Willehad of Bremen
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Willehad of Bremen was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary and the first bishop of Bremen, known for evangelizing the Frisians and Saxons in northern Germany.
All labels observed (1)
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| Willehad of Bremen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17611426 — 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: Willehad of Bremen Context triple: [mission of Saint Willehad, leader, Willehad of Bremen]
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Godehard of Hildesheim
Godehard of Hildesheim was an 11th-century Benedictine monk and reforming bishop who became a revered Catholic saint known for his piety and church-building efforts in Hildesheim.
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B.
Adalbert of Saxony
Adalbert of Saxony was a 15th-century Saxon prince from the House of Wettin, known primarily as a son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony.
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Adalbert of Magdeburg
Adalbert of Magdeburg was a 10th-century missionary bishop and the first Archbishop of Magdeburg, known for his efforts to Christianize Slavic peoples in Central and Eastern Europe.
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D.
Heilwig of Lippe
Heilwig of Lippe was a 13th-century German noblewoman from the House of Lippe who became Countess of Holstein through marriage and the mother of several influential regional rulers.
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E.
Rudolf of Fulda
Rudolf of Fulda was a 9th-century Frankish monk, scholar, and historian known for his hagiographical and historical writings associated with the monastery of Fulda.
- 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: Willehad of Bremen Target entity description: Willehad of Bremen was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary and the first bishop of Bremen, known for evangelizing the Frisians and Saxons in northern Germany.
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A.
Godehard of Hildesheim
Godehard of Hildesheim was an 11th-century Benedictine monk and reforming bishop who became a revered Catholic saint known for his piety and church-building efforts in Hildesheim.
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B.
Adalbert of Saxony
Adalbert of Saxony was a 15th-century Saxon prince from the House of Wettin, known primarily as a son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony.
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C.
Adalbert of Magdeburg
Adalbert of Magdeburg was a 10th-century missionary bishop and the first Archbishop of Magdeburg, known for his efforts to Christianize Slavic peoples in Central and Eastern Europe.
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D.
Heilwig of Lippe
Heilwig of Lippe was a 13th-century German noblewoman from the House of Lippe who became Countess of Holstein through marriage and the mother of several influential regional rulers.
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E.
Rudolf of Fulda
Rudolf of Fulda was a 9th-century Frankish monk, scholar, and historian known for his hagiographical and historical writings associated with the monastery of Fulda.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.