Herbert de Losinga
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Herbert de Losinga was an 11th–12th century Norman churchman who became the first Bishop of Norwich and a key figure in establishing the city as an important ecclesiastical center in medieval England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herbert de Losinga canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7766053 — 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: Herbert de Losinga Context triple: [Norwich Cathedral, foundedBy, Herbert de Losinga]
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A.
Baron de Nucingen
Baron de Nucingen is a wealthy and influential banker in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, emblematic of the financial power and social ambition of 19th-century Paris.
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B.
Adrian von Bubenberg
Adrian von Bubenberg was a 15th-century Swiss nobleman and military leader renowned for his defense of the city of Murten during the Burgundian Wars.
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C.
Johann von Limburg-Styrum
Johann von Limburg-Styrum was a nobleman of the German-Dutch House of Limburg-Stirum, known as a prominent representative of this historic aristocratic family.
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D.
Notger of Liège
Notger of Liège was a 10th–11th century prince-bishop and statesman who transformed Liège into a major political, religious, and cultural center of the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Baldwin of Luxembourg
Baldwin of Luxembourg was a powerful 14th-century German prince-archbishop and statesman who significantly strengthened the political and economic influence of Trier within the Holy Roman Empire.
- 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: Herbert de Losinga Target entity description: Herbert de Losinga was an 11th–12th century Norman churchman who became the first Bishop of Norwich and a key figure in establishing the city as an important ecclesiastical center in medieval England.
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A.
Baron de Nucingen
Baron de Nucingen is a wealthy and influential banker in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, emblematic of the financial power and social ambition of 19th-century Paris.
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B.
Adrian von Bubenberg
Adrian von Bubenberg was a 15th-century Swiss nobleman and military leader renowned for his defense of the city of Murten during the Burgundian Wars.
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C.
Johann von Limburg-Styrum
Johann von Limburg-Styrum was a nobleman of the German-Dutch House of Limburg-Stirum, known as a prominent representative of this historic aristocratic family.
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D.
Notger of Liège
Notger of Liège was a 10th–11th century prince-bishop and statesman who transformed Liège into a major political, religious, and cultural center of the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Baldwin of Luxembourg
Baldwin of Luxembourg was a powerful 14th-century German prince-archbishop and statesman who significantly strengthened the political and economic influence of Trier within the Holy Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic bishop
ⓘ
human ⓘ medieval cleric ⓘ |
| activeIn |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| appointedAsBishopOfNorwich | 1094 ⓘ |
| appointedAsBishopOfThetford | 1091 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Norwich Cathedral ⓘ |
| centuryOfBirth | 11th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfDeath | 12th century ⓘ |
| clergyRank | bishop ⓘ |
| consecratedBy | Anselm of Canterbury ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Duchy of Normandy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1050 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1119 ⓘ |
| diocese |
Diocese of Norwich
ⓘ
Diocese of Thetford ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of Dunwich
|
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Norman ⓘ |
| familyName | de Losinga ⓘ |
| founded |
Bishop’s see at Norwich
ⓘ
linked to:
Norwich Cathedral
Norwich Cathedral Priory ⓘ
linked to:
Norwich Cathedral
|
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Norwich as a medieval city ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being first Bishop of Norwich
ⓘ
ecclesiastical reforms in East Anglia ⓘ patronage of monastic foundations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
ⓘ
Old French ⓘ |
| movedEpiscopalSeeFrom | Thetford ⓘ |
| movedEpiscopalSeeTo | Norwich ⓘ |
| notableWork |
establishment of Norwich as an ecclesiastical centre
ⓘ
foundation of Norwich Cathedral ⓘ transfer of episcopal see from Thetford to Norwich ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbot
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ |
| partOf | Norman church in England ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Normandy ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Norwich ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Norwich
ⓘ
Bishop of Thetford ⓘ
linked to:
Bishop of Norwich
|
| region | East Anglia ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| servedUnderMonarch |
Henry I of England
ⓘ
William II of England ⓘ |
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Subject: Herbert de Losinga Description of subject: Herbert de Losinga was an 11th–12th century Norman churchman who became the first Bishop of Norwich and a key figure in establishing the city as an important ecclesiastical center in medieval England.
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