4th Earl of Northumberland
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The 4th Earl of Northumberland was an English nobleman of the powerful Percy family, prominent in late medieval northern politics and conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 4th Earl of Northumberland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13340652 — 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: 4th Earl of Northumberland Context triple: [Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, nobleTitle, 4th Earl of Northumberland]
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Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, was an 18th-century British nobleman, soldier, and politician who became a prominent peer and influential figure in Georgian England.
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B.
Henry Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat, politician, and landowner who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and held several high offices in the royal household.
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Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, was an 18th-century British peer, soldier, and politician who notably served as a general in the American Revolutionary War and held significant influence in British aristocratic and political circles.
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D.
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, was an English nobleman and prominent Elizabethan courtier known for his patronage of the sciences and his long imprisonment in the Tower of London following the Gunpowder Plot.
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Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and courtier whose turbulent life and political entanglements, including involvement in northern uprisings, made him a significant figure in Tudor-era aristocratic history.
- 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: 4th Earl of Northumberland Target entity description: The 4th Earl of Northumberland was an English nobleman of the powerful Percy family, prominent in late medieval northern politics and conflicts.
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A.
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, was an 18th-century British nobleman, soldier, and politician who became a prominent peer and influential figure in Georgian England.
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B.
Henry Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat, politician, and landowner who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and held several high offices in the royal household.
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C.
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, was an 18th-century British peer, soldier, and politician who notably served as a general in the American Revolutionary War and held significant influence in British aristocratic and political circles.
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D.
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, was an English nobleman and prominent Elizabethan courtier known for his patronage of the sciences and his long imprisonment in the Tower of London following the Gunpowder Plot.
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E.
Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and courtier whose turbulent life and political entanglements, including involvement in northern uprisings, made him a significant figure in Tudor-era aristocratic history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earl
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English nobleman ⓘ member of the Percy family ⓘ |
| allegiance |
House of Lancaster
NERFINISHED
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House of Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Alnwick, Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1449 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Beverley Minster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in a tax revolt ⓘ |
| child |
Eleanor Percy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Thomas Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Topcliffe, Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1489 ⓘ |
| familyName | Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Lord Bryan
NERFINISHED
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Lord FitzHugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Latimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lucy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Poynings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedAt | Topcliffe, Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterSupported | Henry VII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | lynching ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringDeath | Henry VII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Eleanor Poynings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Percy family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 4th Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in the Wars of the Roses
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role in northern English politics in the late 15th century ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Chief Commissioner for the Borders
NERFINISHED
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Constable of Bamburgh Castle ⓘ Constable of Knaresborough Castle ⓘ Constable of Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ Constable of Scarborough Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ Warden of the East March NERFINISHED ⓘ Warden of the Middle March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Bosworth Field
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Towton NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Maud Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Henry VI of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 4th Earl of Northumberland Description of subject: The 4th Earl of Northumberland was an English nobleman of the powerful Percy family, prominent in late medieval northern politics and conflicts.
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