Ranulf de Glanvill
E1032152
12th-century English judge
12th-century English politician
English royal official
chief justiciar of England
jurist
Ranulf de Glanvill was a prominent 12th-century English royal official and jurist who served as chief justiciar under King Henry II and helped shape early English common law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ranulf de Glanvill canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13308870 — 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: Ranulf de Glanvill Context triple: [Battle of Alnwick (1174), commander, Ranulf de Glanvill]
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A.
Hubert de Burgh
Hubert de Burgh was a prominent early 13th-century English nobleman and royal official who rose to become Justiciar of England and a key supporter of King John and the young Henry III.
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B.
Ranulf Flambard
Ranulf Flambard was an influential Anglo-Norman royal administrator and Bishop of Durham under William II of England, known for his aggressive financial policies and role in strengthening royal authority.
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C.
Walter de Stapledon
Walter de Stapledon was a 14th-century English bishop of Exeter and royal administrator who played a significant role in both church and state during the reign of Edward II.
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D.
Simon Langton
Simon Langton is a British television director best known for his acclaimed work on period dramas and literary adaptations, including the 1995 BBC miniseries of "Pride and Prejudice."
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E.
William Giffard
William Giffard was a 12th-century Bishop of Winchester and influential English churchman known for his role in ecclesiastical reform and monastic patronage.
- 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: Ranulf de Glanvill Target entity description: Ranulf de Glanvill was a prominent 12th-century English royal official and jurist who served as chief justiciar under King Henry II and helped shape early English common law.
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A.
Hubert de Burgh
Hubert de Burgh was a prominent early 13th-century English nobleman and royal official who rose to become Justiciar of England and a key supporter of King John and the young Henry III.
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B.
Ranulf Flambard
Ranulf Flambard was an influential Anglo-Norman royal administrator and Bishop of Durham under William II of England, known for his aggressive financial policies and role in strengthening royal authority.
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C.
Walter de Stapledon
Walter de Stapledon was a 14th-century English bishop of Exeter and royal administrator who played a significant role in both church and state during the reign of Edward II.
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D.
Simon Langton
Simon Langton is a British television director best known for his acclaimed work on period dramas and literary adaptations, including the 1995 BBC miniseries of "Pride and Prejudice."
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E.
William Giffard
William Giffard was a 12th-century Bishop of Winchester and influential English churchman known for his role in ecclesiastical reform and monastic patronage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
12th-century English judge
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12th-century English politician ⓘ English royal official ⓘ chief justiciar of England ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Henry II of England ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
itinerant justices system
ⓘ
royal courts of Henry II ⓘ
linked to:
royal household of Henry II of England
|
| authorityOn |
procedural law in the king’s courts
ⓘ
royal writs ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1190 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the founders of English common law ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
royal administration ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | legal treatise ⓘ |
| hasRole |
king’s chief minister
ⓘ
royal councillor ⓘ |
| honouredIn | English legal history ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of English common law
ⓘ
later English legal treatises ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the treatise Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regni Angliae
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influence on early English common law ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Anglo-Norman French
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linked to:
Anglo-Norman
Latin ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | died on crusade ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Henry II of England ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | de Glanvill family ⓘ |
| notableWork | Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regni Angliae ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
legal writer ⓘ royal administrator ⓘ |
| participantIn | Third Crusade ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Acre ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chief Justiciar of England ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| timePeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ranulf de Glanvill Description of subject: Ranulf de Glanvill was a prominent 12th-century English royal official and jurist who served as chief justiciar under King Henry II and helped shape early English common law.
Referenced by (1)
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