Cuthwine of Wessex
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Cuthwine of Wessex was an early Anglo-Saxon prince and military leader of the West Saxons, traditionally associated with the expansion of Wessex into southwestern Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cuthwine of Wessex canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11280539 — 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: Cuthwine of Wessex Context triple: [Battle of Deorham, commander, Cuthwine of Wessex]
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Eadhild of Wessex
Eadhild of Wessex was a 10th-century English princess of the House of Wessex who became a Frankish queen consort through marriage into the West Frankish royal family.
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Beorhtric of Wessex
Beorhtric of Wessex was an 8th–9th century king of Wessex whose reign preceded that of Egbert and was marked by Mercian influence over the West Saxon kingdom.
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Cynric of Wessex
Cynric of Wessex was an early 6th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler traditionally regarded as one of the first kings of Wessex and a key figure in the establishment of the West Saxon kingdom in southern England.
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Eadwulf of Crediton
Eadwulf of Crediton was an early medieval English bishop who served as the inaugural head of the Diocese of Crediton in Devon.
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Ælfweard of Wessex
Ælfweard of Wessex was a short-lived early 10th-century Anglo-Saxon prince who briefly claimed the English throne as the son of King Edward the Elder.
- 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: Cuthwine of Wessex Target entity description: Cuthwine of Wessex was an early Anglo-Saxon prince and military leader of the West Saxons, traditionally associated with the expansion of Wessex into southwestern Britain.
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A.
Eadhild of Wessex
Eadhild of Wessex was a 10th-century English princess of the House of Wessex who became a Frankish queen consort through marriage into the West Frankish royal family.
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B.
Beorhtric of Wessex
Beorhtric of Wessex was an 8th–9th century king of Wessex whose reign preceded that of Egbert and was marked by Mercian influence over the West Saxon kingdom.
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C.
Cynric of Wessex
Cynric of Wessex was an early 6th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler traditionally regarded as one of the first kings of Wessex and a key figure in the establishment of the West Saxon kingdom in southern England.
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D.
Eadwulf of Crediton
Eadwulf of Crediton was an early medieval English bishop who served as the inaugural head of the Diocese of Crediton in Devon.
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E.
Ælfweard of Wessex
Ælfweard of Wessex was a short-lived early 10th-century Anglo-Saxon prince who briefly claimed the English throne as the son of King Edward the Elder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon prince
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West Saxon nobleman ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain
NERFINISHED
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West Saxon expansion ⓘ southwestern Britain ⓘ |
| category |
6th-century English people
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7th-century English people ⓘ Anglo-Saxon royalty ⓘ House of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Cutha of Wessex
NERFINISHED
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Cuthwulf of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Cerdicing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Anglo-Saxon ⓘ |
| father | Ceawlin of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicity | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | military leader ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | prince of the West Saxons ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early West Saxon military campaigns
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expansion of Wessex into southwestern Britain ⓘ |
| occupation | war leader ⓘ |
| partOf | early Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| positionHeld | West Saxon prince ⓘ |
| region | Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Cerdic of Wessex
NERFINISHED
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Cynric of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | paganism ⓘ |
| residence | Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| source |
Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies
NERFINISHED
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later West Saxon tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
6th century
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early 7th century ⓘ |
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