Gorlois of Cornwall
E338061
Gorlois of Cornwall is a legendary duke in Arthurian mythology, chiefly known as the first husband of Igraine and the putative father of Morgan le Fay.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gorlois | 3 |
| Gorlois of Cornwall canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3213381 — 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: Gorlois of Cornwall Context triple: [Morgan le Fay, parent, Gorlois of Cornwall]
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A.
Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany
Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany, was a 14th-century English princess, daughter of King Edward III, who became duchess through her marriage to John IV, Duke of Brittany.
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B.
Maud of Wales
Maud of Wales was a British princess who became Queen of Norway as the wife of King Haakon VII.
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C.
Ermengarde de Beaumont
Ermengarde de Beaumont was a 13th-century Queen of Scotland as the wife of King William I and the mother of King Alexander II.
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D.
John of Cornwall
John of Cornwall was a 13th-century English nobleman, the son of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, and a member of the Plantagenet royal family.
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E.
Alice of Courtenay
Alice of Courtenay was a French noblewoman of the House of Courtenay, notable as a daughter of King Peter II of Courtenay and a member of the extended Capetian royal family.
- 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: Gorlois of Cornwall Target entity description: Gorlois of Cornwall is a legendary duke in Arthurian mythology, chiefly known as the first husband of Igraine and the putative father of Morgan le Fay.
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A.
Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany
Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany, was a 14th-century English princess, daughter of King Edward III, who became duchess through her marriage to John IV, Duke of Brittany.
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B.
Maud of Wales
Maud of Wales was a British princess who became Queen of Norway as the wife of King Haakon VII.
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C.
Ermengarde de Beaumont
Ermengarde de Beaumont was a 13th-century Queen of Scotland as the wife of King William I and the mother of King Alexander II.
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D.
John of Cornwall
John of Cornwall was a 13th-century English nobleman, the son of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, and a member of the Plantagenet royal family.
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E.
Alice of Courtenay
Alice of Courtenay was a French noblewoman of the House of Courtenay, notable as a daughter of King Peter II of Courtenay and a member of the extended Capetian royal family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian character
ⓘ
duke ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Arthurian legend
ⓘ
Matter of Britain ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Cornwall
ⓘ
Tintagel Castle ⓘ |
| deathContext | dies during conflict with Uther Pendragon ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Uther Pendragon ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Elaine of Astolat
ⓘ
surface form:
Elaine (daughter of Gorlois)
Morgan le Fay ⓘ Morgause ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | mythical ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| killedBy | Uther Pendragon ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Middle English ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Vulgate Cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
French Vulgate Cycle
Historia Regum Britanniae ⓘ
surface form:
Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae
Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur
|
| maritalStatus | married to Igraine before her marriage to Uther Pendragon ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext |
Arthurian legend
ⓘ
surface form:
Arthurian mythology
|
| notableFor |
being the first husband of Igraine
ⓘ
being the putative father of Morgan le Fay ⓘ |
| realm | Cornwall ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
catalyst for Arthur’s conception
ⓘ
rival of Uther Pendragon for Igraine ⓘ |
| spouse | Igraine ⓘ |
| stepfatherOf | King Arthur ⓘ |
| timePeriod | legendary sub-Roman Britain ⓘ |
| title | Duke of Cornwall ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gorlois of Cornwall Description of subject: Gorlois of Cornwall is a legendary duke in Arthurian mythology, chiefly known as the first husband of Igraine and the putative father of Morgan le Fay.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gorlois
this entity surface form:
Gorlois