Jordan of Hauteville
E111393
Jordan of Hauteville was the illegitimate eldest son and designated heir of Roger I of Sicily, known for his military role in the Norman conquest of southern Italy before his early death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jordan of Hauteville canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T824840 — 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: Jordan of Hauteville Context triple: [Roger I of Sicily, child, Jordan of Hauteville]
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A.
Robert Guiscard
Robert Guiscard was an 11th-century Norman adventurer and military leader who played a key role in the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily, founding Norman rule in the region.
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B.
Bohemond I of Antioch
Bohemond I of Antioch was an Italo-Norman crusader prince and military leader who played a key role in the First Crusade and became the first Prince of Antioch.
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C.
Roger I of Sicily
Roger I of Sicily was an 11th-century Norman noble who conquered and founded the County of Sicily, laying the foundations for Norman rule in southern Italy.
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D.
Hauteville dynasty
The Hauteville dynasty was a Norman ruling family that established and governed the Kingdom of Sicily and parts of southern Italy during the 11th and 12th centuries.
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E.
Roger II of Sicily
Roger II of Sicily was a 12th-century Norman king who unified southern Italy and Sicily into a powerful, culturally diverse Mediterranean kingdom.
- 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: Jordan of Hauteville Target entity description: Jordan of Hauteville was the illegitimate eldest son and designated heir of Roger I of Sicily, known for his military role in the Norman conquest of southern Italy before his early death.
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A.
Robert Guiscard
Robert Guiscard was an 11th-century Norman adventurer and military leader who played a key role in the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily, founding Norman rule in the region.
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B.
Bohemond I of Antioch
Bohemond I of Antioch was an Italo-Norman crusader prince and military leader who played a key role in the First Crusade and became the first Prince of Antioch.
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C.
Roger I of Sicily
Roger I of Sicily was an 11th-century Norman noble who conquered and founded the County of Sicily, laying the foundations for Norman rule in southern Italy.
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D.
Hauteville dynasty
The Hauteville dynasty was a Norman ruling family that established and governed the Kingdom of Sicily and parts of southern Italy during the 11th and 12th centuries.
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E.
Roger II of Sicily
Roger II of Sicily was a 12th-century Norman king who unified southern Italy and Sicily into a powerful, culturally diverse Mediterranean kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norman noble
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heir apparent ⓘ illegitimate child ⓘ medieval nobleman ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 11th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | County of Sicily ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian reconquest of Sicily from Muslim rulers
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Norman conquest of southern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Norman rule in Sicily
|
| birthPlace | southern Italy ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | sudden illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | County of Sicily ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1092 ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Norman ⓘ |
| familyName | Hauteville ⓘ |
| father | Roger I of Sicily ⓘ |
| givenName | Jordan ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Southern Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Mezzogiorno
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| knownFor |
being the illegitimate but favored eldest son of Roger I of Sicily
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dying before succeeding his father ⓘ military leadership in Norman expansion in southern Italy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Latin
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Old Norman ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Norman conquest of southern Italy
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surface form:
Norman forces in southern Italy
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| militaryConflict |
Norman conquest of southern Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Norman conquest of Sicily
Norman conquest of southern Italy ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Hauteville dynasty
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surface form:
Hauteville family
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| notableEvent |
designation as heir by Roger I of Sicily
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participation in the capture and consolidation of Sicilian territories ⓘ |
| notableWork |
campaigns against Muslim-held territories in Sicily
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campaigns in Calabria and Apulia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sicily ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
designated heir of Roger I of Sicily
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military commander ⓘ |
| relative |
Adelaide del Vasto
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Roger II of Sicily ⓘ Simon of Sicily ⓘ |
| relativeType |
half-brother
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stepmother ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| successor | Simon of Sicily ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Jordan of Hauteville Description of subject: Jordan of Hauteville was the illegitimate eldest son and designated heir of Roger I of Sicily, known for his military role in the Norman conquest of southern Italy before his early death.
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