Fulk I of Anjou
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Fulk I of Anjou was a 10th-century French nobleman who became the first hereditary Count of Anjou and founder of the Angevin dynasty’s power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fulk I of Anjou canonical | 2 |
| Fulk the Red as Count of Anjou | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5283859 — 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: Fulk I of Anjou Context triple: [House of Ingelger, hasNotableMember, Fulk I of Anjou]
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Fulk V of Anjou
Fulk V of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman who became King of Jerusalem and founder of the Angevin royal line that later ruled England.
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B.
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman and crusader whose marriage to Empress Matilda founded the Angevin dynasty that would rule England and much of western France.
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C.
Stephen of Blois
Stephen of Blois was a 12th-century King of England whose contested reign against Empress Matilda led to a period of civil war known as The Anarchy.
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D.
Henry II, Count of Champagne
Henry II, Count of Champagne was a prominent 12th-century French nobleman and crusader who ruled the County of Champagne and later became King of Jerusalem through marriage.
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E.
Fulk III Nerra
Fulk III Nerra was an influential early 11th-century French nobleman renowned for his military campaigns, extensive castle-building, and role in strengthening the power of Anjou.
- 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: Fulk I of Anjou Target entity description: Fulk I of Anjou was a 10th-century French nobleman who became the first hereditary Count of Anjou and founder of the Angevin dynasty’s power.
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A.
Fulk V of Anjou
Fulk V of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman who became King of Jerusalem and founder of the Angevin royal line that later ruled England.
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B.
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman and crusader whose marriage to Empress Matilda founded the Angevin dynasty that would rule England and much of western France.
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C.
Stephen of Blois
Stephen of Blois was a 12th-century King of England whose contested reign against Empress Matilda led to a period of civil war known as The Anarchy.
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D.
Henry II, Count of Champagne
Henry II, Count of Champagne was a prominent 12th-century French nobleman and crusader who ruled the County of Champagne and later became King of Jerusalem through marriage.
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E.
Fulk III Nerra
Fulk III Nerra was an influential early 11th-century French nobleman renowned for his military campaigns, extensive castle-building, and role in strengthening the power of Anjou.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Count of Anjou
ⓘ
French noble ⓘ founder of a dynasty ⓘ medieval nobleman ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | West Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fulk the Red NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Loches
NERFINISHED
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Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Touraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Anjou (exact site uncertain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Fulk II of Anjou
NERFINISHED
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Guy of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Frankish Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 870 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 942 ⓘ |
| dynasticRole | ancestor of later Angevin kings ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 942 (death, approximate) ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Ingelger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | power of the Angevin dynasty ⓘ |
| givenName | Fulk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| mother | Aelinde of Gatinais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Ingelger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing hereditary rule in Anjou
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expanding Angevin influence in western France ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | regional power-broker in western Francia ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Count of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ingelger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | County of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| ruledFrom | Angers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Roscille of Loches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 870 (birth, approximate) ⓘ |
| successor | Fulk II of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | first hereditary Count of Anjou ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fulk I of Anjou Description of subject: Fulk I of Anjou was a 10th-century French nobleman who became the first hereditary Count of Anjou and founder of the Angevin dynasty’s power.
Referenced by (3)
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