Alaric II
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Alaric II was a late 5th–early 6th century king of the Visigoths, known for ruling much of Hispania and Gaul and for issuing the Breviary of Alaric, a significant Roman law code for his Roman subjects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alaric II canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2101291 — 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: Alaric II Context triple: [Visigothic Kingdom, notableRuler, Alaric II]
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A.
Alaric I
Alaric I was the king of the Visigoths best known for leading the forces that famously sacked Rome in 410 AD, marking a pivotal moment in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
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B.
Alaric the Goth
Alaric the Goth was the Visigothic king best known for leading the sack of Rome in 410 AD, a pivotal event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
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C.
Godfrey
Godfrey is the given name of the influential British mathematician G. H. Hardy, renowned for his work in number theory and mathematical analysis.
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D.
Edmund Breon
Edmund Breon was a Scottish character actor of the early 20th century, known for his supporting roles in British and American films, particularly during the silent and early sound eras.
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E.
Theobald
Theobald is a traditional Germanic given name, historically borne by medieval nobles and clerics and meaning roughly "bold people" or "brave in the people."
- 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: Alaric II Target entity description: Alaric II was a late 5th–early 6th century king of the Visigoths, known for ruling much of Hispania and Gaul and for issuing the Breviary of Alaric, a significant Roman law code for his Roman subjects.
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A.
Alaric I
Alaric I was the king of the Visigoths best known for leading the forces that famously sacked Rome in 410 AD, marking a pivotal moment in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
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B.
Alaric the Goth
Alaric the Goth was the Visigothic king best known for leading the sack of Rome in 410 AD, a pivotal event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
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C.
Godfrey
Godfrey is the given name of the influential British mathematician G. H. Hardy, renowned for his work in number theory and mathematical analysis.
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D.
Edmund Breon
Edmund Breon was a Scottish character actor of the early 20th century, known for his supporting roles in British and American films, particularly during the silent and early sound eras.
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E.
Theobald
Theobald is a traditional Germanic given name, historically borne by medieval nobles and clerics and meaning roughly "bold people" or "brave in the people."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Visigothic king
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ late antique ruler ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Breviary of Aniane
ⓘ
Lex Visigothorum ⓘ
surface form:
Lex Romana Visigothorum
|
| birthDate | c. 458 ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Toulouse ⓘ |
| centuryOfRule |
5th century
ⓘ
6th century ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of Vouillé ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 507 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Vouillé ⓘ |
| diedIn | Battle of Vouillé ⓘ |
| dynasty | Balti dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Visigoth ⓘ |
| father | Euric ⓘ |
| givenName | Alaric ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflict with the Franks under Clovis I
ⓘ
issuing the Breviary of Alaric ⓘ ruling much of Hispania and Gaul ⓘ |
| legalCodeAppliesTo | Roman subjects in the Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalCodeIssued |
Breviary of Alaric
ⓘ
Lex Visigothorum ⓘ
surface form:
Lex Romana Visigothorum
|
| legalCodeLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| legalPolicy |
maintained separate laws for Goths and Romans
ⓘ
preserved Roman law for Roman population ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| motherTongue | Gothic ⓘ |
| notableWork | Breviary of Alaric ⓘ |
| opponent |
Clovis
ⓘ
surface form:
Clovis I
Franks ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | II ⓘ |
| predecessor | Euric ⓘ |
| reignedOver |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania
Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ parts of Gaul ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 507 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 484 ⓘ |
| religion |
Arianism
ⓘ
surface form:
Arian Christianity
|
| ruledRegion |
most of Hispania
ⓘ
southwestern Gaul ⓘ |
| successor | Gesalec ⓘ |
| title | King of the Visigoths ⓘ |
| usedAdministrativeLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alaric II Description of subject: Alaric II was a late 5th–early 6th century king of the Visigoths, known for ruling much of Hispania and Gaul and for issuing the Breviary of Alaric, a significant Roman law code for his Roman subjects.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.