Lord of Connaught
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Lord of Connaught was a medieval noble title in Ireland associated with the powerful de Burgh (Burke) family’s lordship over the province of Connacht.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord of Connaught canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12746455 — 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: Lord of Connaught Context triple: [William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, titleHeld, Lord of Connaught]
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Lord of Leinster
Lord of Leinster was a powerful medieval Irish lordship centered in the province of Leinster, historically associated with the Anglo-Norman nobility and extensive territorial control in southeastern Ireland.
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King of Thomond
The King of Thomond was the Gaelic monarch of the medieval Irish kingdom of Thomond, traditionally ruled by the O'Brien dynasty as successors to the High Kings of Ireland.
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C.
Prince of Ireland
The Prince of Ireland was a historical royal title used to designate a member of the British royal family with a special association to Ireland, analogous to the Prince of Wales in relation to Wales.
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D.
Lord Dungarvan
Lord Dungarvan is an aristocratic title traditionally borne by the heir apparent to the Earldom (later Marquessate) of Cork in the Irish peerage.
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E.
King of Munster
The King of Munster was the ruler of the historic Irish province of Munster, a title notably held by the influential High King Brian Boru during the early medieval period.
- 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: Lord of Connaught Target entity description: Lord of Connaught was a medieval noble title in Ireland associated with the powerful de Burgh (Burke) family’s lordship over the province of Connacht.
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A.
Lord of Leinster
Lord of Leinster was a powerful medieval Irish lordship centered in the province of Leinster, historically associated with the Anglo-Norman nobility and extensive territorial control in southeastern Ireland.
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B.
King of Thomond
The King of Thomond was the Gaelic monarch of the medieval Irish kingdom of Thomond, traditionally ruled by the O'Brien dynasty as successors to the High Kings of Ireland.
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C.
Prince of Ireland
The Prince of Ireland was a historical royal title used to designate a member of the British royal family with a special association to Ireland, analogous to the Prince of Wales in relation to Wales.
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D.
Lord Dungarvan
Lord Dungarvan is an aristocratic title traditionally borne by the heir apparent to the Earldom (later Marquessate) of Cork in the Irish peerage.
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E.
King of Munster
The King of Munster was the ruler of the historic Irish province of Munster, a title notably held by the influential High King Brian Boru during the early medieval period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal lordship
ⓘ
medieval noble title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity |
Anglo-Norman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiberno-Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Burke family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
de Burgh family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict |
Anglo-Norman–Gaelic wars in Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaelic resurgence in Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticTitleOf |
House of Burke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of de Burgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudalRank | lord ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Connacht strongholds of the de Burghs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingSystem | feudalism ⓘ |
| governs | lordship of Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsTerritory | Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lord of Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord of Connaught of the de Burghs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Anglo-Norman lordship in Gaelic Ireland ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolderFamilyBranch |
Burke of Clanricarde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burke of Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ de Burgh of Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Province of Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| linkedToDynasticPartition | Burke civil war in Connacht ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent | Norman invasion of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Burke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
de Burgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Anglo-Norman conquest of Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lordship of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | regional overlord in medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| precededBy | Gaelic kings of Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | Gaelic province ⓘ |
| relatedTitle |
Earl of Ulster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mac William Uachtar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mac William Íochtar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | western Ireland ⓘ |
| status | historical title ⓘ |
| titleType |
hereditary title
ⓘ
territorial title ⓘ |
| usedInCentury |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord of Connaught Description of subject: Lord of Connaught was a medieval noble title in Ireland associated with the powerful de Burgh (Burke) family’s lordship over the province of Connacht.
Referenced by (1)
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