Cædwalla of Wessex
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Cædwalla of Wessex was a late 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for his aggressive expansion of West Saxon power, his brutal campaigns in Sussex and the Isle of Wight, and his later abdication and baptism in Rome.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cædwalla of Wessex canonical | 5 |
| Caedwalla of Wessex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6599765 — 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: Cædwalla of Wessex Context triple: [King of Wessex, hasNotableHolder, Cædwalla of Wessex]
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A.
Ceawlin of Wessex
Ceawlin of Wessex was a late 6th-century Anglo-Saxon king noted for expanding West Saxon power and being listed among the bretwaldas, or overlords of southern Britain.
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B.
Æthelberht of Wessex
Æthelberht of Wessex was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king who ruled Wessex and Kent and was part of the royal dynasty that laid foundations for the later unification of England.
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Æthelberht of Kent
Æthelberht of Kent was an early 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king whose conversion to Christianity and support for missionaries like Augustine of Canterbury were pivotal in establishing the Christian church in England.
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D.
Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelbald of Wessex was a 9th-century king of Wessex and son of King Æthelwulf, known for briefly ruling part of the kingdom during his father's lifetime.
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E.
Wulfhere of Mercia
Wulfhere of Mercia was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king who significantly expanded Mercian power and influence across much of 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: Cædwalla of Wessex Target entity description: Cædwalla of Wessex was a late 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for his aggressive expansion of West Saxon power, his brutal campaigns in Sussex and the Isle of Wight, and his later abdication and baptism in Rome.
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A.
Ceawlin of Wessex
Ceawlin of Wessex was a late 6th-century Anglo-Saxon king noted for expanding West Saxon power and being listed among the bretwaldas, or overlords of southern Britain.
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B.
Æthelberht of Wessex
Æthelberht of Wessex was a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king who ruled Wessex and Kent and was part of the royal dynasty that laid foundations for the later unification of England.
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C.
Æthelberht of Kent
Æthelberht of Kent was an early 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king whose conversion to Christianity and support for missionaries like Augustine of Canterbury were pivotal in establishing the Christian church in England.
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D.
Æthelbald of Wessex
Æthelbald of Wessex was a 9th-century king of Wessex and son of King Æthelwulf, known for briefly ruling part of the kingdom during his father's lifetime.
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E.
Wulfhere of Mercia
Wulfhere of Mercia was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king who significantly expanded Mercian power and influence across much of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
7th-century monarch
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Anglo-Saxon ruler ⓘ King of Wessex ⓘ |
| abdicated | 688 ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Caedwalla of Wessex
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linked to:
Cædwalla of Wessex
Ceadwalla of Wessex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early Christianization of Wessex
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expansion of West Saxon territory to the south coast ⓘ |
| baptismDate | 689 ⓘ |
| baptismPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| baptizedBy | Pope Sergius I ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 659 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Old St Peter's Basilica
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linked to:
Old St. Peter's Basilica
|
| conquered |
Isle of Wight
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Kingdom of Sussex ⓘ |
| contemporary |
King Ine of Wessex
ⓘ
Pope Sergius I ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ |
| deathDate | 689 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| dynasty | House of Wessex ⓘ |
| era | Heptarchy ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Anglo-Saxon ⓘ |
| fullName | Cædwalla of Wessex ⓘ |
| kingdomRuled |
Wessex
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Wessex
|
| knownFor |
abdication and baptism in Rome
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aggressive expansion of West Saxon power ⓘ conquest of Sussex ⓘ conquest of the Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
campaign against the Isle of Wight
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campaign against the Kingdom of Sussex ⓘ campaign in Kent ⓘ |
| notableEvent | wounding during campaigns before journey to Rome ⓘ |
| policy |
imposition of West Saxon overlordship
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violent suppression of local rulers ⓘ |
| predecessor | Centwine of Wessex ⓘ |
| reasonForAbdication | to travel to Rome for baptism ⓘ |
| regionRuled | southern England ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 688 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 685 ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Paganism ⓘ |
| sourceMention | Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ |
| subjugated |
Jutes of the Isle of Wight
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linked to:
Jutes
South Saxons ⓘ
linked to:
Saxons
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| successor | Ine of Wessex ⓘ |
| title |
King of the West Saxons
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linked to:
King of Wessex
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