Eadric of Kent
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Eadric of Kent was an early 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king who briefly ruled the Kingdom of Kent during a period of dynastic conflict and shifting power in southeastern England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eadric of Kent canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11478204 — 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: Eadric of Kent Context triple: [Kingdom of Kent, hasRuler, Eadric of Kent]
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A.
Eormenred of Kent
Eormenred of Kent was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon prince traditionally regarded as a sub-king or junior member of the Kentish royal dynasty.
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B.
Hlothhere of Kent
Hlothhere of Kent was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes.
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C.
Sigered of Kent
Sigered of Kent was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king who ruled the Kingdom of Kent during the period of Mercian dominance in southeastern England.
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D.
Ælfweard of Wessex
Ælfweard of Wessex was a short-lived early 10th-century Anglo-Saxon prince who briefly claimed the English throne as the son of King Edward the Elder.
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E.
Wihtred of Kent
Wihtred of Kent was an early 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king noted for issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes and restoring stability to the Kingdom of Kent after a period of turmoil.
- 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: Eadric of Kent Target entity description: Eadric of Kent was an early 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king who briefly ruled the Kingdom of Kent during a period of dynastic conflict and shifting power in southeastern England.
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A.
Eormenred of Kent
Eormenred of Kent was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon prince traditionally regarded as a sub-king or junior member of the Kentish royal dynasty.
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B.
Hlothhere of Kent
Hlothhere of Kent was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes.
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C.
Sigered of Kent
Sigered of Kent was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king who ruled the Kingdom of Kent during the period of Mercian dominance in southeastern England.
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D.
Ælfweard of Wessex
Ælfweard of Wessex was a short-lived early 10th-century Anglo-Saxon prince who briefly claimed the English throne as the son of King Edward the Elder.
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E.
Wihtred of Kent
Wihtred of Kent was an early 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king noted for issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes and restoring stability to the Kingdom of Kent after a period of turmoil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.