Ine of Wessex
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Ine of Wessex was an early 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king noted for consolidating the kingdom of Wessex and issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ine of Wessex canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6599766 — 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: Ine of Wessex Context triple: [King of Wessex, hasNotableHolder, Ine of Wessex]
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A.
Kingdom of Wessex
The Kingdom of Wessex was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon realm in southern England that rose to dominance over other English kingdoms and laid the foundations for a unified English state.
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B.
Earldom of Wessex
The Earldom of Wessex was a powerful regional lordship in late Anglo-Saxon England, most famously associated with the influential Godwin family before the Norman Conquest.
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C.
Mercia
Mercia was one of the major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of early medieval England, centered in the English Midlands and prominent from the 7th to 9th centuries.
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D.
Kingdom of Sussex
The Kingdom of Sussex was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom in southern England, centered in what is now Sussex, that was eventually absorbed into the expanding power of Wessex.
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E.
Kingdom of Kent
The Kingdom of Kent was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon realm in southeastern England, notable for being one of the first English kingdoms to convert to Christianity and for its influential role in the formation of early English political structures.
- 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: Ine of Wessex Target entity description: Ine of Wessex was an early 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king noted for consolidating the kingdom of Wessex and issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes.
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A.
Kingdom of Wessex
The Kingdom of Wessex was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon realm in southern England that rose to dominance over other English kingdoms and laid the foundations for a unified English state.
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B.
Earldom of Wessex
The Earldom of Wessex was a powerful regional lordship in late Anglo-Saxon England, most famously associated with the influential Godwin family before the Norman Conquest.
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C.
Mercia
Mercia was one of the major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of early medieval England, centered in the English Midlands and prominent from the 7th to 9th centuries.
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D.
Kingdom of Sussex
The Kingdom of Sussex was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom in southern England, centered in what is now Sussex, that was eventually absorbed into the expanding power of Wessex.
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E.
Kingdom of Kent
The Kingdom of Kent was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon realm in southeastern England, notable for being one of the first English kingdoms to convert to Christianity and for its influential role in the formation of early English political structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon monarch
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King of Wessex ⓘ historical person ⓘ |
| abdicated | 726 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canterbury
NERFINISHED
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Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Kingdom of Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coRuledWith | Æthelburg of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | after 726 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | probably Rome ⓘ |
| dynasty | House of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Anglo-Saxon ⓘ |
| father | Cenred of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflicts with the kingdom of Kent
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consolidation of the kingdom of Wessex ⓘ issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes ⓘ patronage of the church ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Old English ⓘ |
| legalCodeLanguage | Old English ⓘ |
| legalCodeStatus | one of the earliest surviving English law codes ⓘ |
| legalCodeType | royal law code ⓘ |
| legalReform |
laws concerning the church and clergy in Wessex
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laws on social ranks and obligations in Wessex ⓘ regulation of compensation and fines (wergild) in Wessex ⓘ |
| legalSystemContributedTo | Anglo-Saxon law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | unknown ⓘ |
| nativeName | Ine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | abdication and pilgrimage to Rome ⓘ |
| notableWork | Law code of Ine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Cædwalla of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern England ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 726 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 688 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse | Æthelburg of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Æthelheard of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedInstitution | monasteries in Wessex ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion | consolidation of control over western Saxon territories ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 8th century
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late 7th century ⓘ |
| title | King Ine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wentOnPilgrimageTo | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
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Referenced by (2)
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