Hoël II, Duke of Brittany
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Hoël II, Duke of Brittany was an 11th-century Breton nobleman who ruled as Duke of Brittany and Count of Nantes, playing a key role in consolidating ducal authority in the region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hoël II, Duke of Brittany canonical | 4 |
| Hoel II of Brittany | 1 |
| Hoël II, Count of Cornouaille | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11362071 — 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: Hoël II, Duke of Brittany Context triple: [House of Rennes, hasMember, Hoël II, Duke of Brittany]
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Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany was a 12th-century French nobleman, son of Henry II of England and brother of Richard the Lionheart, who ruled Brittany through his marriage to Constance and died young in a tournament accident.
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Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany
Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany was a late 10th- and early 11th-century Breton ruler known for consolidating ducal authority in Brittany and navigating complex alliances with the French crown and neighboring powers.
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Conan II, Duke of Brittany
Conan II, Duke of Brittany was an 11th-century Breton ruler known for his efforts to assert the duchy's independence from Norman and French influence.
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Conan IV, Duke of Brittany
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany was a 12th-century Breton nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Brittany and became a key figure in the complex dynastic struggles between the Angevin kings of England and the French crown.
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E.
Alan IV, Duke of Brittany
Alan IV, Duke of Brittany was an 11th–12th century Breton ruler known for his participation in the First Crusade and his role in consolidating ducal authority in Brittany.
- 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: Hoël II, Duke of Brittany Target entity description: Hoël II, Duke of Brittany was an 11th-century Breton nobleman who ruled as Duke of Brittany and Count of Nantes, playing a key role in consolidating ducal authority in the region.
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A.
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany was a 12th-century French nobleman, son of Henry II of England and brother of Richard the Lionheart, who ruled Brittany through his marriage to Constance and died young in a tournament accident.
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B.
Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany
Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany was a late 10th- and early 11th-century Breton ruler known for consolidating ducal authority in Brittany and navigating complex alliances with the French crown and neighboring powers.
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C.
Conan II, Duke of Brittany
Conan II, Duke of Brittany was an 11th-century Breton ruler known for his efforts to assert the duchy's independence from Norman and French influence.
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D.
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany was a 12th-century Breton nobleman who ruled the Duchy of Brittany and became a key figure in the complex dynastic struggles between the Angevin kings of England and the French crown.
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E.
Alan IV, Duke of Brittany
Alan IV, Duke of Brittany was an 11th–12th century Breton ruler known for his participation in the First Crusade and his role in consolidating ducal authority in Brittany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hoël II, Duke of Brittany Description of subject: Hoël II, Duke of Brittany was an 11th-century Breton nobleman who ruled as Duke of Brittany and Count of Nantes, playing a key role in consolidating ducal authority in the region.
Referenced by (6)
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