Geoffrey VI of Anjou
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Geoffrey VI of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Empress Matilda and younger brother of King Henry II of England, who held the titles of Count of Nantes and Duke of Brittany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Geoffrey VI of Anjou canonical | 1 |
| Geoffrey le Bel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5283869 — 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: Geoffrey VI of Anjou Context triple: [House of Ingelger, hasNotableMember, Geoffrey VI of Anjou]
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Geoffrey III of Anjou
Geoffrey III of Anjou was an 11th-century Count of Anjou whose troubled rule and conflicts with neighboring powers led to significant territorial losses and internal strife within his domain.
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B.
Geoffrey II of Anjou
Geoffrey II of Anjou was an 11th-century Count of Anjou known for expanding his territories through warfare and political maneuvering, helping to establish the regional power of his dynasty in western France.
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C.
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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D.
Geoffrey I of Anjou
Geoffrey I of Anjou was a 10th–11th century Count of Anjou who consolidated his family's power in western France and laid foundations for the later prominence of the Angevin dynasty.
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E.
Fulk III of Anjou
Fulk III of Anjou was a powerful 10th–11th century French count known for his military campaigns, extensive castle-building, and role in consolidating the power of the Anjou 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: Geoffrey VI of Anjou Target entity description: Geoffrey VI of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Empress Matilda and younger brother of King Henry II of England, who held the titles of Count of Nantes and Duke of Brittany.
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A.
Geoffrey III of Anjou
Geoffrey III of Anjou was an 11th-century Count of Anjou whose troubled rule and conflicts with neighboring powers led to significant territorial losses and internal strife within his domain.
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B.
Geoffrey II of Anjou
Geoffrey II of Anjou was an 11th-century Count of Anjou known for expanding his territories through warfare and political maneuvering, helping to establish the regional power of his dynasty in western France.
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C.
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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D.
Geoffrey I of Anjou
Geoffrey I of Anjou was a 10th–11th century Count of Anjou who consolidated his family's power in western France and laid foundations for the later prominence of the Angevin dynasty.
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E.
Fulk III of Anjou
Fulk III of Anjou was a powerful 10th–11th century French count known for his military campaigns, extensive castle-building, and role in consolidating the power of the Anjou region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
12th-century noble
ⓘ
French noble ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| allegiance | Angevin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Geoffrey of Anjou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geoffrey, Count of Nantes NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 12th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Norman-English nobility ⓘ |
| father | Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Geoffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Henry I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandmother | Matilda of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Count of Nantes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Brittany ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| house | House of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| mother | Empress Matilda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Plantagenet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank |
count
ⓘ
duke ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Empress Matilda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Brittany
NERFINISHED
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Nantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignOver |
County of Nantes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Henry II of England
NERFINISHED
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William, Count of Poitou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Count of Nantes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Geoffrey VI of Anjou Description of subject: Geoffrey VI of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Empress Matilda and younger brother of King Henry II of England, who held the titles of Count of Nantes and Duke of Brittany.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Geoffrey le Bel