John de Courcy
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John de Courcy was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman knight and adventurer who led the Norman conquest of much of Ulster in Ireland and ruled there as a powerful semi-independent lord.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John de Courcy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9334405 — 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: John de Courcy Context triple: [Carrickfergus Castle, builder, John de Courcy]
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A.
Edmund de Burgh
Edmund de Burgh was a member of the powerful Anglo-Norman de Burgh family in medieval Ireland, connected by kinship to Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots.
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B.
Walter de Lacy
Walter de Lacy was a prominent Norman noble and Marcher lord of the late 11th and early 12th centuries, known for his role in consolidating Norman control over the Welsh borderlands.
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C.
John de Burgh
John de Burgh was an Anglo-Irish nobleman of the early 14th century, heir to the Earldom of Ulster and a member of the powerful de Burgh (Burke) dynasty.
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D.
Gilles de Burgh
Gilles de Burgh was a medieval noblewoman of the influential de Burgh family who became the mother of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland.
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E.
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, was a powerful Anglo-Irish nobleman of the late 13th and early 14th centuries who dominated Irish politics and was a key ally of the English crown.
- 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: John de Courcy Target entity description: John de Courcy was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman knight and adventurer who led the Norman conquest of much of Ulster in Ireland and ruled there as a powerful semi-independent lord.
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A.
Edmund de Burgh
Edmund de Burgh was a member of the powerful Anglo-Norman de Burgh family in medieval Ireland, connected by kinship to Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots.
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B.
Walter de Lacy
Walter de Lacy was a prominent Norman noble and Marcher lord of the late 11th and early 12th centuries, known for his role in consolidating Norman control over the Welsh borderlands.
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C.
John de Burgh
John de Burgh was an Anglo-Irish nobleman of the early 14th century, heir to the Earldom of Ulster and a member of the powerful de Burgh (Burke) dynasty.
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D.
Gilles de Burgh
Gilles de Burgh was a medieval noblewoman of the influential de Burgh family who became the mother of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland.
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E.
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, was a powerful Anglo-Irish nobleman of the late 13th and early 14th centuries who dominated Irish politics and was a key ally of the English crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Norman knight
ⓘ
conqueror ⓘ feudal lord ⓘ medieval nobleman ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Anglo-Norman nobility in Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Norman-Irish nobility
|
| associatedEthnicity | Norman ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
County Down
ⓘ
Downpatrick ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norman conquest of Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Norman invasion of Ireland
|
| centuryActive | 12th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Norman ⓘ |
| familyName | de Courcy ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Ulster
ⓘ
eastern Ulster ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lordship of Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key figure in Norman expansion into northern Ireland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
campaigns in northern Ireland
ⓘ
establishing a semi-independent lordship in Ulster ⓘ |
| languageOfUse |
Latin
ⓘ
Norman French ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Norman
|
| militaryBranch |
Anglo-Norman forces in Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Cambro-Norman forces
|
| militaryConflict | Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ |
| militaryRole | commander ⓘ |
| militaryStrategy | rapid cavalry raids in Ulster ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | de Courcy family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Norman conquest of Ulster
ⓘ
linked to:
Norman invasion of Ireland
|
| occupation |
knight
ⓘ
lord ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Ireland
ⓘ
Norman Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
Ulster
Ulster ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-independent lord ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Downpatrick
ⓘ
eastern Ulster ⓘ |
| regionConquered | much of Ulster ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 13th century
ⓘ
late 12th century ⓘ |
| title | Lord of Ulster ⓘ |
| typeOfRule | feudal lordship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John de Courcy Description of subject: John de Courcy was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman knight and adventurer who led the Norman conquest of much of Ulster in Ireland and ruled there as a powerful semi-independent lord.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Inch Abbey (nearby)