Magnum Concilium
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Magnum Concilium was the medieval great council of English nobles and clergy that served as a precursor to the later English Parliament and its House of Commons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Magnum Concilium canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2528608 — 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: Magnum Concilium Context triple: [House of Commons of England, developedFrom, Magnum Concilium]
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Second Council of Orange
The Second Council of Orange was a 529 AD church synod in southern Gaul that decisively addressed the Pelagian controversy by affirming the necessity of divine grace in salvation while rejecting strict predestinarianism.
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Sacrosanctum Concilium
Sacrosanctum Concilium is the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, which initiated major reforms in Catholic worship, including greater use of vernacular languages and active participation by the laity.
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Fifth Lateran Council
The Fifth Lateran Council was the 18th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church, convened in Rome (1512–1517) to address church reform, condemn certain philosophical doctrines, and respond to emerging challenges on the eve of the Protestant Reformation.
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Fourth Lateran Council
The Fourth Lateran Council was a landmark 13th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that enacted wide-ranging reforms in doctrine, church discipline, and Christian society, including defining transubstantiation and regulating clerical and lay life.
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Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was a major 16th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that defined key doctrines and launched the Counter-Reformation in response to Protestantism.
- 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: Magnum Concilium Target entity description: Magnum Concilium was the medieval great council of English nobles and clergy that served as a precursor to the later English Parliament and its House of Commons.
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A.
Second Council of Orange
The Second Council of Orange was a 529 AD church synod in southern Gaul that decisively addressed the Pelagian controversy by affirming the necessity of divine grace in salvation while rejecting strict predestinarianism.
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B.
Sacrosanctum Concilium
Sacrosanctum Concilium is the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, which initiated major reforms in Catholic worship, including greater use of vernacular languages and active participation by the laity.
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C.
Fifth Lateran Council
The Fifth Lateran Council was the 18th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church, convened in Rome (1512–1517) to address church reform, condemn certain philosophical doctrines, and respond to emerging challenges on the eve of the Protestant Reformation.
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D.
Fourth Lateran Council
The Fourth Lateran Council was a landmark 13th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that enacted wide-ranging reforms in doctrine, church discipline, and Christian society, including defining transubstantiation and regulating clerical and lay life.
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E.
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was a major 16th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that defined key doctrines and launched the Counter-Reformation in response to Protestantism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
great council
ⓘ
medieval political institution ⓘ precursor to parliament ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | realm of England ⓘ |
| category |
Feudal institutions in England
ⓘ
History of the English Parliament ⓘ Medieval English government ⓘ |
| composedOf |
English clergy
ⓘ
English nobles ⓘ |
| constitutionalSignificance | step in evolution from royal council to parliament ⓘ |
| convenedBy | King of England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| developedFrom | royal council ⓘ |
| diminishedAs | Parliament of England became institutionalized ⓘ |
| followedBy |
English Parliament
ⓘ
linked to:
Parliament of England
Parliament of England ⓘ |
| function |
to advise the monarch on legislation
ⓘ
to advise the monarch on war and peace ⓘ to provide consent for extraordinary taxation ⓘ |
| governanceType | feudal monarchy advisory council ⓘ |
| governedBy | customary feudal law ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasMember |
abbots of major English monasteries
ⓘ
barons of England ⓘ bishops of the English Church ⓘ earls of England ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Great Council ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursorOf |
English parliamentary system
ⓘ
representative institutions in England ⓘ |
| influenced |
House of Commons of the Parliament of England
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Commons of England
House of Lords of the Parliament of England ⓘ
linked to:
House of Lords
|
| meetingPlace |
Westminster
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Westminster
various royal residences in England ⓘ |
| partOf | English royal government ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Curia Regis
ⓘ
feudal council ⓘ |
| role |
advisory body to the king
ⓘ
forum for consent to taxation ⓘ forum for discussing realm-wide policy ⓘ |
| summonedBy | royal writ ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
11th century
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12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
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