Rex Britanniae
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Rex Britanniae is a Latin royal style meaning "King of Britain," used to assert overlordship or supremacy over the whole island beyond a ruler’s own kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rex Britanniae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Rex Britanniae Context triple: [Æthelbald of Mercia, title, Rex Britanniae]
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Britannia Secunda
Britannia Secunda was a late Roman province in Britain, created during the administrative reorganization of Roman Britain and generally thought to have encompassed parts of what is now northern England and possibly Wales.
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Britannia Inferior
Britannia Inferior was a northern Roman province in Britain, centered on Eboracum (modern York), created when the original province of Britannia was split for administrative and military control.
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C.
Brut y Brenhinedd
Brut y Brenhinedd is a Middle Welsh prose chronicle that adapts and translates Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Latin Historia Regum Britanniae, recounting the legendary history of the kings of Britain.
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Britannia Superior
Britannia Superior was a Roman province in southern Britain that included the important city of Londinium (London) as a major administrative and commercial center.
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E.
Britannia Prima
Britannia Prima was a late Roman province carved out of Roman Britain during the empire’s administrative reorganization in the 3rd–4th centuries CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rex Britanniae Target entity description: Rex Britanniae is a Latin royal style meaning "King of Britain," used to assert overlordship or supremacy over the whole island beyond a ruler’s own kingdom.
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A.
Britannia Secunda
Britannia Secunda was a late Roman province in Britain, created during the administrative reorganization of Roman Britain and generally thought to have encompassed parts of what is now northern England and possibly Wales.
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B.
Britannia Inferior
Britannia Inferior was a northern Roman province in Britain, centered on Eboracum (modern York), created when the original province of Britannia was split for administrative and military control.
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C.
Brut y Brenhinedd
Brut y Brenhinedd is a Middle Welsh prose chronicle that adapts and translates Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Latin Historia Regum Britanniae, recounting the legendary history of the kings of Britain.
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D.
Britannia Superior
Britannia Superior was a Roman province in southern Britain that included the important city of Londinium (London) as a major administrative and commercial center.
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E.
Britannia Prima
Britannia Prima was a late Roman province carved out of Roman Britain during the empire’s administrative reorganization in the 3rd–4th centuries CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin title
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monarchical title ⓘ royal style ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
overlordship
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sovereignty ⓘ supremacy ⓘ |
| broaderTerm |
Latin royal styles
ⓘ
royal titulature ⓘ |
| denotes | King of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grammaticalCaseOfBritanniae | genitive plural or singular depending on usage ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Britanniae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impliesClaimOver | multiple British kingdoms ⓘ |
| impliesRank | overking ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | King of Britain ⓘ |
| refersToTerritory | Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTitle |
Rex Anglorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rex Hiberniae NERFINISHED ⓘ Rex Scottorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthorityImplied |
beyond ruler’s own kingdom
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whole island of Britain ⓘ |
| semanticField |
kingship
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political authority ⓘ territorial claims ⓘ |
| usedBy | rulers in Britain ⓘ |
| usedFor |
asserting overlordship over Britain
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asserting supremacy over the whole island of Britain ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
diplomatic correspondence
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medieval Latin documents ⓘ royal charters ⓘ |
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Subject: Rex Britanniae Description of subject: Rex Britanniae is a Latin royal style meaning "King of Britain," used to assert overlordship or supremacy over the whole island beyond a ruler’s own kingdom.
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