Roger Borsa
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Roger Borsa was an 11th-century Norman duke who ruled Apulia and Calabria in southern Italy, succeeding his father Robert Guiscard.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roger Borsa canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1651717 — 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 Borsa Context triple: [Duchy of Apulia and Calabria, notableRuler, Roger Borsa]
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A.
Bernard Sasia
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B.
Wolfgang Grajonca
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C.
Bruno Bauch
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D.
Albin Schelbert
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E.
Daniel Tarschys
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- 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 Borsa Target entity description: Roger Borsa was an 11th-century Norman duke who ruled Apulia and Calabria in southern Italy, succeeding his father Robert Guiscard.
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A.
Bernard Sasia
Bernard Sasia is a French film editor known for his work on numerous acclaimed European films, including "Monsieur Ibrahim."
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B.
Wolfgang Grajonca
Wolfgang Grajonca, better known as Bill Graham, was a legendary rock concert promoter and music industry figure who helped shape the modern live music business in the United States.
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C.
Bruno Bauch
Bruno Bauch was a German neo-Kantian philosopher associated with the Baden school, known for his work on value theory and the philosophy of culture.
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D.
Albin Schelbert
Albin Schelbert is a mountaineer known for being part of the team that made the first successful ascent of Dhaulagiri, one of the world’s highest peaks.
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E.
Daniel Tarschys
Daniel Tarschys is a Swedish political scientist and politician who served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe in the 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norman
ⓘ
duke ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Bari
ⓘ
Salerno ⓘ Trani ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1060 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Trani Cathedral ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Bohemond I of Antioch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Normandy ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1111 ⓘ |
| dynasticContext | Norman conquest and rule of southern Italy ⓘ |
| era |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Normans ⓘ |
| father | Robert Guiscard ⓘ |
| givenName | Roger ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | compromising and conciliatory toward rivals ⓘ |
| house |
Hauteville family
ⓘ
linked to:
Hauteville dynasty
|
| languageOfEnvironment |
Italian dialects
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Old French ⓘ |
| mother | Sikelgaita of Salerno ⓘ |
| nickname | Borsa ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Hauteville family
ⓘ
linked to:
Hauteville dynasty
|
| notableFor |
succeeding Robert Guiscard as Duke of Apulia and Calabria
ⓘ
weak rule compared to his father ⓘ |
| participatedIn | internal conflicts over the succession in Apulia ⓘ |
| patronage | monasteries in southern Italy ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | vassal of the Papacy in theory ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Duke of Apulia
ⓘ
linked to:
Duke of Apulia and Calabria
Duke of Calabria ⓘ
linked to:
Andrew, Duke of Calabria
|
| predecessor | Robert Guiscard ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Apulia
ⓘ
Calabria ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Italy
|
| reignEnd | 1111 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1085 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| spouse | Adela of Flanders ⓘ |
| successor | William II of Apulia ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Sikelgaita of Salerno ⓘ |
| titleUsed | dux Apuliae et Calabriae ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roger Borsa Description of subject: Roger Borsa was an 11th-century Norman duke who ruled Apulia and Calabria in southern Italy, succeeding his father Robert Guiscard.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.