Battle of Val-ès-Dunes
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The Battle of Val-ès-Dunes was a decisive 1047 conflict in Normandy in which the young Duke William (later William the Conqueror), aided by King Henry I of France, crushed a rebellion of Norman barons and secured his control over the duchy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Val-ès-Dunes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5331564 — 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: Battle of Val-ès-Dunes Context triple: [Duchy of Normandy, event, Battle of Val-ès-Dunes]
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Battle of Dompaire
The Battle of Dompaire was a World War II engagement in September 1944 in northeastern France, where French armoured forces, supported by Allied air power, decisively defeated a German Panzer brigade.
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Battle of Coutras
The Battle of Coutras was a key 1587 victory of the Huguenot forces under Henry of Navarre over the royal Catholic army during the French Wars of Religion, significantly boosting his path to the French throne.
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Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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Battle of Héricourt
The Battle of Héricourt was a 1474 engagement in the Burgundian Wars in which Swiss and allied forces defeated the troops of Charles the Bold, weakening Burgundian power in the region.
- 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: Battle of Val-ès-Dunes Target entity description: The Battle of Val-ès-Dunes was a decisive 1047 conflict in Normandy in which the young Duke William (later William the Conqueror), aided by King Henry I of France, crushed a rebellion of Norman barons and secured his control over the duchy.
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A.
Battle of Dompaire
The Battle of Dompaire was a World War II engagement in September 1944 in northeastern France, where French armoured forces, supported by Allied air power, decisively defeated a German Panzer brigade.
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B.
Battle of Coutras
The Battle of Coutras was a key 1587 victory of the Huguenot forces under Henry of Navarre over the royal Catholic army during the French Wars of Religion, significantly boosting his path to the French throne.
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C.
Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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D.
Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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E.
Battle of Héricourt
The Battle of Héricourt was a 1474 engagement in the Burgundian Wars in which Swiss and allied forces defeated the troops of Charles the Bold, weakening Burgundian power in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Duke William of Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Henry I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ rebellious Norman barons ⓘ |
| cause |
baronial resistance to ducal authority in Normandy
ⓘ
rebellion against the young Duke William ⓘ |
| commander |
Henry I of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William II, Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictScope | regional ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1047 ⓘ |
| documentedIn | medieval Norman chronicles ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
French royal forces
ⓘ
Norman cavalry ⓘ |
| helpedSecureTitle | Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Duchy of Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early demonstration of William’s military leadership
ⓘ
royal French intervention in Norman affairs ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Norman baronial rebels ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Guy of Burgundy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman rebel leaders ⓘ |
| outcome |
control of William over Normandy secured
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ducal authority in Normandy strengthened ⓘ rebellion of Norman barons crushed ⓘ |
| partOf | Norman internal conflicts ⓘ |
| partOfReignOf | William II, Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Val-ès-Dunes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | William’s later conquest of England ⓘ |
| region | northwestern France ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Norman ducal succession crisis
ⓘ
William the Conqueror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
decisive ducal victory
ⓘ
victory for Duke William and King Henry I of France ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated power of the Norman ducal house
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decisive turning point in William’s early rule ⓘ helped stabilize the Duchy of Normandy ⓘ |
| supportedBy | King Henry I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedRuler | William II, Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1047 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Val-ès-Dunes Description of subject: The Battle of Val-ès-Dunes was a decisive 1047 conflict in Normandy in which the young Duke William (later William the Conqueror), aided by King Henry I of France, crushed a rebellion of Norman barons and secured his control over the duchy.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Duchy of Normandy