Richard de Granville
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Richard de Granville was a Norman nobleman and landholder in medieval Wales, noted for his role in the Norman conquest of the region and his patronage of religious institutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard de Granville canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5134344 — 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 Granville Context triple: [Neath Abbey, foundedBy, Richard de Granville]
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A.
Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, was a prominent 13th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader who became one of the most powerful magnates in England and Ireland and famously rebelled against King Henry III.
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B.
John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt is a relative of British Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt, who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.
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C.
Edward de Bohun
Edward de Bohun was an early 14th-century English nobleman of the influential de Bohun family, notable as a grandson of King Edward I through his mother, Elizabeth of Rhuddlan.
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D.
Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex
Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex, was a prominent 12th-century English nobleman and magnate who held extensive lands and influence during the reigns of Kings Richard I and John.
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E.
Richard de Montfort
Richard de Montfort was a medieval nobleman of the Montfort family, notable as a descendant of English royalty through his mother Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke.
- 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 Granville Target entity description: Richard de Granville was a Norman nobleman and landholder in medieval Wales, noted for his role in the Norman conquest of the region and his patronage of religious institutions.
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A.
Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, was a prominent 13th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader who became one of the most powerful magnates in England and Ireland and famously rebelled against King Henry III.
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B.
John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt is a relative of British Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt, who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.
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C.
Edward de Bohun
Edward de Bohun was an early 14th-century English nobleman of the influential de Bohun family, notable as a grandson of King Edward I through his mother, Elizabeth of Rhuddlan.
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D.
Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex
Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex, was a prominent 12th-century English nobleman and magnate who held extensive lands and influence during the reigns of Kings Richard I and John.
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E.
Richard de Montfort
Richard de Montfort was a medieval nobleman of the Montfort family, notable as a descendant of English royalty through his mother Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norman nobleman
ⓘ
medieval landholder ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| activeInRegion |
Norman Marches
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norman aristocracy in Britain
ⓘ
Norman conquest of Wales ⓘ
linked to:
Norman conquest of south-west Wales
|
| countryOfOrigin | Duchy of Normandy ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
founding or endowing churches and monasteries
ⓘ
military activities during Norman conquest of Welsh territories ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Norman ⓘ |
| governed | estates in Wales ⓘ |
| heldTitle | lord ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-1066 Norman expansion into the British Isles ⓘ |
| knownFor | establishing and endowing ecclesiastical foundations ⓘ |
| landTenureSystem | feudal tenure ⓘ |
| language | Norman French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
patronage of religious institutions
ⓘ
role in Norman conquest of parts of Wales ⓘ |
| occupation |
feudal lord
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landholder ⓘ |
| patronOf | religious houses in medieval Wales ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| supported | Norman expansion into Wales ⓘ |
| typeOfNoble | seigneurial lord ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard de Granville Description of subject: Richard de Granville was a Norman nobleman and landholder in medieval Wales, noted for his role in the Norman conquest of the region and his patronage of religious institutions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.