William the Good
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William the Good was a 12th-century king of Sicily known for his relatively peaceful and prosperous reign marked by effective governance and patronage of culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William the Good canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13365004 — 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: William the Good Context triple: [William II of Sicily, nickname, William the Good]
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A.
Hugh the Great
Hugh the Great was a powerful 10th-century Frankish nobleman and Duke of the Franks whose political influence helped lay the groundwork for the Capetian dynasty in France.
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B.
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror was the 11th-century Duke of Normandy who became the first Norman king of England after his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
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C.
William of England
William of England was an English royal family member, likely a medieval prince known primarily through his dynastic connections rather than an independent reign.
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D.
Richard I Drengot
Richard I Drengot was an 11th-century Norman noble and military leader who played a key role in the Norman conquest of southern Italy.
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E.
Guillaume Cale
Guillaume Cale was a 14th-century French peasant leader who headed the Jacquerie uprising against the nobility during the Hundred Years' War.
- 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: William the Good Target entity description: William the Good was a 12th-century king of Sicily known for his relatively peaceful and prosperous reign marked by effective governance and patronage of culture.
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A.
Hugh the Great
Hugh the Great was a powerful 10th-century Frankish nobleman and Duke of the Franks whose political influence helped lay the groundwork for the Capetian dynasty in France.
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B.
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror was the 11th-century Duke of Normandy who became the first Norman king of England after his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
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C.
William of England
William of England was an English royal family member, likely a medieval prince known primarily through his dynastic connections rather than an independent reign.
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D.
Richard I Drengot
Richard I Drengot was an 11th-century Norman noble and military leader who played a key role in the Norman conquest of southern Italy.
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E.
Guillaume Cale
Guillaume Cale was a 14th-century French peasant leader who headed the Jacquerie uprising against the nobility during the Hundred Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Sicily
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Norman Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Monreale Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | second Norman king named William in Sicily ⓘ |
| conflictParticipation |
relations with Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
relations with Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1153 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1189 ⓘ |
| deathCause | illness ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| father | William I of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| governmentTypeDuringReign | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasNoChildren | true ⓘ |
| house | Hauteville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | William II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage |
Latin
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Sicilian ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Hauteville family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
effective governance
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patronage of culture ⓘ peaceful reign ⓘ |
| patronage |
Monreale Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palatine Chapel in Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
alliance with Papacy
ⓘ
support for Latin and Greek Christian communities ⓘ toleration of Muslim community in Sicily ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | William I of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1189 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1166 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| royalStyle | King of Sicily, Duke of Apulia, Prince of Capua ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Constance of Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry, Prince of Capua NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger IV, Duke of Apulia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Joan of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Tancred of Lecce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Rex Siciliae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William the Good Description of subject: William the Good was a 12th-century king of Sicily known for his relatively peaceful and prosperous reign marked by effective governance and patronage of culture.
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