in the events surrounding Magna Carta.
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D.
House of Montgomery
The House of Montgomery is a historic noble family of Norman origin that rose to prominence in medieval England and France through military service, landholdings, and political influence.
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E.
House of Gloucester
The House of Gloucester was a medieval English noble lineage associated with the Earldom of Gloucester and influential in the politics of the Anglo-Norman and Plantagenet periods.
- 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: House of Fitzalan Target entity description: The House of Fitzalan was a prominent medieval English noble family best known as the long-standing Earls of Arundel and influential magnates in the politics of the English crown.
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A.
House of Courtenay
The House of Courtenay was a prominent medieval French noble family that produced Latin emperors of Constantinople and held significant influence in European aristocratic and crusader politics.
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B.
House of Stanley
The House of Stanley was a powerful English noble family from Lancashire that rose to prominence in the late Middle Ages and played a decisive role in the Wars of the Roses and the early Tudor period.
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C.
FitzWalter family
The FitzWalter family is a prominent English noble lineage best known for its medieval barons, including Robert Fitzwalter, a leading opponent of King John and a key figure in the events surrounding Magna Carta.
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D.
House of Montgomery
The House of Montgomery is a historic noble family of Norman origin that rose to prominence in medieval England and France through military service, landholdings, and political influence.
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E.
House of Gloucester
The House of Gloucester was a medieval English noble lineage associated with the Earldom of Gloucester and influential in the politics of the Anglo-Norman and Plantagenet periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English noble house
ⓘ
English noble house ⓘ English nobleman ⓘ English nobleman ⓘ English nobleman ⓘ English nobleman ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ noble family ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| allegiance | King Henry I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cadetBranchOf | House of the Dapifers of Dol ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Gules, a lion rampant or ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Anglo-Norman
ⓘ
Breton ⓘ |
| founder | Alan fitz Flaad ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Barony of Arundel
ⓘ
surface form:
Arundel honour
lordships in the Welsh Marches ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
Earl of Arundel
ONNED1
ⓘ
Justiciar of North Wales ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Hundred Years' War
ⓘ
First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of Scottish Independence
baronial conflicts of the 13th and 14th centuries in England ⓘ |
| language |
Anglo-Norman
ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arundel
ⓘ
Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalAlliancesWith |
House of Howard
ⓘ
House of Plantagenet ⓘ House of Warren ⓘ |
| member |
John Fitzalan, 1st Earl of Arundel of the Fitzalan line
ⓘ
Richard Fitzalan, 3rd Earl of Arundel ONNED1 ⓘ Richard Fitzalan, 4th Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Fitzalan, 5th Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Maltravers
ⓘ
Earl of Arundel ⓘ Earl of Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
holding the Earldom of Arundel for several centuries
ⓘ
influence in medieval English politics ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Breton knightly family of Alan fitz Flaad ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | supporters of the English crown ⓘ |
| region |
Welsh Marches
ⓘ
surface form:
the Welsh Marches
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| seat | Arundel Castle ⓘ |
| status | extinct in the male line ⓘ |
| succeededBy | House of Howard ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
High Middle Ages
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Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| titleExtinctionOrTransfer | Earldom of Arundel passed to the House of Howard by marriage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Fitzalan Description of subject: The House of Fitzalan was a prominent medieval English noble family best known as the long-standing Earls of Arundel and influential magnates in the politics of the English crown.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fitzalan family
this entity surface form:
House of FitzAlan
this entity surface form:
arms of FitzAlan