Lex Visigothorum
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Lex Visigothorum was the principal written law code of the Visigothic Kingdom, notable for unifying Roman and Germanic legal traditions and influencing later medieval European law.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Visigothic law | 6 |
| Lex Visigothorum canonical | 4 |
| Lex Romana Visigothorum | 3 |
| Visigothic Code | 2 |
| Code of Leovigild | 1 |
| Visigothic Law Code | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2101285 — 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: Lex Visigothorum Context triple: [Visigothic Kingdom, legalCode, Lex Visigothorum]
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A.
Novellae Justiniani
Novellae Justiniani are a collection of later imperial laws issued by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated his earlier codification of Roman law.
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B.
Codex Justinianus
Codex Justinianus is a foundational compilation of Roman imperial laws ordered by Emperor Justinian I, forming a core component of the Corpus Juris Civilis and profoundly influencing later civil law traditions.
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C.
Edictum Rothari
The Edictum Rothari is a 7th-century Lombard law code issued by King Rothari that represents one of the earliest written compilations of Germanic customary law in medieval Italy.
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D.
Digest of Justinian
The Digest of Justinian is a 6th-century compilation of Roman legal writings commissioned by Emperor Justinian I that became a foundational text for later civil law traditions.
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E.
Pro Fide, Lege et Rege
Pro Fide, Lege et Rege is a Latin motto meaning “For Faith, Law and King,” historically associated with Polish state and chivalric traditions.
- 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: Lex Visigothorum Target entity description: Lex Visigothorum was the principal written law code of the Visigothic Kingdom, notable for unifying Roman and Germanic legal traditions and influencing later medieval European law.
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A.
Novellae Justiniani
Novellae Justiniani are a collection of later imperial laws issued by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated his earlier codification of Roman law.
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B.
Codex Justinianus
Codex Justinianus is a foundational compilation of Roman imperial laws ordered by Emperor Justinian I, forming a core component of the Corpus Juris Civilis and profoundly influencing later civil law traditions.
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C.
Edictum Rothari
The Edictum Rothari is a 7th-century Lombard law code issued by King Rothari that represents one of the earliest written compilations of Germanic customary law in medieval Italy.
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D.
Digest of Justinian
The Digest of Justinian is a 6th-century compilation of Roman legal writings commissioned by Emperor Justinian I that became a foundational text for later civil law traditions.
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E.
Pro Fide, Lege et Rege
Pro Fide, Lege et Rege is a Latin motto meaning “For Faith, Law and King,” historically associated with Polish state and chivalric traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Visigothic law
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law code ⓘ legal code ⓘ |
| aim |
abolition of legal distinction between Romans and Goths
ⓘ
unification of Roman and Gothic law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Book of Judgments
ⓘ
Forum Iudicum ⓘ Fuero Juzgo ⓘ Liber Iudiciorum ⓘ Liber Iudiciorum ⓘ
surface form:
Liber Judiciorum
|
| appliesTo |
Visigothic subjects of Gothic origin
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Visigothic subjects of Roman origin ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Roman imperial legislation
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earlier Visigothic royal edicts ⓘ |
| codificationType | royal legislation ⓘ |
| compilationMethod | systematic codification of earlier laws and new enactments ⓘ |
| contains |
church and clerical regulations
ⓘ
civil law provisions ⓘ criminal law provisions ⓘ family law provisions ⓘ inheritance law provisions ⓘ procedural law provisions ⓘ property law provisions ⓘ |
| country | Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateCreated | 7th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early Middle Ages
ⓘ
late antiquity ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Castilian fueros
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canon law collections in Iberia ⓘ later medieval European law ⓘ medieval Spanish law ⓘ |
| inForceInPart | Christian kingdoms of northern Iberia ⓘ |
| inForceUntil |
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
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surface form:
Islamic conquest of most of the Iberian Peninsula
|
| jurisdiction |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania
Languedoc ⓘ
surface form:
Septimania
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| language | Latin ⓘ |
| laterVernacularVersion |
Fuero Juzgo
ⓘ
surface form:
Fuero Juzgo (Old Spanish translation)
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| legalSystemOf | Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalTradition |
Germanic law
ⓘ
Roman law ⓘ canon law influence ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Breviary of Alaric
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Codex Euricianus ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Recceswinth
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surface form:
King Recceswinth
Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Visigothic monarchy
|
| regionOfOrigin | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Lex Visigothorum Description of subject: Lex Visigothorum was the principal written law code of the Visigothic Kingdom, notable for unifying Roman and Germanic legal traditions and influencing later medieval European law.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Visigothic law
this entity surface form:
Visigothic law
this entity surface form:
Visigothic law
this entity surface form:
Lex Romana Visigothorum
this entity surface form:
Lex Romana Visigothorum
this entity surface form:
Lex Romana Visigothorum
this entity surface form:
Code of Leovigild
this entity surface form:
Visigothic law
this entity surface form:
Visigothic Law Code
this entity surface form:
Visigothic Code
this entity surface form:
Visigothic law
this entity surface form:
Visigothic law
this entity surface form:
Visigothic Code