Eadwulf of Crediton
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Eadwulf of Crediton was an early medieval English bishop who served as the inaugural head of the Diocese of Crediton in Devon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eadwulf of Crediton canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5598219 — 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: Eadwulf of Crediton Context triple: [Diocese of Crediton, firstBishop, Eadwulf of Crediton]
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A.
Æthelwold of East Anglia
Æthelwold of East Anglia was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon king who ruled the Kingdom of the East Angles in what is now eastern England.
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B.
Æthelwold of Winchester
Æthelwold of Winchester was a leading 10th-century English bishop and monastic reformer, central to the Benedictine Reform and the revival of learning in late Anglo-Saxon England.
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C.
Cynric of Wessex
Cynric of Wessex was an early 6th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler traditionally regarded as one of the first kings of Wessex and a key figure in the establishment of the West Saxon kingdom in southern England.
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D.
Egbert of Wessex
Egbert of Wessex was a 9th-century king who significantly expanded West Saxon power and laid foundations for the later unification of England.
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E.
Ceolwulf I of Mercia
Ceolwulf I of Mercia was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king who briefly ruled the powerful kingdom of Mercia during a period of political instability in early medieval England.
- 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: Eadwulf of Crediton Target entity description: Eadwulf of Crediton was an early medieval English bishop who served as the inaugural head of the Diocese of Crediton in Devon.
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A.
Æthelwold of East Anglia
Æthelwold of East Anglia was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon king who ruled the Kingdom of the East Angles in what is now eastern England.
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B.
Æthelwold of Winchester
Æthelwold of Winchester was a leading 10th-century English bishop and monastic reformer, central to the Benedictine Reform and the revival of learning in late Anglo-Saxon England.
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C.
Cynric of Wessex
Cynric of Wessex was an early 6th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler traditionally regarded as one of the first kings of Wessex and a key figure in the establishment of the West Saxon kingdom in southern England.
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D.
Egbert of Wessex
Egbert of Wessex was a 9th-century king who significantly expanded West Saxon power and laid foundations for the later unification of England.
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E.
Ceolwulf I of Mercia
Ceolwulf I of Mercia was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king who briefly ruled the powerful kingdom of Mercia during a period of political instability in early medieval England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian bishop
ⓘ
human ⓘ medieval English bishop ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
English crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of England
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Crediton ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition | c. 919 ⓘ |
| givenName | Eadwulf ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Cornwall
ⓘ
Crediton ⓘ Devon ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Old English ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
early Middle Ages
ⓘ
early medieval England ⓘ |
| name | Eadwulf of Crediton ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first Bishop of Crediton ⓘ |
| occupation | bishop ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
Crediton
ⓘ
Devon ⓘ England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Crediton ⓘ |
| precededByInOffice | none (first holder of the see) ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Bishop of Crediton
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Crediton ⓘ Devon ⓘ Diocese of Crediton ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition | 909 ⓘ |
| succeededByInOffice | Richelm of Crediton ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Eadwulf of Crediton Description of subject: Eadwulf of Crediton was an early medieval English bishop who served as the inaugural head of the Diocese of Crediton in Devon.
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