Odo of Châtillon
E361866
Odo of Châtillon, later known as Pope Urban II, was the 11th-century pontiff who launched the First Crusade and played a key role in reforming the medieval Church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Odo of Châtillon canonical | 3 |
| Odo of Châtillon-sur-Marne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3473605 — 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: Odo of Châtillon Context triple: [Pope Urban II, birthName, Odo of Châtillon]
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A.
Aymer of Lusignan
Aymer of Lusignan was a 13th-century French nobleman and bishop of Winchester, notable as a half-brother of King Henry III of England and a prominent member of the influential Lusignan family.
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B.
Jan Baudouin de Courtenay
Jan Baudouin de Courtenay was a pioneering Polish linguist and Slavist whose work on phonology and the theory of phonemes profoundly influenced modern linguistics.
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C.
Hugh of Baux
Hugh of Baux was a medieval nobleman from the influential Provençal House of Baux, known for his role in the regional politics and feudal conflicts of southern France.
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D.
Raoul d’Harcourt
Raoul d’Harcourt was a French nobleman and ecclesiastic of the influential Harcourt family, known for his role in founding the medieval Collège d’Harcourt in Paris.
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E.
Peter de Montfort
Peter de Montfort was a 13th-century English nobleman and ally of Simon de Montfort who played a prominent role in the Second Barons' War against King Henry III.
- 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: Odo of Châtillon Target entity description: Odo of Châtillon, later known as Pope Urban II, was the 11th-century pontiff who launched the First Crusade and played a key role in reforming the medieval Church.
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A.
Aymer of Lusignan
Aymer of Lusignan was a 13th-century French nobleman and bishop of Winchester, notable as a half-brother of King Henry III of England and a prominent member of the influential Lusignan family.
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B.
Jan Baudouin de Courtenay
Jan Baudouin de Courtenay was a pioneering Polish linguist and Slavist whose work on phonology and the theory of phonemes profoundly influenced modern linguistics.
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C.
Hugh of Baux
Hugh of Baux was a medieval nobleman from the influential Provençal House of Baux, known for his role in the regional politics and feudal conflicts of southern France.
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D.
Raoul d’Harcourt
Raoul d’Harcourt was a French nobleman and ecclesiastic of the influential Harcourt family, known for his role in founding the medieval Collège d’Harcourt in Paris.
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E.
Peter de Montfort
Peter de Montfort was a 13th-century English nobleman and ally of Simon de Montfort who played a prominent role in the Second Barons' War against King Henry III.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
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Catholic reformer ⓘ Christian monk ⓘ French person ⓘ human ⓘ medieval theologian ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| advocated |
clerical celibacy
ⓘ
freedom of the Church from lay investiture ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
aid the Byzantine Empire against the Seljuk Turks
ⓘ
restore Christian control over Jerusalem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Odo of Lagery
ⓘ
Pope Urban II ⓘ Pope Urban II ⓘ
surface form:
Urban II
|
| birthDate | c. 1035 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Châtillon-sur-Marne
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County of Champagne ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| calledFor |
First Crusade
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armed pilgrimage to the Holy Land ⓘ |
| cardinalateHeld | Cardinal-bishop of Ostia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1099-07-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Papal States
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cluny Abbey
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbey of Cluny
Benedictines ⓘ
surface form:
Cluniac order
|
| electedPopeAt | Terracina ⓘ |
| endTime | 1099-07-29 ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of crusading ideology
ⓘ
medieval papal monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Council of Clermont
ⓘ
Gregorian Reform ⓘ launching the First Crusade ⓘ promoting Church reform ⓘ strengthening papal authority ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Benedictines
ⓘ
surface form:
Order of Saint Benedict
|
| notableWork | sermon at the Council of Clermont ⓘ |
| occupation |
canon lawyer
ⓘ
preacher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| opposed | lay investiture ⓘ |
| papalName |
Pope Urban II
ⓘ
surface form:
Urban II
|
| positionHeld | Pope ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Victor III ⓘ |
| reignEndAsPope | 1099 ⓘ |
| reignStartAsPope | 1088 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| servedAs |
papal legate in France
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papal legate in Germany ⓘ |
| startTime | 1088-03-12 ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Paschal II ⓘ |
| supported |
Gregorian Reform
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surface form:
Gregorian Reform movement
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Odo of Châtillon Description of subject: Odo of Châtillon, later known as Pope Urban II, was the 11th-century pontiff who launched the First Crusade and played a key role in reforming the medieval Church.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Odo of Châtillon-sur-Marne