George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley
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George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley, was an English nobleman and courtier of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who held high rank and influence within the peerage of England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton | 1 |
| George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13323058 — 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: George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley Context triple: [Berkeley family, hasMember, George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley]
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George Berkeley
George Berkeley was an 18th-century Irish philosopher best known for his idealist doctrine that reality consists only of minds and their ideas, encapsulated in the phrase "to be is to be perceived."
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B.
Joseph Butler
Joseph Butler was an 18th-century English Anglican bishop, theologian, and philosopher best known for his influential works on ethics, human nature, and critiques of deism.
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C.
William Warburton
William Warburton was an 18th-century English bishop, critic, and theologian best known for his influential and often controversial works on religion and literary criticism.
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D.
Gilbert Burnet
Gilbert Burnet was a Scottish theologian, historian, and bishop best known for his influential "History of My Own Time" and his prominent role in the religious and political life of late 17th-century Britain.
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E.
Samuel Clarke
Samuel Clarke was an 18th-century English philosopher and Anglican clergyman known for his influential works on natural religion, metaphysics, and Newtonian theology.
- 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: George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley Target entity description: George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley, was an English nobleman and courtier of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who held high rank and influence within the peerage of England.
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A.
George Berkeley
George Berkeley was an 18th-century Irish philosopher best known for his idealist doctrine that reality consists only of minds and their ideas, encapsulated in the phrase "to be is to be perceived."
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B.
Joseph Butler
Joseph Butler was an 18th-century English Anglican bishop, theologian, and philosopher best known for his influential works on ethics, human nature, and critiques of deism.
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C.
William Warburton
William Warburton was an 18th-century English bishop, critic, and theologian best known for his influential and often controversial works on religion and literary criticism.
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D.
Gilbert Burnet
Gilbert Burnet was a Scottish theologian, historian, and bishop best known for his influential "History of My Own Time" and his prominent role in the religious and political life of late 17th-century Britain.
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E.
Samuel Clarke
Samuel Clarke was an 18th-century English philosopher and Anglican clergyman known for his influential works on natural religion, metaphysics, and Newtonian theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English nobleman
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courtier ⓘ human ⓘ peer of England ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Berkeley, Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ George Berkeley, 8th Baron Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1628 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1698 ⓘ |
| era |
early 18th century
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late 17th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | George Berkeley, 8th Baron Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfNobleFamily | Berkeley family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
Charles II of England
NERFINISHED
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James II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Elizabeth Stanhope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
holding multiple lord lieutenancies in England
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service as First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
First Lord of the Admiralty
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Lord Justice of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of the City of Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ Privy Counsellor of England ⓘ |
| precededBy | George Berkeley, 9th Baron Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Earl ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | Berkeley Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Massingberd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreated | Earl of Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley Description of subject: George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley, was an English nobleman and courtier of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who held high rank and influence within the peerage of England.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
George Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton