Richard de Belmeis I

E463320

Anglo-Norman cleric bishop human royal administrator

Richard de Belmeis I was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman cleric and royal administrator who served as Bishop of London and played a significant role in the English church and royal government.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Richard de Belmeis II	2
Richard de Belmeis I canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4711684 — 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: Richard de Belmeis I
Context triple: [Lilleshall Abbey, foundedBy, Richard de Belmeis I]

A. Ranulf le Meschin
Ranulf le Meschin was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader of the early 12th century who became Earl of Chester and played a key role in consolidating Norman control in northern England.
B. William d'Aubigny
William d'Aubigny was a 13th-century English nobleman and rebel baron who played a prominent role in the conflicts against King John, including the events surrounding the siege of Rochester Castle.
C. Arnulf de Montgomery
Arnulf de Montgomery was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and marcher lord of the late 11th and early 12th centuries, known for his role in the Norman consolidation of power in Wales and the Welsh borderlands.
D. Aymer de Valence
Aymer de Valence was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and military commander who played a key role in Edward I and Edward II’s campaigns in Scotland during the early 14th century.
E. Philip d'Aubigny
Philip d'Aubigny was a prominent early 13th-century Anglo-Norman knight and royalist military leader who played a key role in defending the English crown during the wars surrounding King John and the minority of Henry III.
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: Richard de Belmeis I
Target entity description: Richard de Belmeis I was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman cleric and royal administrator who served as Bishop of London and played a significant role in the English church and royal government.

A. Ranulf le Meschin
Ranulf le Meschin was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader of the early 12th century who became Earl of Chester and played a key role in consolidating Norman control in northern England.
B. William d'Aubigny
William d'Aubigny was a 13th-century English nobleman and rebel baron who played a prominent role in the conflicts against King John, including the events surrounding the siege of Rochester Castle.
C. Arnulf de Montgomery
Arnulf de Montgomery was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and marcher lord of the late 11th and early 12th centuries, known for his role in the Norman consolidation of power in Wales and the Welsh borderlands.
D. Aymer de Valence
Aymer de Valence was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and military commander who played a key role in Edward I and Edward II’s campaigns in Scotland during the early 14th century.
E. Philip d'Aubigny
Philip d'Aubigny was a prominent early 13th-century Anglo-Norman knight and royalist military leader who played a key role in defending the English crown during the wars surrounding King John and the minority of Henry III.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Norman cleric ⓘ bishop ⓘ human ⓘ royal administrator ⓘ
appointedBy	Henry I of England ⓘ
associatedWith	Cathedral Church of St Paul, London ⓘ linked to: St Paul's Cathedral
centuryOfActivity	12th century ⓘ
clericalRank	bishop ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
diocese	Diocese of London ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Norman ⓘ
familyName	de Belmeis ⓘ
givenName	Richard ⓘ
hasRelative	Richard de Belmeis II ⓘ linked to: Richard de Belmeis I
hasSuccessor	Gilbert the Universal ⓘ
jurisdiction	City of London ⓘ Diocese of London ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Anglo-Norman French ⓘ Latin ⓘ
memberOf	English episcopate ⓘ
nobleTitle	prelate ⓘ
notableFor	influence in the English church ⓘ role in English royal government ⓘ service as Bishop of London ⓘ
occupation	bishop ⓘ royal official ⓘ
partOf	Anglo-Norman ruling elite in England ⓘ
playedRoleIn	administration of the English royal government ⓘ governance of the English church ⓘ
positionHeld	Bishop of London ⓘ
region	England ⓘ
religion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Christianity ⓘ
servedUnder	Henry I of England ⓘ Stephen of England ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence	English church politics ⓘ royal administration in England ⓘ
workedAt	royal court of Henry I of England ⓘ linked to: royal household of Henry I of England

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lilleshall Abbey → foundedBy → Richard de Belmeis I ⓘ

Lilleshall Abbey → foundedBy → Richard de Belmeis II ⓘ

linked to: Richard de Belmeis I

Richard de Belmeis I → hasRelative → Richard de Belmeis II ⓘ