Rex Vandalorum et Alanorum
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Rex Vandalorum et Alanorum was the royal title used by the kings of the Vandal and Alan peoples who ruled a kingdom in North Africa during Late Antiquity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rex Vandalorum et Alanorum canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9516606 — 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: Rex Vandalorum et Alanorum Context triple: [Hilderic, title, Rex Vandalorum et Alanorum]
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A.
The Lords
The Lords were a German beat and rock band from the 1960s known for their humorous stage antics and hits like "Poor Boy" and "Gloryland."
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B.
Yooden Vranx
Yooden Vranx is a fictional former President of the Galaxy from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series.
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C.
Lord Evandale
Lord Evandale is a noble and honorable Cavalier officer in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Old Mortality," representing loyalty to the royalist cause during the Covenanter conflicts in 17th-century Scotland.
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D.
Lord of Nomeny
The Lord of Nomeny was a feudal title held by members of the House of Lorraine, associated with their territorial lordship in the region around Nomeny in northeastern France.
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E.
Book of Lords
Book of Lords is the English rendering of the title of the Khwaday-Namag, a lost Middle Persian royal chronicle that recounted the legendary and historical kings of Iran.
- 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: Rex Vandalorum et Alanorum Target entity description: Rex Vandalorum et Alanorum was the royal title used by the kings of the Vandal and Alan peoples who ruled a kingdom in North Africa during Late Antiquity.
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A.
The Lords
The Lords were a German beat and rock band from the 1960s known for their humorous stage antics and hits like "Poor Boy" and "Gloryland."
-
B.
Yooden Vranx
Yooden Vranx is a fictional former President of the Galaxy from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series.
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C.
Lord Evandale
Lord Evandale is a noble and honorable Cavalier officer in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Old Mortality," representing loyalty to the royalist cause during the Covenanter conflicts in 17th-century Scotland.
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D.
Lord of Nomeny
The Lord of Nomeny was a feudal title held by members of the House of Lorraine, associated with their territorial lordship in the region around Nomeny in northeastern France.
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E.
Book of Lords
Book of Lords is the English rendering of the title of the Khwaday-Namag, a lost Middle Persian royal chronicle that recounted the legendary and historical kings of Iran.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin title
ⓘ
royal title ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Alans
ⓘ
Vandals ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Byzantine reconquest of Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Justinianic reconquests
Vandal conquest of North Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Vandal conquest of North Africa (439 CE)
|
| associatedPolity | Vandal Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alan leadership
ⓘ
Germanic peoples ⓘ Vandalic monarchy ⓘ |
| capitalAssociated | Carthage ⓘ |
| ceasedToBeUsed | after Byzantine conquest of the Vandal Kingdom ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Roman imperial titles ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Late Antique Latin culture ⓘ |
| ethnicClaim |
rule over Alans
ⓘ
rule over Vandals ⓘ |
| geopoliticalScope |
North Africa
ⓘ
Western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| meaning |
King of the Vandals and the Alans
ⓘ
linked to:
Genseric
|
| politicalFunction |
expressed sovereignty over Vandals and Alans
ⓘ
legitimized rule in North Africa ⓘ |
| predecessorTitle | Rex Vandalorum ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Arian Christian monarchy ⓘ |
| scriptForm | Rex Vandalorum et Alanorum ⓘ |
| status | hereditary royal title ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
5th century
ⓘ
6th century ⓘ |
| titleHoldersCollective | Vandal kings of Carthage ⓘ |
| titleType | monarchical title ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Alan kings
ⓘ
Vandal kings ⓘ
linked to:
Vandal royal family
|
| usedByDynasty | Hasding dynasty ⓘ |
| usedByRuler |
Gaiseric
ⓘ
linked to:
Genseric
Gelimer ⓘ Gunthamund ⓘ Hilderic ⓘ Huneric ⓘ Thrasamund ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Vandal Kingdom in North Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Vandal Kingdom
|
| usedInContext |
Western Mediterranean politics
ⓘ
post-Roman successor kingdom ⓘ |
| usedInDocuments |
diplomatic correspondence
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ royal charters ⓘ |
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Subject: Rex Vandalorum et Alanorum Description of subject: Rex Vandalorum et Alanorum was the royal title used by the kings of the Vandal and Alan peoples who ruled a kingdom in North Africa during Late Antiquity.
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