Baldwin of Blois
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Baldwin of Blois was a 12th-century French nobleman, son of King Stephen of England and Matilda I of Boulogne, who held the title of Count of Blois.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baldwin of Blois canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6113832 — 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: Baldwin of Blois Context triple: [Matilda I of Boulogne, child, Baldwin of Blois]
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William of Blois
William of Blois was a 12th-century English nobleman, son of King Stephen of England, who held the titles of Count of Boulogne and Earl of Surrey.
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Charles of Blois
Charles of Blois was a 14th-century French nobleman and claimant to the Duchy of Brittany, known for his role in the Breton War of Succession and later venerated as a saintly figure.
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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.
Theobald of Bec
Theobald of Bec was a 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury and influential churchman who played a key role in English ecclesiastical politics before the time of Thomas Becket.
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Gordon de Blois
Gordon de Blois was the husband of pioneering American modernist architect Natalie de Blois.
- 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: Baldwin of Blois Target entity description: Baldwin of Blois was a 12th-century French nobleman, son of King Stephen of England and Matilda I of Boulogne, who held the title of Count of Blois.
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A.
William of Blois
William of Blois was a 12th-century English nobleman, son of King Stephen of England, who held the titles of Count of Boulogne and Earl of Surrey.
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B.
Charles of Blois
Charles of Blois was a 14th-century French nobleman and claimant to the Duchy of Brittany, known for his role in the Breton War of Succession and later venerated as a saintly figure.
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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.
Theobald of Bec
Theobald of Bec was a 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury and influential churchman who played a key role in English ecclesiastical politics before the time of Thomas Becket.
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E.
Gordon de Blois
Gordon de Blois was the husband of pioneering American modernist architect Natalie de Blois.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French noble
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human ⓘ medieval noble ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| father | Stephen of England ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | King of England ⓘ |
| givenName | Baldwin ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Old French ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty |
House of Blois
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House of Normandy ⓘ |
| mother | Matilda I of Boulogne ⓘ |
| motherOccupation | Countess of Boulogne ⓘ |
| nobleRank | count ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Count of Blois ⓘ |
| notableFamilyRelation |
son of a King of England
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son of a reigning Countess of Boulogne ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Blois ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Count of Blois ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| sibling |
Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne
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Marie I, Countess of Boulogne ⓘ William of Blois ⓘ |
| titleHeldIn | County of Blois ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baldwin of Blois Description of subject: Baldwin of Blois was a 12th-century French nobleman, son of King Stephen of England and Matilda I of Boulogne, who held the title of Count of Blois.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.