Ælle of Sussex
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Ælle of Sussex was an early Anglo-Saxon leader traditionally regarded as the first king of the South Saxons and possibly the first Bretwalda in what is now England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ælle of Sussex canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11587955 — 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: Ælle of Sussex Context triple: [Kingdom of Sussex, foundedBy, Ælle of Sussex]
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A.
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.
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B.
Æthelhere of East Anglia
Æthelhere of East Anglia was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king of the East Angles, remembered chiefly for his death fighting alongside Penda of Mercia against Northumbria at the Battle of the Winwaed.
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C.
Eadhild of Wessex
Eadhild of Wessex was a 10th-century English princess of the House of Wessex who became a Frankish queen consort through marriage into the West Frankish royal family.
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D.
Cynric of Wessex
Cynric of Wessex was an early 6th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler traditionally regarded as one of the first kings of Wessex and a key figure in the establishment of the West Saxon kingdom in southern England.
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E.
Ælle of Deira
Ælle of Deira was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon king who ruled the northern English kingdom of Deira before its later unification into Northumbria.
- 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: Ælle of Sussex Target entity description: Ælle of Sussex was an early Anglo-Saxon leader traditionally regarded as the first king of the South Saxons and possibly the first Bretwalda in what is now England.
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A.
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.
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B.
Æthelhere of East Anglia
Æthelhere of East Anglia was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king of the East Angles, remembered chiefly for his death fighting alongside Penda of Mercia against Northumbria at the Battle of the Winwaed.
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C.
Eadhild of Wessex
Eadhild of Wessex was a 10th-century English princess of the House of Wessex who became a Frankish queen consort through marriage into the West Frankish royal family.
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D.
Cynric of Wessex
Cynric of Wessex was an early 6th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler traditionally regarded as one of the first kings of Wessex and a key figure in the establishment of the West Saxon kingdom in southern England.
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E.
Ælle of Deira
Ælle of Deira was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon king who ruled the northern English kingdom of Deira before its later unification into Northumbria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.