Hugues de Payens
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Hugues de Payens was a French nobleman and knight who became the first Grand Master and co-founder of the medieval military order known as the Knights Templar.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hugues de Payens canonical | 2 |
| Hugues de Payns | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4871350 — 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.
Target entity: Hugues de Payens Context triple: [Knights Templar, foundedBy, Hugues de Payens]
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Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon was a medieval Frankish nobleman and military leader who became one of the principal leaders of the First Crusade and the first ruler of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.
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Raymond of Saint-Gilles
Raymond of Saint-Gilles was a powerful 11th–12th century French nobleman, Count of Toulouse and a prominent leader of the First Crusade.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Hugh of Cluny
Hugh of Cluny was an influential 11th-century Benedictine abbot and church reformer who greatly expanded Cluny Abbey’s power and prestige across medieval Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hugues de Payens Target entity description: Hugues de Payens was a French nobleman and knight who became the first Grand Master and co-founder of the medieval military order known as the Knights Templar.
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A.
Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon was a medieval Frankish nobleman and military leader who became one of the principal leaders of the First Crusade and the first ruler of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.
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B.
Raymond of Saint-Gilles
Raymond of Saint-Gilles was a powerful 11th–12th century French nobleman, Count of Toulouse and a prominent leader of the First Crusade.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Hugh of Cluny
Hugh of Cluny was an influential 11th-century Benedictine abbot and church reformer who greatly expanded Cluny Abbey’s power and prestige across medieval Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French nobleman
ⓘ
Grand Master ⓘ founder ⓘ human ⓘ knight ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Crusades
NERFINISHED
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Holy Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
County of Champagne
NERFINISHED
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Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
County of Champagne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Payns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Knights Templar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| familyName | de Payens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
military commander
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religious knight ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first Grand Master of the Knights Templar
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co-founding the Knights Templar ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Knights Templar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Knights Templar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | medieval Christian military orders ⓘ |
| name | Hugues de Payens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
French nobleman
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knight ⓘ |
| notableWork | establishing the rule and organization of the Knights Templar ⓘ |
| occupation |
knight
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military leader ⓘ |
| partOf | French nobility ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
first Grand Master of the Knights Templar ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
|
| timePeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Hugues de Payens Description of subject: Hugues de Payens was a French nobleman and knight who became the first Grand Master and co-founder of the medieval military order known as the Knights Templar.
Referenced by (3)
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