Herbert II of Maine
E623119
Herbert II of Maine was an 11th-century French nobleman who served as Count of Maine during the turbulent feudal struggles between the Angevins and the Norman dukes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herbert II of Maine canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6794347 — 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: Herbert II of Maine Context triple: [County of Maine, ruler, Herbert II of Maine]
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A.
Herbert I of Maine
Herbert I of Maine was a medieval French nobleman who served as an early count of Maine during the 10th century.
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B.
Hugh III of Maine
Hugh III of Maine was an 11th-century French nobleman who briefly held the title of Count of Maine during the turbulent power struggles between the counts of Anjou and the dukes of Normandy.
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C.
Elias II, Count of Maine
Elias II, Count of Maine was a 12th-century French nobleman and regional ruler in the historical province of Maine, connected to the powerful Angevin dynasty.
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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.
John of Cornwall
John of Cornwall was a 13th-century English nobleman, the son of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, and a member of the Plantagenet royal family.
- 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: Herbert II of Maine Target entity description: Herbert II of Maine was an 11th-century French nobleman who served as Count of Maine during the turbulent feudal struggles between the Angevins and the Norman dukes.
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A.
Herbert I of Maine
Herbert I of Maine was a medieval French nobleman who served as an early count of Maine during the 10th century.
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B.
Hugh III of Maine
Hugh III of Maine was an 11th-century French nobleman who briefly held the title of Count of Maine during the turbulent power struggles between the counts of Anjou and the dukes of Normandy.
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C.
Elias II, Count of Maine
Elias II, Count of Maine was a 12th-century French nobleman and regional ruler in the historical province of Maine, connected to the powerful Angevin dynasty.
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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.
John of Cornwall
John of Cornwall was a 13th-century English nobleman, the son of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, and a member of the Plantagenet royal family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Count of Maine
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French noble ⓘ medieval count ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| child | Hugh V of Maine ⓘ |
| conflict |
Angevin–Norman rivalry
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linked to:
Norman–Angevin conflicts
feudal struggles between Anjou and Normandy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| father | Hugh IV of Maine ⓘ |
| feudalAllegiance | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| floruit | 11th century ⓘ |
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Le Mans ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned | Old French ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Maine ⓘ |
| mother | Bertha of Blois ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Maine ⓘ |
| nobleRank | count ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Count of Maine ⓘ |
| notableFor | rule over the County of Maine during Angevin–Norman conflicts ⓘ |
| partOf | French nobility ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Count of Maine ⓘ |
| relative |
Bertha of Blois
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Herbert I of Maine ⓘ Hugh IV of Maine ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| spouse | Marguerite of Blois ⓘ |
| territoryRuled | County of Maine ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 11th century France ⓘ |
| titleHeldIn | Maine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herbert II of Maine Description of subject: Herbert II of Maine was an 11th-century French nobleman who served as Count of Maine during the turbulent feudal struggles between the Angevins and the Norman dukes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.