Hlothhere of Kent
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Hlothhere of Kent was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hlothhere of Kent canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11478185 — 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: Hlothhere of Kent Context triple: [Kingdom of Kent, hasRuler, Hlothhere of Kent]
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A.
Cuthred of Kent
Cuthred of Kent was an early 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king of Kent, ruling under the overlordship of his brother Coenwulf of Mercia.
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B.
Eadbald of Kent
Eadbald of Kent was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for initially rejecting but later embracing Christianity, helping to secure the religion’s establishment in his kingdom.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Ealhmund of Kent
Ealhmund of Kent was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king of Kent, chiefly known as the father of Egbert, who later became king of Wessex and the first king to effectively rule much of England.
- 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: Hlothhere of Kent Target entity description: Hlothhere of Kent was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes.
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A.
Cuthred of Kent
Cuthred of Kent was an early 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king of Kent, ruling under the overlordship of his brother Coenwulf of Mercia.
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B.
Eadbald of Kent
Eadbald of Kent was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for initially rejecting but later embracing Christianity, helping to secure the religion’s establishment in his kingdom.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Ealhmund of Kent
Ealhmund of Kent was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king of Kent, chiefly known as the father of Egbert, who later became king of Wessex and the first king to effectively rule much of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon monarch
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King of Kent ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kent (uncertain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 7th century ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Eorcenberht of Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | Oswine of Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | dynastic struggles in Kent ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Kentish ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 685 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Eorcenberht of Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoAuthor | Eadric of Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hlothhere and Eadric law code
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
issuing an early English law code ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Old English ⓘ |
| lawCodeLanguage | Old English ⓘ |
| lawCodeStatus | one of the earliest surviving English law codes ⓘ |
| lawCodeType | secular law code ⓘ |
| legalSystemContributedTo | early English law ⓘ |
| mother | Seaxburh of Ely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | royalty ⓘ |
| notableWork | Law code of Hlothhere and Eadric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ecgberht of Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Kingdom of Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 685 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 673 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Oiscingas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Ecgberht of Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Oswine of Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
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Heptarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hlothhere of Kent Description of subject: Hlothhere of Kent was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for issuing one of the earliest surviving English law codes.
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