King Ine of Wessex
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King Ine of Wessex was an early 8th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler noted for consolidating the kingdom of Wessex and issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Ine of Wessex canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11919972 — 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: King Ine of Wessex Context triple: [Muchelney Abbey, possiblyFoundedBy, King Ine of Wessex]
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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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B.
Ceawlin of Wessex
Ceawlin of Wessex was a late 6th-century Anglo-Saxon king noted for expanding West Saxon power and being listed among the bretwaldas, or overlords of southern Britain.
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Beorhtric of Wessex
Beorhtric of Wessex was an 8th–9th century king of Wessex whose reign preceded that of Egbert and was marked by Mercian influence over the West Saxon kingdom.
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Cædwalla of Wessex
Cædwalla of Wessex was a late 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for his aggressive expansion of West Saxon power, his brutal campaigns in Sussex and the Isle of Wight, and his later abdication and baptism in Rome.
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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.
- 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: King Ine of Wessex Target entity description: King Ine of Wessex was an early 8th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler noted for consolidating the kingdom of Wessex and issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes.
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A.
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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B.
Ceawlin of Wessex
Ceawlin of Wessex was a late 6th-century Anglo-Saxon king noted for expanding West Saxon power and being listed among the bretwaldas, or overlords of southern Britain.
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C.
Beorhtric of Wessex
Beorhtric of Wessex was an 8th–9th century king of Wessex whose reign preceded that of Egbert and was marked by Mercian influence over the West Saxon kingdom.
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D.
Cædwalla of Wessex
Cædwalla of Wessex was a late 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for his aggressive expansion of West Saxon power, his brutal campaigns in Sussex and the Isle of Wight, and his later abdication and baptism in Rome.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon ruler
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King of Wessex ⓘ early medieval monarch ⓘ |
| abdicated | yes ⓘ |
| abdicationYear | 726 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christianization of Wessex
ⓘ
development of royal administration in Wessex ⓘ |
| birthDate | 7th century ⓘ |
| capital | Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 8th century ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Kingdom of Kent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | after 726 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| dynasty | House of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Anglo-Saxon ⓘ |
| father | Cenred of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consolidation of the kingdom of Wessex
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issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes ⓘ strengthening royal authority in Wessex ⓘ support of the Christian Church ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old English ⓘ |
| lawCodeFeatures |
penalties for social and status-based offences
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protection of property rights ⓘ provisions on compensation (wergild) ⓘ regulation of church dues ⓘ |
| lawCodeLanguage | Old English ⓘ |
| lawCodePreservation | partly preserved in the Textus Roffensis ⓘ |
| lawCodeType | Anglo-Saxon law code ⓘ |
| legalSystemInfluence | early English law ⓘ |
| mother | unknown ⓘ |
| notableWork | Law code of Ine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage |
support for monastic foundations
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support for the bishopric of Winchester ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Cædwalla of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAbdication | to go on pilgrimage to Rome ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 726 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 688 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceMention | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Æthelburg of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Æthelheard of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion | consolidation of control over much of southern England ⓘ |
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