Charter of 1337
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The Charter of 1337 is the royal grant by King Edward III that created the Duchy of Cornwall as a hereditary estate for the English king’s eldest son.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charter of 1337 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T707259 — 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: Charter of 1337 Context triple: [Duke of Cornwall, legalBasis, Charter of 1337]
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A.
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is a landmark 1215 English charter that limited royal power and established foundational principles of rule of law and individual rights that shaped later constitutional traditions.
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B.
The Statutes of the Realm
The Statutes of the Realm is an authoritative multi-volume collection of English and later British parliamentary statutes, covering legislation from the medieval period through the early modern era.
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C.
Golden Bull of 1356
The Golden Bull of 1356 was a foundational decree of the Holy Roman Empire issued by Emperor Charles IV that codified the process for electing the emperor and formalized the status and privileges of the prince-electors.
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D.
Petition of Right 1628
The Petition of Right 1628 was a landmark English constitutional document that challenged King Charles I’s abuses of power by asserting fundamental rights such as protection from arbitrary imprisonment and taxation without Parliament’s consent.
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E.
Declaration of Arbroath
The Declaration of Arbroath is a 1320 Scottish letter to the Pope asserting Scotland’s independence and the right of its people to choose their own king, and is often seen as a foundational document of Scottish nationhood.
- 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: Charter of 1337 Target entity description: The Charter of 1337 is the royal grant by King Edward III that created the Duchy of Cornwall as a hereditary estate for the English king’s eldest son.
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A.
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is a landmark 1215 English charter that limited royal power and established foundational principles of rule of law and individual rights that shaped later constitutional traditions.
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B.
The Statutes of the Realm
The Statutes of the Realm is an authoritative multi-volume collection of English and later British parliamentary statutes, covering legislation from the medieval period through the early modern era.
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C.
Golden Bull of 1356
The Golden Bull of 1356 was a foundational decree of the Holy Roman Empire issued by Emperor Charles IV that codified the process for electing the emperor and formalized the status and privileges of the prince-electors.
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D.
Petition of Right 1628
The Petition of Right 1628 was a landmark English constitutional document that challenged King Charles I’s abuses of power by asserting fundamental rights such as protection from arbitrary imprisonment and taxation without Parliament’s consent.
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E.
Declaration of Arbroath
The Declaration of Arbroath is a 1320 Scottish letter to the Pope asserting Scotland’s independence and the right of its people to choose their own king, and is often seen as a foundational document of Scottish nationhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal document
ⓘ
royal charter ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Duchy of Cornwall
ⓘ
Duke of Cornwall ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
Edward the Black Prince
ⓘ
surface form:
Edward, the Black Prince
eldest son of the reigning English monarch ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| creates | Duchy of Cornwall ⓘ |
| date | 1337 ⓘ |
| defines |
entitlements of the Duke of Cornwall
ⓘ
revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall ⓘ territorial possessions of the Duchy of Cornwall ⓘ |
| establishes | hereditary estate for the English king’s eldest son ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Edward III of England ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
establishment of a royal duchy
ⓘ
grant of lands and rights in Cornwall ⓘ |
| hasLegalForceIn |
Cornwall
ⓘ
other specified lands and manors granted to the Duchy of Cornwall ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Edward III of England ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | letters patent ⓘ |
| locationOfSigning | England ⓘ |
| purpose | to create the Duchy of Cornwall ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British royal family
ⓘ
English peerage ⓘ title Duke of Cornwall ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
English constitutional law scholarship
ⓘ
studies of the British monarchy ⓘ |
| successor | later confirmations and amendments to the Duchy of Cornwall ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charter of 1337 Description of subject: The Charter of 1337 is the royal grant by King Edward III that created the Duchy of Cornwall as a hereditary estate for the English king’s eldest son.
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