Aymer de Valence (Bishop of Winchester)
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Aymer de Valence was a 13th-century French-born cleric and royal favorite of King Henry III who became Bishop of Winchester and a prominent figure in English ecclesiastical and political affairs.
All labels observed (1)
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| Aymer de Valence (Bishop of Winchester) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17474558 — 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: Aymer de Valence (Bishop of Winchester) Context triple: [William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke, sibling, Aymer de Valence (Bishop of Winchester)]
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Henry, Bishop of Winchester
Henry, Bishop of Winchester, was a powerful 12th-century English prelate and statesman, son of King Henry I of England, who played a central role in the politics of the Anarchy during the reign of King Stephen.
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B.
Bishop Jocelin of Wells
Bishop Jocelin of Wells was a 13th-century English bishop notable for his major role in the early construction and development of Wells Cathedral.
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Laurence of Canterbury
Laurence of Canterbury was the second Archbishop of Canterbury, an early 7th-century Christian leader in Anglo-Saxon England who helped continue the mission begun by Augustine of Canterbury.
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D.
Robert de Vaux
Robert de Vaux was a medieval English nobleman known for his role as a landholder and religious patron in Norfolk.
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Bishop William of St-Calais
Bishop William of St-Calais was an influential Norman churchman and statesman of the late 11th century who served as Bishop of Durham and played a key role in consolidating Norman rule in 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: Aymer de Valence (Bishop of Winchester) Target entity description: Aymer de Valence was a 13th-century French-born cleric and royal favorite of King Henry III who became Bishop of Winchester and a prominent figure in English ecclesiastical and political affairs.
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A.
Henry, Bishop of Winchester
Henry, Bishop of Winchester, was a powerful 12th-century English prelate and statesman, son of King Henry I of England, who played a central role in the politics of the Anarchy during the reign of King Stephen.
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B.
Bishop Jocelin of Wells
Bishop Jocelin of Wells was a 13th-century English bishop notable for his major role in the early construction and development of Wells Cathedral.
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C.
Laurence of Canterbury
Laurence of Canterbury was the second Archbishop of Canterbury, an early 7th-century Christian leader in Anglo-Saxon England who helped continue the mission begun by Augustine of Canterbury.
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D.
Robert de Vaux
Robert de Vaux was a medieval English nobleman known for his role as a landholder and religious patron in Norfolk.
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E.
Bishop William of St-Calais
Bishop William of St-Calais was an influential Norman churchman and statesman of the late 11th century who served as Bishop of Durham and played a key role in consolidating Norman rule in England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.