Roger III of Sicily
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Roger III of Sicily was a 12th-century Norman nobleman, eldest son and heir of King Tancred of Lecce, who briefly held the title of Duke of Apulia during the turbulent succession struggles in the Kingdom of Sicily.
All labels observed (1)
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| Roger III of Sicily canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12903882 — 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: Roger III of Sicily Context triple: [Tancred of Lecce, child, Roger III of Sicily]
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Roger I of Sicily
Roger I of Sicily was an 11th-century Norman noble who conquered and founded the County of Sicily, laying the foundations for Norman rule in southern Italy.
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Martin I of Sicily
Martin I of Sicily was a late 14th- to early 15th-century King of Sicily from the House of Aragon, known for his role in consolidating Aragonese rule over the island.
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Peter II of Sicily
Peter II of Sicily was a 14th-century king of Sicily from the House of Aragon whose troubled reign was marked by internal noble conflicts and weakening royal authority.
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Roger II of Sicily
Roger II of Sicily was a 12th-century Norman king who unified southern Italy and Sicily into a powerful, culturally diverse Mediterranean kingdom.
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William II of Sicily
William II of Sicily was a 12th-century Norman monarch known for his relatively peaceful and prosperous reign, diplomatic alliances, and patronage of monumental architecture such as the Monreale Cathedral.
- 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: Roger III of Sicily Target entity description: Roger III of Sicily was a 12th-century Norman nobleman, eldest son and heir of King Tancred of Lecce, who briefly held the title of Duke of Apulia during the turbulent succession struggles in the Kingdom of Sicily.
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A.
Roger I of Sicily
Roger I of Sicily was an 11th-century Norman noble who conquered and founded the County of Sicily, laying the foundations for Norman rule in southern Italy.
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B.
Martin I of Sicily
Martin I of Sicily was a late 14th- to early 15th-century King of Sicily from the House of Aragon, known for his role in consolidating Aragonese rule over the island.
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C.
Peter II of Sicily
Peter II of Sicily was a 14th-century king of Sicily from the House of Aragon whose troubled reign was marked by internal noble conflicts and weakening royal authority.
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D.
Roger II of Sicily
Roger II of Sicily was a 12th-century Norman king who unified southern Italy and Sicily into a powerful, culturally diverse Mediterranean kingdom.
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E.
William II of Sicily
William II of Sicily was a 12th-century Norman monarch known for his relatively peaceful and prosperous reign, diplomatic alliances, and patronage of monumental architecture such as the Monreale Cathedral.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.