Hugh de Balsham
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Hugh de Balsham was a 13th-century Bishop of Ely who played a key role in the early development of collegiate education at the University of Cambridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hugh de Balsham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Hugh de Balsham Context triple: [Peterhouse, Cambridge, founder, Hugh de Balsham]
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A.
Robert de Eglesfield
Robert de Eglesfield was a 14th-century English cleric and royal chaplain best known as the founder of The Queen’s College, Oxford.
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B.
William of Hatfield
William of Hatfield was a short-lived English prince of the 14th century, one of the younger sons of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault.
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C.
Earl Marshal
The Earl Marshal is a senior hereditary officer of state in England responsible for overseeing heraldry, state ceremonies, and the College of Arms.
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D.
Roger de Montgomery
Roger de Montgomery was an 11th-century Norman nobleman and close ally of William the Conqueror who became Earl of Shrewsbury and a major landholder in post-Conquest England.
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E.
Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster
Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster, was a 13th-century English prince and military leader who became a powerful noble through extensive landholdings and royal favor, founding the House of Lancaster.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hugh de Balsham Target entity description: Hugh de Balsham was a 13th-century Bishop of Ely who played a key role in the early development of collegiate education at the University of Cambridge.
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A.
Robert de Eglesfield
Robert de Eglesfield was a 14th-century English cleric and royal chaplain best known as the founder of The Queen’s College, Oxford.
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B.
William of Hatfield
William of Hatfield was a short-lived English prince of the 14th century, one of the younger sons of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault.
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C.
Earl Marshal
The Earl Marshal is a senior hereditary officer of state in England responsible for overseeing heraldry, state ceremonies, and the College of Arms.
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D.
Roger de Montgomery
Roger de Montgomery was an 11th-century Norman nobleman and close ally of William the Conqueror who became Earl of Shrewsbury and a major landholder in post-Conquest England.
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E.
Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster
Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster, was a 13th-century English prince and military leader who became a powerful noble through extensive landholdings and royal favor, founding the House of Lancaster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bishop of Ely
ⓘ
Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedAs | Bishop of Ely ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope Alexander IV ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ely Cathedral
ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| burialPlace |
Ely Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
Ely Cathedral presbytery
|
| centuryOfActivity | 13th century ⓘ |
| clergyRank | bishop ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 16 June 1286 ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Ely ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
|
| endTime | 1286 as Bishop of Ely ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| founded |
Peterhouse, Cambridge
ⓘ
collegiate house for scholars in Cambridge ⓘ |
| honouredIn | memorials at Peterhouse, Cambridge ⓘ |
| implemented | statutes for Peterhouse scholars ⓘ |
| inception | 1280 foundation of Peterhouse statutes ⓘ |
| influenced | development of collegiate system at Cambridge ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Isle of Ely ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early development of collegiate education at the University of Cambridge
ⓘ
founding Peterhouse, the first Cambridge college ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ |
| memberOfClergyOf |
Chapter of Ely Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
Ely Cathedral chapter
|
| notableWork | foundation of Peterhouse, Cambridge ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ |
| partOf | English episcopate in the 13th century ⓘ |
| patronage | University of Cambridge scholars ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Ely Cathedral ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Doddington, Cambridgeshire ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Ely ⓘ |
| previousPosition |
monk of Ely
ⓘ
subprior of Ely ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| seeAlso |
Bishop of Ely
ⓘ
Peterhouse, Cambridge ⓘ Cambridge University colleges ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge colleges
|
| startTime | 1257 as Bishop of Ely ⓘ |
| supported | scholars of the Diocese of Ely at Cambridge ⓘ |
| title |
Bishop of Ely
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Bishop of Ely
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