Hugh III of Maine
E620027
Hugh III of Maine was an 11th-century French nobleman who briefly held the title of Count of Maine during the turbulent power struggles between the counts of Anjou and the dukes of Normandy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hugh III of Maine canonical | 1 |
| Hugh IV of Maine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6794345 — 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 III of Maine Context triple: [County of Maine, ruler, Hugh III of Maine]
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A.
Elias II, Count of Maine
Elias II, Count of Maine was a 12th-century French nobleman and regional ruler in the historical province of Maine, connected to the powerful Angevin dynasty.
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B.
Rollo
Rollo is the central protagonist of the 1993 film "Stalingrad," a German soldier whose harrowing experiences on the Eastern Front depict the brutality and futility of war.
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C.
Rollo
Rollo was a Viking leader who became the first ruler of Normandy, laying the foundations for the Norman people and their later influence in European history.
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D.
John Stanley, King of Mann
John Stanley, King of Mann, was a medieval English nobleman who ruled the Isle of Man under the English Crown as Lord of Mann and head of the influential Stanley family.
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E.
William Longsword
William Longsword was a 10th-century Norman ruler who succeeded his father Rollo as the second Duke of Normandy and helped consolidate Norman power in northern France.
- 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 III of Maine Target entity description: Hugh III of Maine was an 11th-century French nobleman who briefly held the title of Count of Maine during the turbulent power struggles between the counts of Anjou and the dukes of Normandy.
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A.
Elias II, Count of Maine
Elias II, Count of Maine was a 12th-century French nobleman and regional ruler in the historical province of Maine, connected to the powerful Angevin dynasty.
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B.
Rollo
Rollo is the central protagonist of the 1993 film "Stalingrad," a German soldier whose harrowing experiences on the Eastern Front depict the brutality and futility of war.
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C.
Rollo
Rollo was a Viking leader who became the first ruler of Normandy, laying the foundations for the Norman people and their later influence in European history.
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D.
John Stanley, King of Mann
John Stanley, King of Mann, was a medieval English nobleman who ruled the Isle of Man under the English Crown as Lord of Mann and head of the influential Stanley family.
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E.
William Longsword
William Longsword was a 10th-century Norman ruler who succeeded his father Rollo as the second Duke of Normandy and helped consolidate Norman power in northern France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Count of Maine
ⓘ
French noble ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 11th century ⓘ |
| conflict | power struggle between the counts of Anjou and the dukes of Normandy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedDuring | feudal fragmentation of western France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | Old French ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Count of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brief rule as Count of Maine
ⓘ
involvement in Angevin-Norman rivalry over Maine ⓘ |
| partOf | French feudal nobility ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Anjou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | rivalry between the counts of Anjou and the dukes of Normandy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Count of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | previous Counts of Maine ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| succeededBy | later rulers of Maine ⓘ |
| territorialJurisdiction | County of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeldDuring | 11th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hugh III of Maine Description of subject: Hugh III of Maine was an 11th-century French nobleman who briefly held the title of Count of Maine during the turbulent power struggles between the counts of Anjou and the dukes of Normandy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hugh IV of Maine