Hoël of Cornouaille
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Hoël of Cornouaille was an 11th-century Breton nobleman who became Duke of Brittany and played a key role in the region’s medieval political consolidation.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hoël of Cornouaille canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11362108 — 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: Hoël of Cornouaille Context triple: [House of Cornouaille, notableMember, Hoël of Cornouaille]
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A.
Brian of Brittany
Brian of Brittany was an 11th-century Breton nobleman and military leader who served William the Conqueror and became a prominent Anglo-Norman magnate in England.
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B.
Conan I of Rennes
Conan I of Rennes was a 10th-century Breton noble who became Duke of Brittany and played a key role in consolidating ducal authority in the region.
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C.
King of Brittany
The King of Brittany was the medieval sovereign ruler of the historical region of Brittany in western France, preceding the later ducal authority.
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D.
Saint Audomar
Saint Audomar, also known as Saint Omer, was a 7th-century Frankish bishop and missionary credited with evangelizing the region around present-day Saint-Omer in northern France.
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E.
Salomon of Brittany
Salomon of Brittany was a 9th-century ruler who consolidated Breton independence and power in western France before being assassinated in 874.
- 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: Hoël of Cornouaille Target entity description: Hoël of Cornouaille was an 11th-century Breton nobleman who became Duke of Brittany and played a key role in the region’s medieval political consolidation.
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A.
Brian of Brittany
Brian of Brittany was an 11th-century Breton nobleman and military leader who served William the Conqueror and became a prominent Anglo-Norman magnate in England.
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B.
Conan I of Rennes
Conan I of Rennes was a 10th-century Breton noble who became Duke of Brittany and played a key role in consolidating ducal authority in the region.
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C.
King of Brittany
The King of Brittany was the medieval sovereign ruler of the historical region of Brittany in western France, preceding the later ducal authority.
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D.
Saint Audomar
Saint Audomar, also known as Saint Omer, was a 7th-century Frankish bishop and missionary credited with evangelizing the region around present-day Saint-Omer in northern France.
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E.
Salomon of Brittany
Salomon of Brittany was a 9th-century ruler who consolidated Breton independence and power in western France before being assassinated in 874.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Breton person
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Duke of Brittany ⓘ human ⓘ medieval nobleman ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | 11th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Breton ⓘ |
| father | Alain Canhiart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Hoël NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Breton
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mother | Judith of Nantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Breton ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Cornouaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank |
count
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duke ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in unifying and consolidating ducal power in Brittany ⓘ |
| occupation |
nobleman
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ruler ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cornouaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | feudal overlord in western Brittany ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Count of Cornouaille
NERFINISHED
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Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| ruledTerritory |
County of Cornouaille
NERFINISHED
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Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
accession to the Duchy of Brittany through marriage to Hawise
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political consolidation of ducal authority in Brittany ⓘ |
| spouse | Hawise, Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Count of Cornouaille
NERFINISHED
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Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hoël of Cornouaille Description of subject: Hoël of Cornouaille was an 11th-century Breton nobleman who became Duke of Brittany and played a key role in the region’s medieval political consolidation.
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