William of Champlitte
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William of Champlitte was a French noble and crusader who became the founding prince and first ruler of the Frankish Principality of Achaea in the Peloponnese after the Fourth Crusade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William of Champlitte canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9778440 — 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: William of Champlitte Context triple: [Principality of Achaea, firstRuler, William of Champlitte]
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A.
Guillaume Carle
Guillaume Carle was a 14th-century French peasant leader who headed the Jacquerie uprising during the Hundred Years' War.
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B.
Armand Aubigny
Armand Aubigny is a wealthy Louisiana plantation owner in Kate Chopin’s short story “Désirée’s Baby,” known for his harsh, authoritarian nature and tragic role in the tale’s exploration of race and identity.
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C.
Hugh of Baux
Hugh of Baux was a medieval nobleman from the influential Provençal House of Baux, known for his role in the regional politics and feudal conflicts of southern France.
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D.
Pierre Beauchamp
Pierre Beauchamp was a 17th-century French choreographer and dancing master credited with codifying the five basic positions of the feet in classical ballet.
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E.
Robert of Arbrissel
Robert of Arbrissel was an 11th–12th century French itinerant preacher and reformer best known for founding the double monastery of Fontevraud and promoting radical ideals of poverty and mixed-gender religious life.
- 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: William of Champlitte Target entity description: William of Champlitte was a French noble and crusader who became the founding prince and first ruler of the Frankish Principality of Achaea in the Peloponnese after the Fourth Crusade.
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A.
Guillaume Carle
Guillaume Carle was a 14th-century French peasant leader who headed the Jacquerie uprising during the Hundred Years' War.
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B.
Armand Aubigny
Armand Aubigny is a wealthy Louisiana plantation owner in Kate Chopin’s short story “Désirée’s Baby,” known for his harsh, authoritarian nature and tragic role in the tale’s exploration of race and identity.
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C.
Hugh of Baux
Hugh of Baux was a medieval nobleman from the influential Provençal House of Baux, known for his role in the regional politics and feudal conflicts of southern France.
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D.
Pierre Beauchamp
Pierre Beauchamp was a 17th-century French choreographer and dancing master credited with codifying the five basic positions of the feet in classical ballet.
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E.
Robert of Arbrissel
Robert of Arbrissel was an 11th–12th century French itinerant preacher and reformer best known for founding the double monastery of Fontevraud and promoting radical ideals of poverty and mixed-gender religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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Prince of Achaea ⓘ crusader ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Crusader states
NERFINISHED
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Latin Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Apulia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfRealm | Andravida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1209 ⓘ |
| deathCause | illness ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName | Champlitte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Odo I of Champlitte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOf | Principality of Achaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| historicalEra | High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | knight ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Principality of Achaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Champlitte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | count ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | established Frankish rule in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| notableEvent | division of Peloponnese among crusader leaders ⓘ |
| notableWork | conquest of the Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Fourth Crusade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conquest of Constantinople (1204) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Champlitte
NERFINISHED
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County of Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Apulia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Prince of Achaea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bailiff of Achaea ⓘ |
| predecessor | office established ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Hugh I of Champlitte
NERFINISHED
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Odo II of Champlitte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| ruledFrom | 1205 ⓘ |
| ruledUntil | 1209 ⓘ |
| successor | Geoffrey I of Villehardouin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Lord of Champlitte
NERFINISHED
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Prince of Achaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William of Champlitte Description of subject: William of Champlitte was a French noble and crusader who became the founding prince and first ruler of the Frankish Principality of Achaea in the Peloponnese after the Fourth Crusade.
Referenced by (2)
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