Theudis
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Theudis was a 6th-century king of the Visigoths who ruled in Hispania and Septimania and played a key role in the power struggles between the Visigothic kingdom and the Franks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theudis canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10309223 — 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: Theudis Context triple: [Franco–Visigothic conflicts, involvedRuler, Theudis]
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A.
Erminius
Erminius is a variant or related form of the given name Ermin, likely used in historical or literary contexts.
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B.
Viriatus
Viriatus was a famed Lusitanian leader and guerrilla commander who resisted Roman expansion in the Iberian Peninsula during the 2nd century BCE.
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C.
Helvius Successus
Helvius Successus was a Roman man of equestrian or municipal background, best known as the father of the future emperor Pertinax.
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D.
Gundisalvus
Gundisalvus is a medieval Latin given name of Visigothic origin that later evolved into the Spanish name Gonzalo.
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E.
Remulak
Remulak is the fictional alien homeworld of the Coneheads in the "Saturday Night Live" sketches and related adaptations.
- 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: Theudis Target entity description: Theudis was a 6th-century king of the Visigoths who ruled in Hispania and Septimania and played a key role in the power struggles between the Visigothic kingdom and the Franks.
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A.
Erminius
Erminius is a variant or related form of the given name Ermin, likely used in historical or literary contexts.
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B.
Viriatus
Viriatus was a famed Lusitanian leader and guerrilla commander who resisted Roman expansion in the Iberian Peninsula during the 2nd century BCE.
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C.
Helvius Successus
Helvius Successus was a Roman man of equestrian or municipal background, best known as the father of the future emperor Pertinax.
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D.
Gundisalvus
Gundisalvus is a medieval Latin given name of Visigothic origin that later evolved into the Spanish name Gonzalo.
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E.
Remulak
Remulak is the fictional alien homeworld of the Coneheads in the "Saturday Night Live" sketches and related adaptations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
6th-century monarch
ⓘ
Visigothic king ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| burialPlace | likely Toledo (uncertain) ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall | court conspiracy leading to assassination ⓘ |
| century | 6th century ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Franks ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathCause | assassination ⓘ |
| deathYear | 548 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Visigothic nobility ⓘ |
| engagedIn | wars against the Franks in Septimania ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Visigoth
ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
|
| foreignPolicy | cautious towards the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Toledo ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| heldTitle | King of the Visigoths ⓘ |
| historicalSource | mentioned by Isidore of Seville ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative and fiscal reforms
ⓘ
strong royal authority over Visigothic nobles ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Gothic
ⓘ
Late Latin ⓘ |
| monarchOf |
Visigoths in Hispania
ⓘ
linked to:
Visigothic Kingdom
Visigoths in Septimania ⓘ
linked to:
Visigothic Kingdom
|
| name | Theudis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidation of Visigothic power in Hispania
ⓘ
maintaining independence from Frankish expansion ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Toledo ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | power struggles between Visigothic Kingdom and the Franks ⓘ |
| policy |
relative tolerance toward Catholic population
ⓘ
support of Arian clergy ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | de facto ruler before becoming king ⓘ |
| powerBase | Hispano-Roman landed aristocracy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Amalaric ⓘ |
| regionActive |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
southern Gaul ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 548 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 531 ⓘ |
| religion |
Arian Christianity
ⓘ
linked to:
Arianism
|
| ruledIn |
Hispania
ⓘ
linked to:
Hispania (probable)
Septimania ⓘ
linked to:
Septimania in southern Gaul
|
| spouseStatus | married to a wealthy Hispano-Roman woman ⓘ |
| successor | Theudigisel ⓘ |
| usedMarriageFor | acquisition of large estates in Hispania ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theudis Description of subject: Theudis was a 6th-century king of the Visigoths who ruled in Hispania and Septimania and played a key role in the power struggles between the Visigothic kingdom and the Franks.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.