Guillaume Cale
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Guillaume Cale was a 14th-century French peasant leader who headed the Jacquerie uprising against the nobility during the Hundred Years' War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guillaume Cale canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4155741 — 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: Guillaume Cale Context triple: [Jacquerie, leader, Guillaume Cale]
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A.
Stephen of Blois
Stephen of Blois was a 12th-century King of England whose contested reign against Empress Matilda led to a period of civil war known as The Anarchy.
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B.
Ranulph
Ranulph is the given name of Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the renowned British explorer and adventurer known for his polar expeditions and endurance feats.
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C.
William the Englishman
William the Englishman was a medieval architect known for his work on the reconstruction and design of Canterbury Cathedral following earlier phases of its development.
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D.
Richard of Dover
Richard of Dover was a 12th-century English Benedictine monk who became Archbishop of Canterbury following the martyrdom of Thomas Becket.
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E.
Robert I, Duke of Normandy
Robert I, Duke of Normandy was an early 11th-century Norman ruler best known as the father of William the Conqueror and for his pious pilgrimage to the Holy Land, during which he died.
- 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: Guillaume Cale Target entity description: Guillaume Cale was a 14th-century French peasant leader who headed the Jacquerie uprising against the nobility during the Hundred Years' War.
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A.
Stephen of Blois
Stephen of Blois was a 12th-century King of England whose contested reign against Empress Matilda led to a period of civil war known as The Anarchy.
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B.
Ranulph
Ranulph is the given name of Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the renowned British explorer and adventurer known for his polar expeditions and endurance feats.
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C.
William the Englishman
William the Englishman was a medieval architect known for his work on the reconstruction and design of Canterbury Cathedral following earlier phases of its development.
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D.
Richard of Dover
Richard of Dover was a 12th-century English Benedictine monk who became Archbishop of Canterbury following the martyrdom of Thomas Becket.
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E.
Robert I, Duke of Normandy
Robert I, Duke of Normandy was an early 11th-century Norman ruler best known as the father of William the Conqueror and for his pious pilgrimage to the Holy Land, during which he died.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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human ⓘ peasant leader ⓘ rebel leader ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartTime | 1358 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cale dit Jacques Bonhomme
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Cale le capitaine des Jacques ⓘ Guillaume Caillet ⓘ
linked to:
Guillaume Carle
Jacques Bonhomme ⓘ William Cale ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
anti-feudal revolt
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rural uprisings in medieval France ⓘ |
| cause |
devastation of the French countryside by war
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heavy taxation of peasants ⓘ noble abuses against peasants ⓘ peasant grievances during the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| conflict |
Hundred Years' War
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Jacquerie ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution ⓘ |
| deathManner | capital punishment ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French peasants ⓘ |
| givenName | Guillaume ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of medieval peasant resistance in France ⓘ |
| led | peasant armies in the Jacquerie ⓘ |
| movement | Jacquerie ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Old French ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture and execution after the defeat of the Jacquerie ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership of the Jacquerie uprising ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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peasant ⓘ |
| opponent |
Charles II of Navarre
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Charles the Bad ⓘ French nobility ⓘ Gaston Fébus ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Hundred Years' War
ⓘ
Jacquerie ⓘ |
| partOf | French peasantry ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Beauvaisis
ⓘ
linked to:
Beauvais
northern France ⓘ Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
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| socialClass | peasantry ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guillaume Cale Description of subject: Guillaume Cale was a 14th-century French peasant leader who headed the Jacquerie uprising against the nobility during the Hundred Years' War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.