Guillaume le Pieux
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Guillaume le Pieux, better known in English as William I, Duke of Aquitaine, was a powerful early 10th-century French noble renowned for his piety and for founding the influential Cluny Abbey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guillaume le Pieux canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7335650 — 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: Guillaume le Pieux Context triple: [William I, Duke of Aquitaine, alsoKnownAs, Guillaume le Pieux]
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A.
Arnulf of Metz
Arnulf of Metz was a 7th-century Frankish nobleman, bishop, and statesman regarded as a founding ancestor of the Carolingian line that produced Charlemagne.
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B.
Charles the Simple
Charles the Simple was a 10th-century King of West Francia known for granting lands in Normandy to the Viking leader Rollo, helping to establish the Duchy of Normandy.
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C.
William of Aumale
William of Aumale was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader who held the title of Earl of York and played a significant role in the politics of King Stephen’s reign.
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D.
Pepin of Landen
Pepin of Landen was a 7th-century Frankish nobleman and mayor of the palace whose lineage laid the groundwork for the rise of the Carolingian dynasty.
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E.
Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald was a 9th-century Frankish king and Holy Roman Emperor who ruled West Francia and played a key role in the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire.
- 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: Guillaume le Pieux Target entity description: Guillaume le Pieux, better known in English as William I, Duke of Aquitaine, was a powerful early 10th-century French noble renowned for his piety and for founding the influential Cluny Abbey.
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A.
Arnulf of Metz
Arnulf of Metz was a 7th-century Frankish nobleman, bishop, and statesman regarded as a founding ancestor of the Carolingian line that produced Charlemagne.
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B.
Charles the Simple
Charles the Simple was a 10th-century King of West Francia known for granting lands in Normandy to the Viking leader Rollo, helping to establish the Duchy of Normandy.
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C.
William of Aumale
William of Aumale was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader who held the title of Earl of York and played a significant role in the politics of King Stephen’s reign.
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D.
Pepin of Landen
Pepin of Landen was a 7th-century Frankish nobleman and mayor of the palace whose lineage laid the groundwork for the rise of the Carolingian dynasty.
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E.
Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald was a 9th-century Frankish king and Holy Roman Emperor who ruled West Francia and played a key role in the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Count
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Duke ⓘ human ⓘ medieval noble ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guillaume Ier d’Aquitaine
NERFINISHED
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William I of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ William the Pious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Saint-Julien de Brioude (disputed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | Carolingian era ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | West Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 875 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 918 ⓘ |
| donatedTo | Cluny Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| donationType |
immunity from lay control for Cluny
ⓘ
lands in Burgundy ⓘ |
| era | early 10th century ⓘ |
| father | Bernard Plantevelue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundationDate | 11 September 910 ⓘ |
| founded |
Abbey of Cluny
NERFINISHED
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Cluny Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Cluniac reform movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Cluny Abbey
ⓘ
piety ⓘ |
| languageOfUse |
Latin
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Old French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| mother | Ermengarde of Auvergne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInEnglish | William I, Duke of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Auvergne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | issued charter of foundation for Cluny in 910 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Auvergne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Saint-Germain-d’Auvergne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | major magnate of West Francia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Count of Auvergne
NERFINISHED
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Count of Bourges NERFINISHED ⓘ Count of Clermont NERFINISHED ⓘ Count of Limoges NERFINISHED ⓘ Count of Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Count of Mâcon NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Margrave of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Bernard Plantevelue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Engelberga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | William II of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Aquitaine
NERFINISHED
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Auvergne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guillaume le Pieux Description of subject: Guillaume le Pieux, better known in English as William I, Duke of Aquitaine, was a powerful early 10th-century French noble renowned for his piety and for founding the influential Cluny Abbey.
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