Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
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Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany was a high-born Anglo-Norman noblewoman and long-imprisoned Plantagenet princess whose claim to the English throne made her a significant, though politically sidelined, figure in early 13th-century dynastic struggles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5598928 — 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: Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany Context triple: [Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany, sibling, Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany]
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Judith of Brittany
Judith of Brittany was a 10th–11th century Breton noblewoman and duchess consort of Normandy, notable as the wife of Richard II of Normandy and mother of Robert I, Duke of Normandy.
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Agnes of Poitou
Agnes of Poitou was an 11th-century Holy Roman Empress and influential regent for her son, Emperor Henry IV, known for her political role during the early stages of the Investiture Controversy.
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Elaine of Benoic
Elaine of Benoic is a noblewoman in Arthurian legend best known as the mother of Sir Lancelot and the wife of King Ban of Benoic.
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D.
Judith of Lens
Judith of Lens was an 11th-century Norman noblewoman and royal kinswoman of William the Conqueror who became a prominent English landholder after the Norman Conquest.
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E.
Blanche of Brittany
Blanche of Brittany was a 13th-century French noblewoman of the ducal house of Brittany, notable for her Plantagenet royal connections through her mother Beatrice of England.
- 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: Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany Target entity description: Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany was a high-born Anglo-Norman noblewoman and long-imprisoned Plantagenet princess whose claim to the English throne made her a significant, though politically sidelined, figure in early 13th-century dynastic struggles.
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A.
Judith of Brittany
Judith of Brittany was a 10th–11th century Breton noblewoman and duchess consort of Normandy, notable as the wife of Richard II of Normandy and mother of Robert I, Duke of Normandy.
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B.
Agnes of Poitou
Agnes of Poitou was an 11th-century Holy Roman Empress and influential regent for her son, Emperor Henry IV, known for her political role during the early stages of the Investiture Controversy.
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C.
Elaine of Benoic
Elaine of Benoic is a noblewoman in Arthurian legend best known as the mother of Sir Lancelot and the wife of King Ban of Benoic.
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D.
Judith of Lens
Judith of Lens was an 11th-century Norman noblewoman and royal kinswoman of William the Conqueror who became a prominent English landholder after the Norman Conquest.
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E.
Blanche of Brittany
Blanche of Brittany was a 13th-century French noblewoman of the ducal house of Brittany, notable for her Plantagenet royal connections through her mother Beatrice of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Norman noble
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Plantagenet princess ⓘ claimant to the English throne ⓘ human ⓘ medieval noblewoman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eleanor of Brittany
NERFINISHED
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Fair Maid of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Norman realm
NERFINISHED
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Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aunt |
Joan of England, Queen of Sicily
NERFINISHED
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Matilda, Duchess of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1184 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Amesbury Priory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDetention | dynastic claim to the English throne ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 10 August 1241 ⓘ |
| detainedBy |
Henry III of England
NERFINISHED
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John, King of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grandfather | Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandmother | Eleanor of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadChildren | no ⓘ |
| imprisonmentEnd | 1241 ⓘ |
| imprisonmentStart | c. 1202 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Anglo-Norman
NERFINISHED
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Latin ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | never married ⓘ |
| mother | Constance, Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Plantagenet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Plantagenet princess
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Princess of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a prominent but sidelined claimant in early 13th-century English succession disputes
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spending most of her adult life in royal captivity ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
Bristol Castle
NERFINISHED
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Corfe Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
potential heir of Richard I of England
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rival dynastic claimant to King John of England ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | long-term royal prisoner ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sibling | Arthur I, Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncle |
Geoffrey, Archbishop of York
NERFINISHED
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John, King of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany Description of subject: Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany was a high-born Anglo-Norman noblewoman and long-imprisoned Plantagenet princess whose claim to the English throne made her a significant, though politically sidelined, figure in early 13th-century dynastic struggles.
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