County of Maine
E156014
The County of Maine was a medieval feudal territory in western France that became a key strategic possession contested by the counts of Anjou and the Norman and English kings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| County of Maine canonical | 22 |
| historical province of Maine | 4 |
| Province of Maine | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1088418 — 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: County of Maine Context triple: [Anjou, associatedWith, County of Maine]
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A.
Province of Maine
The Province of Maine was an early English colonial territory in northeastern North America that later became part of the U.S. state of Maine.
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B.
Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County, Maine is a large county in central Maine that includes the city of Bangor and serves as a regional hub for commerce, education, and transportation.
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C.
Waldo County, Maine
Waldo County, Maine is a coastal county in the state of Maine known for its mix of rural communities, small towns, and access to Penobscot Bay.
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D.
Kennebec County, Maine
Kennebec County, Maine is a central Maine county that includes the state capital city of Augusta and serves as an important administrative and economic hub for the region.
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E.
Hampden, Maine
Hampden, Maine is a small town in Penobscot County known as the birthplace of 19th-century social reformer Dorothea Dix.
- 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: County of Maine Target entity description: The County of Maine was a medieval feudal territory in western France that became a key strategic possession contested by the counts of Anjou and the Norman and English kings.
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A.
Province of Maine
The Province of Maine was an early English colonial territory in northeastern North America that later became part of the U.S. state of Maine.
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B.
Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County, Maine is a large county in central Maine that includes the city of Bangor and serves as a regional hub for commerce, education, and transportation.
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C.
Waldo County, Maine
Waldo County, Maine is a coastal county in the state of Maine known for its mix of rural communities, small towns, and access to Penobscot Bay.
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D.
Kennebec County, Maine
Kennebec County, Maine is a central Maine county that includes the state capital city of Augusta and serves as an important administrative and economic hub for the region.
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E.
Hampden, Maine
Hampden, Maine is a small town in Penobscot County known as the birthplace of 19th-century social reformer Dorothea Dix.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal territory
ⓘ
former administrative territorial entity ⓘ medieval county ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Geoffrey II of Anjou
ⓘ
Henry II of England ⓘ William the Conqueror ⓘ |
| borders |
Anjou
ⓘ
Brittany ⓘ Normandy ⓘ Perche ⓘ Touraine ⓘ |
| capital | Le Mans ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Counts of Anjou
ⓘ
Dukes of Normandy ⓘ
linked to:
Duke of Normandy
Kings of England ⓘ
linked to:
English monarchs
Kings of France ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| existsDuring |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | county held in vassalage from the King of France ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | royal domain of the King of France ⓘ |
| incorporationCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Old French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
historical province of Maine
ⓘ
western France ⓘ |
| militaryRole | frontier zone between Angevin and Norman power ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryOverlap |
French department of Sarthe
ⓘ
parts of Mayenne ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| predecessor | Carolingian pagi around Le Mans ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruler |
Capetian dynasty
ⓘ
Herbert I of Maine ⓘ Herbert II of Maine ⓘ House of Ingelger (Angevin counts) ⓘ
linked to:
House of Anjou
House of Normandy ⓘ House of Plantagenet ⓘ Hugh III of Maine ⓘ Hugh IV of Maine ⓘ
linked to:
Hugh III of Maine
|
| significantEvent |
contested succession after death of Herbert II of Maine
ⓘ
occupation by William the Conqueror ⓘ recovery by the counts of Anjou ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access route between Normandy and the Loire valley
ⓘ
buffer between Anjou and Normandy ⓘ |
| successor | Province of Maine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: County of Maine Description of subject: The County of Maine was a medieval feudal territory in western France that became a key strategic possession contested by the counts of Anjou and the Norman and English kings.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Saint-Calais, Sarthe, France
linked to: County of Maine
subject linked to:
Mayenne, France
linked to: County of Maine
linked to: County of Maine
linked to: County of Maine
linked to: County of Maine