Hugh I of Cyprus
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Hugh I of Cyprus was a 13th-century King of Cyprus from the French Lusignan family who ruled the island during the era of the Crusader states in the Eastern Mediterranean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hugh I of Cyprus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5121607 — 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: Hugh I of Cyprus Context triple: [Lusignan dynasty, notableMember, Hugh I of Cyprus]
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Hugh X of Lusignan
Hugh X of Lusignan was a powerful 13th-century French nobleman, Count of La Marche and Angoulême, and head of the influential Lusignan family in Poitou.
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B.
Hugh XII of Lusignan
Hugh XII of Lusignan was a 13th-century French nobleman from the influential Lusignan dynasty who held major titles including Count of La Marche and Angoulême and played a notable role in the politics of Poitou.
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C.
Alexander of Jerusalem
Alexander of Jerusalem was a 3rd-century Christian bishop and martyr, known for co-leading the Church in Jerusalem and dying during the persecutions of the Roman Empire.
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D.
Hugh XIII of Lusignan
Hugh XIII of Lusignan was a 13th-century French nobleman from the influential Lusignan dynasty who held major titles in western France, including Count of La Marche and Angoulême.
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E.
Peter II of Courtenay
Peter II of Courtenay was a French nobleman who briefly held the title of Latin Emperor of Constantinople in the early 13th century but never effectively ruled due to his capture and death en route to his new realm.
- 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: Hugh I of Cyprus Target entity description: Hugh I of Cyprus was a 13th-century King of Cyprus from the French Lusignan family who ruled the island during the era of the Crusader states in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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A.
Hugh X of Lusignan
Hugh X of Lusignan was a powerful 13th-century French nobleman, Count of La Marche and Angoulême, and head of the influential Lusignan family in Poitou.
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B.
Hugh XII of Lusignan
Hugh XII of Lusignan was a 13th-century French nobleman from the influential Lusignan dynasty who held major titles including Count of La Marche and Angoulême and played a notable role in the politics of Poitou.
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C.
Alexander of Jerusalem
Alexander of Jerusalem was a 3rd-century Christian bishop and martyr, known for co-leading the Church in Jerusalem and dying during the persecutions of the Roman Empire.
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D.
Hugh XIII of Lusignan
Hugh XIII of Lusignan was a 13th-century French nobleman from the influential Lusignan dynasty who held major titles in western France, including Count of La Marche and Angoulême.
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E.
Peter II of Courtenay
Peter II of Courtenay was a French nobleman who briefly held the title of Latin Emperor of Constantinople in the early 13th century but never effectively ruled due to his capture and death en route to his new realm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Cyprus
ⓘ
medieval monarch ⓘ member of the House of Lusignan ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Crusader states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1194 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Church of the Hospitallers, Nicosia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| century | 13th century ⓘ |
| child | Henry I of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coronationDate | 1205 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 10 January 1218 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tripoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Lusignan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Crusades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lusignan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Aimery of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Hugh I of Lusignan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle | Lord of Cyprus (before coronation) ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Old French ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Kingdom of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Eschiva of Ibelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherFamily | House of Ibelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Lusignan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
maintaining Crusader presence in Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
strengthening Lusignan rule in Cyprus ⓘ |
| politicalAllies | Ibelin family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | post-Third Crusade Levant ⓘ |
| politicalStatusOfRealm | Crusader kingdom ⓘ |
| predecessor | Aimery of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regencyCouncilHead | Walter of Montbéliard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regentDuringMinorityOfHeir | Philip of Ibelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1218 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1205 ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Kings of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| ruledFrom | Nicosia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Alice of Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseFather | Henry II of Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseMother | Isabella I of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededToThroneAs | minor ⓘ |
| successor | Henry I of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorStatusAtAccession | infant son ⓘ |
| title | King of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hugh I of Cyprus Description of subject: Hugh I of Cyprus was a 13th-century King of Cyprus from the French Lusignan family who ruled the island during the era of the Crusader states in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Referenced by (2)
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