Fulk II of Anjou
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Fulk II of Anjou was a 10th-century Count of Anjou who consolidated and expanded his family's power in western France through strategic marriages and territorial control.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fulk II of Anjou canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5283860 — 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: Fulk II of Anjou Context triple: [House of Ingelger, hasNotableMember, Fulk II of Anjou]
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Fulk I of Anjou
Fulk I of Anjou was a 10th-century French nobleman who became the first hereditary Count of Anjou and founder of the Angevin dynasty’s power.
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Fulk V of Anjou
Fulk V of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman who became King of Jerusalem and founder of the Angevin royal line that later ruled England.
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C.
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman and crusader whose marriage to Empress Matilda founded the Angevin dynasty that would rule England and much of western France.
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D.
Henry II, Count of Champagne
Henry II, Count of Champagne was a prominent 12th-century French nobleman and crusader who ruled the County of Champagne and later became King of Jerusalem through marriage.
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E.
Stephen of Blois
Stephen of Blois was a 12th-century King of England whose contested reign against Empress Matilda led to a period of civil war known as The Anarchy.
- 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: Fulk II of Anjou Target entity description: Fulk II of Anjou was a 10th-century Count of Anjou who consolidated and expanded his family's power in western France through strategic marriages and territorial control.
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A.
Fulk I of Anjou
Fulk I of Anjou was a 10th-century French nobleman who became the first hereditary Count of Anjou and founder of the Angevin dynasty’s power.
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B.
Fulk V of Anjou
Fulk V of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman who became King of Jerusalem and founder of the Angevin royal line that later ruled England.
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C.
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou was a 12th-century French nobleman and crusader whose marriage to Empress Matilda founded the Angevin dynasty that would rule England and much of western France.
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D.
Henry II, Count of Champagne
Henry II, Count of Champagne was a prominent 12th-century French nobleman and crusader who ruled the County of Champagne and later became King of Jerusalem through marriage.
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E.
Stephen of Blois
Stephen of Blois was a 12th-century King of England whose contested reign against Empress Matilda led to a period of civil war known as The Anarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Count
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Count of Anjou ⓘ human ⓘ medieval noble ⓘ |
| activity |
consolidation of comital power in Anjou
ⓘ
territorial expansion in western France ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of West Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateBirthDate | early 10th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Loire Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bouchard of Vendôme NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoffrey I of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ possibly other unnamed children ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Frankish Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | circa 960 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Fulk I of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Fulk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | feudal lordship ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Angers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
ancestor of later Angevin rulers
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helped establish the power of the counts of Anjou ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| marriagePolicy | alliances with neighboring noble houses ⓘ |
| mother | Roscille of Loches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Ingelgerian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Count ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Geoffrey I of Anjou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ingelger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinal | II ⓘ |
| politicalRole | regional power broker in western Francia ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Count of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Fulk I of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Anjou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western France ⓘ |
| reignEnd | circa 960 ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 942 ⓘ |
| religion | Latin Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledTerritory | County of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Adelaide of Vermandois
NERFINISHED
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Gerberga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategy | use of dynastic marriages to expand influence ⓘ |
| successor | Geoffrey I of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 10th century ⓘ |
| titleHolderOf | Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Fulk II of Anjou Description of subject: Fulk II of Anjou was a 10th-century Count of Anjou who consolidated and expanded his family's power in western France through strategic marriages and territorial control.
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