Matilda of Brittany
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Matilda of Brittany was a 12th–13th century noblewoman, the daughter of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, and a granddaughter of King Henry II of England, placing her within the Angevin royal dynasty.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5648271 — 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: Matilda of Brittany Context triple: [Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, child, Matilda of Brittany]
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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.
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Duchess of Brittany
The Duchess of Brittany was the consort or female ruler associated with the historic Duchy of Brittany in medieval France, often playing a key role in regional politics and dynastic alliances.
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Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Constance, Duchess of Brittany, was a 12th-century Breton noblewoman and heiress whose turbulent marriages and political struggles significantly shaped the succession disputes between England and Brittany.
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Eleanor of Brittany
Eleanor of Brittany was a 13th-century English princess and daughter of King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence, known for her brief betrothal to Simon de Montfort’s son and her life largely spent in religious devotion.
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Marie of Brittany
Marie of Brittany was a 13th-century French noblewoman, daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany, and Beatrice of England, and a granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
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- 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: Matilda of Brittany Target entity description: Matilda of Brittany was a 12th–13th century noblewoman, the daughter of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, and a granddaughter of King Henry II of England, placing her within the Angevin royal dynasty.
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A.
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.
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B.
Duchess of Brittany
The Duchess of Brittany was the consort or female ruler associated with the historic Duchy of Brittany in medieval France, often playing a key role in regional politics and dynastic alliances.
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C.
Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Constance, Duchess of Brittany, was a 12th-century Breton noblewoman and heiress whose turbulent marriages and political struggles significantly shaped the succession disputes between England and Brittany.
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D.
Eleanor of Brittany
Eleanor of Brittany was a 13th-century English princess and daughter of King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence, known for her brief betrothal to Simon de Montfort’s son and her life largely spent in religious devotion.
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E.
Marie of Brittany
Marie of Brittany was a 13th-century French noblewoman, daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany, and Beatrice of England, and a granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matilda of Brittany Description of subject: Matilda of Brittany was a 12th–13th century noblewoman, the daughter of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, and a granddaughter of King Henry II of England, placing her within the Angevin royal dynasty.
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