William of Apulia
E445112
William of Apulia was an 11th-century Latin poet and chronicler best known for his epic account of the Norman expansion in southern Italy under Robert Guiscard.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William of Apulia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4472269 — 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 of Apulia Context triple: [Norman conquest of southern Italy, describedBySource, William of Apulia]
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Robert Guiscard
Robert Guiscard was an 11th-century Norman adventurer and military leader who played a key role in the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily, founding Norman rule in the region.
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William II of Apulia
William II of Apulia was a 12th-century Norman duke in southern Italy, known as one of the last members of the Hauteville dynasty to rule in the region before its consolidation into the Kingdom of Sicily.
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Roger III, Duke of Apulia
Roger III, Duke of Apulia was a 12th-century Norman nobleman and heir apparent to King Roger II of Sicily, holding the ducal title over Apulia in southern Italy.
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D.
William of Hauteville
William of Hauteville was an 11th-century Norman adventurer and military leader who played a key role in the Norman conquest of southern Italy.
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Humphrey of Hauteville
Humphrey of Hauteville was an 11th-century Norman nobleman who led the expansion of Norman power in southern Italy as a key member of the influential Hauteville 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 of Apulia Target entity description: William of Apulia was an 11th-century Latin poet and chronicler best known for his epic account of the Norman expansion in southern Italy under Robert Guiscard.
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A.
Robert Guiscard
Robert Guiscard was an 11th-century Norman adventurer and military leader who played a key role in the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily, founding Norman rule in the region.
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B.
William II of Apulia
William II of Apulia was a 12th-century Norman duke in southern Italy, known as one of the last members of the Hauteville dynasty to rule in the region before its consolidation into the Kingdom of Sicily.
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C.
Roger III, Duke of Apulia
Roger III, Duke of Apulia was a 12th-century Norman nobleman and heir apparent to King Roger II of Sicily, holding the ducal title over Apulia in southern Italy.
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D.
William of Hauteville
William of Hauteville was an 11th-century Norman adventurer and military leader who played a key role in the Norman conquest of southern Italy.
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E.
Humphrey of Hauteville
Humphrey of Hauteville was an 11th-century Norman nobleman who led the expansion of Norman power in southern Italy as a key member of the influential Hauteville family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
11th-century writer
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Latin poet ⓘ chronicler ⓘ historian of the Normans ⓘ medieval poet ⓘ |
| approximateBirthCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| approximateDeathCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norman Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Norman Principality of Melfi
Robert Guiscard’s court ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 11th century ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Duchy of Apulia and Calabria ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Norman Italian culture ⓘ |
| described |
Norman campaigns in the Balkans
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Norman rule in southern Italy ⓘ military campaigns of Robert Guiscard ⓘ relations between Normans and Byzantines ⓘ |
| floruit | late 11th century ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalSourceFor |
Italo-Norman history
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Norman conquest of Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Norman conquest of southern Italy
reign of Robert Guiscard ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Latin epic tradition ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Norman conquest of southern Italy
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Norman expansion in southern Italy ⓘ Robert Guiscard ⓘ |
| meter | hexameter ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De rebus gestis Roberti Wiscardi
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linked to:
Gesta Roberti Wiscardi
Gesta Roberti Wiscardi ⓘ |
| occupation |
chronicler
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historian ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| placeNameDerivedFrom | Apulia ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Apulia
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Southern Italy ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| sourceType | contemporary narrative source ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | modern historians of Norman Italy ⓘ |
| workCompletedAfter | Robert Guiscard’s death ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn |
Robert Guiscard’s campaigns against Byzantium
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Robert Guiscard’s conquests in Italy ⓘ |
| workType |
epic historical poem
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panegyrical chronicle ⓘ |
| writingStyle | verse ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: William of Apulia Description of subject: William of Apulia was an 11th-century Latin poet and chronicler best known for his epic account of the Norman expansion in southern Italy under Robert Guiscard.
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