Duke of Normandy William II
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Duke of Normandy William II, better known as William the Conqueror, was the 11th-century Norman ruler who became King of England after his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duke of Normandy William II canonical | 1 |
| William II, Duke of Normandy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4711959 — 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: Duke of Normandy William II Context triple: [Falaise, Duchy of Normandy, birthplaceOf, Duke of Normandy William II]
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Duke of Normandy
The Duke of Normandy is the feudal title held by the British monarch in respect of the Channel Islands, reflecting their historic status separate from the United Kingdom.
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Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Richard I, Duke of Normandy was a 10th-century Norman ruler who consolidated and expanded the power of the Norman duchy in northern France and laid the foundations for its future prominence in European politics.
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Robert II of Normandy
Robert II of Normandy was an 11th–12th century Norman duke and prominent leader of the First Crusade, known for his military role in campaigns such as the Siege of Antioch.
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Robert I, Duke of Normandy
Robert I, Duke of Normandy was an early 11th-century Norman ruler best known as the father of William the Conqueror and for his pious pilgrimage to the Holy Land, during which he died.
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E.
Richard II, Duke of Normandy
Richard II, Duke of Normandy was an early 11th-century Norman ruler who strengthened the duchy’s power and laid groundwork for its later influence in England and Europe.
- 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: Duke of Normandy William II Target entity description: Duke of Normandy William II, better known as William the Conqueror, was the 11th-century Norman ruler who became King of England after his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
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A.
Duke of Normandy
The Duke of Normandy is the feudal title held by the British monarch in respect of the Channel Islands, reflecting their historic status separate from the United Kingdom.
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B.
Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Richard I, Duke of Normandy was a 10th-century Norman ruler who consolidated and expanded the power of the Norman duchy in northern France and laid the foundations for its future prominence in European politics.
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C.
Robert II of Normandy
Robert II of Normandy was an 11th–12th century Norman duke and prominent leader of the First Crusade, known for his military role in campaigns such as the Siege of Antioch.
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D.
Robert I, Duke of Normandy
Robert I, Duke of Normandy was an early 11th-century Norman ruler best known as the father of William the Conqueror and for his pious pilgrimage to the Holy Land, during which he died.
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E.
Richard II, Duke of Normandy
Richard II, Duke of Normandy was an early 11th-century Norman ruler who strengthened the duchy’s power and laid groundwork for its later influence in England and Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Duke of Normandy
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King of England ⓘ Norman ruler ⓘ conqueror ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guillaume le Conquérant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ William the Conqueror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDate | Battle of Hastings: 1066-10-14 ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1028 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Falaise, Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen, Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | injuries from riding accident ⓘ |
| child |
Henry I of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Curthose NERFINISHED ⓘ William II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedThroneOf | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | Domesday Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coronationDate | 1066-12-25 ⓘ |
| coronationPlace | Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1087-09-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rouen, Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 11th century ⓘ |
| father | Robert I, Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | House of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced |
Norman rule in England
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feudal system in England ⓘ |
| language | spoke Norman French ⓘ |
| legacy | fusion of Anglo-Saxon and Norman cultures in England ⓘ |
| mother | Herleva of Falaise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Norman dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Hastings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Harold Godwinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Edward the Confessor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForClaim |
alleged promise of succession by Edward the Confessor
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oath sworn by Harold Godwinson ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
England
NERFINISHED
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Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd |
Duke of Normandy: 1087
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King of England: 1087-09-09 ⓘ |
| reignStart |
Duke of Normandy: 1035
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King of England: 1066-12-25 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Matilda of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | William II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Duke of Normandy
NERFINISHED
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King of England ⓘ |
| victoryIn | Battle of Hastings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Duke of Normandy William II Description of subject: Duke of Normandy William II, better known as William the Conqueror, was the 11th-century Norman ruler who became King of England after his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
William II, Duke of Normandy