Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond
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Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond was a 12th-century Anglo-Breton nobleman who held the Earldom of Richmond in England and played a role in the complex feudal politics between Brittany and the English crown.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond canonical | 1 |
| William, Earl of Richmond | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11660617 — 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: Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond Context triple: [Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, father, Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond]
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A.
John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond
John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond, was a late 13th- and early 14th-century Anglo-Breton nobleman and military commander closely connected to the English royal family and active in the politics of both England and Brittany.
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B.
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, was a 15th-century English nobleman whose posthumous son became King Henry VII, founding the Tudor dynasty.
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C.
Edward Tudor
Edward Tudor, better known as Edward VI of England, was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour who became king at a young age and reigned from 1547 to 1553 during a period of significant Protestant reform.
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D.
Arthur Tudor
Arthur Tudor was the eldest son of King Henry VII of England and the first husband of Catherine of Aragon, whose early death paved the way for his brother Henry VIII's tumultuous reign.
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E.
Henry (VII)
Henry (VII) was a 13th-century King of Germany from the Hohenstaufen dynasty, the son of Emperor Frederick II, whose troubled reign ended in rebellion against his father and an early death.
- 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: Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond Target entity description: Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond was a 12th-century Anglo-Breton nobleman who held the Earldom of Richmond in England and played a role in the complex feudal politics between Brittany and the English crown.
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A.
John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond
John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond, was a late 13th- and early 14th-century Anglo-Breton nobleman and military commander closely connected to the English royal family and active in the politics of both England and Brittany.
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B.
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, was a 15th-century English nobleman whose posthumous son became King Henry VII, founding the Tudor dynasty.
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C.
Edward Tudor
Edward Tudor, better known as Edward VI of England, was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour who became king at a young age and reigned from 1547 to 1553 during a period of significant Protestant reform.
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D.
Arthur Tudor
Arthur Tudor was the eldest son of King Henry VII of England and the first husband of Catherine of Aragon, whose early death paved the way for his brother Henry VIII's tumultuous reign.
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E.
Henry (VII)
Henry (VII) was a 13th-century King of Germany from the Hohenstaufen dynasty, the son of Emperor Frederick II, whose troubled reign ended in rebellion against his father and an early death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
12th-century noble
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Anglo-Breton noble ⓘ earl ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| aristocraticRank | earl ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Breton nobility
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English crown ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 12th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Duchy of Brittany ⓘ |
| feudalAllegiance |
Duchy of Brittany
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Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Earldom of Richmond ⓘ |
| governedTerritoryLocation |
Yorkshire, England
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linked to:
Yorkshire
|
| heldTitle | Earl of Richmond ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| language |
Anglo-Norman French
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linked to:
Anglo-Norman
|
| nobleTitle | Earl of Richmond ⓘ |
| notableFor |
holding the Earldom of Richmond in England
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involvement in Anglo-Breton feudal politics ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | feudal politics between Brittany and the English crown ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Anglo-Breton relations
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Anglo-Norman realm ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Normans
|
| realm |
Brittany
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England ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| titleHeldIn | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond Description of subject: Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond was a 12th-century Anglo-Breton nobleman who held the Earldom of Richmond in England and played a role in the complex feudal politics between Brittany and the English crown.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond