Fulcher of Chartres
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Catholic priest
Latin Christian writer
chronicler
eyewitness of the First Crusade
medieval historian
Fulcher of Chartres was a 12th-century French priest and chronicler best known for his detailed eyewitness account of the First Crusade and the early years of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fulcher of Chartres canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4371120 — 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: Fulcher of Chartres Context triple: [Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres, author, Fulcher of Chartres]
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William of Sens
William of Sens was a 12th-century French master mason and architect renowned for introducing advanced Gothic design to England through his work on the rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral after the 1174 fire.
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B.
Remigius de Fécamp
Remigius de Fécamp was an 11th-century Norman Benedictine monk and churchman who became the founding bishop of Lincoln after the Norman Conquest of England.
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C.
Raymond of Poitiers
Raymond of Poitiers was a 12th-century French nobleman who became Prince of Antioch during the Crusades and played a key role in the politics and warfare of the Latin East.
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D.
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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E.
Guillaume de Berghes
Guillaume de Berghes was a prominent early modern Catholic prelate who served as bishop in the Low Countries, notably holding the episcopal see of Ypres.
- 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: Fulcher of Chartres Target entity description: Fulcher of Chartres was a 12th-century French priest and chronicler best known for his detailed eyewitness account of the First Crusade and the early years of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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A.
William of Sens
William of Sens was a 12th-century French master mason and architect renowned for introducing advanced Gothic design to England through his work on the rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral after the 1174 fire.
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B.
Remigius de Fécamp
Remigius de Fécamp was an 11th-century Norman Benedictine monk and churchman who became the founding bishop of Lincoln after the Norman Conquest of England.
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C.
Raymond of Poitiers
Raymond of Poitiers was a 12th-century French nobleman who became Prince of Antioch during the Crusades and played a key role in the politics and warfare of the Latin East.
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D.
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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E.
Guillaume de Berghes
Guillaume de Berghes was a prominent early modern Catholic prelate who served as bishop in the Low Countries, notably holding the episcopal see of Ypres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
Latin Christian writer ⓘ chronicler ⓘ eyewitness of the First Crusade ⓘ medieval historian ⓘ |
| approximateBirthCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| approximateDeathCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chartres Cathedral chapter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chartres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 12th century ⓘ |
| chaplainTo |
Baldwin I of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baldwin II of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicleCovers | events from the preaching of the First Crusade to the 1120s ⓘ |
| clergyOf | Latin Church in the Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eyewitnessTo | First Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crusade chronicle
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
First Crusade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early 12th century Levant ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major primary source for early Crusader states
ⓘ
major primary source for the First Crusade ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chronicle of the early Kingdom of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eyewitness account of the First Crusade ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| occupation |
chronicler
ⓘ
historian ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| participatedIn | First Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective | Frankish crusader ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| servedAs | chaplain ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
history of the First Crusade
ⓘ
history of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork |
First Crusade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
reign of Baldwin I of Jerusalem ⓘ reign of Baldwin II of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| usedBy | modern historians of the Crusades ⓘ |
| workTitleEnglish | The Deeds of the Franks Who Went to Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote | Gesta Francorum Iherusalem peregrinantium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteFromPerspectiveOf | participant in the crusade ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fulcher of Chartres Description of subject: Fulcher of Chartres was a 12th-century French priest and chronicler best known for his detailed eyewitness account of the First Crusade and the early years of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres