Mary Cheke
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Mary Cheke was an English gentlewoman of the 16th century who became the wife of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, a leading statesman under Queen Elizabeth I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Cheke canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13247573 — 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: Mary Cheke Context triple: [Lord Burghley, spouse, Mary Cheke]
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A.
Mary Cheke
Mary Cheke was an English gentlewoman of the 16th century, best known as the mother of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, and for her connection to the prominent Cecil family.
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B.
Clarissa Luard
Clarissa Luard was a British literary editor and arts administrator known for her work supporting contemporary writers and for her marriage to novelist Salman Rushdie.
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C.
Helen Chappel
Helen Chappel is a central character on the sitcom "Wings," known as the sharp-tongued, ambitious airport lunch-counter worker and aspiring cellist.
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D.
Anne Bracegirdle
Anne Bracegirdle was a celebrated late 17th-century English stage actress renowned for her virtuous public image and prominent roles in Restoration comedy.
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E.
Caroline Milmoe
Caroline Milmoe is a British actress known for her work in film and television, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.
- 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: Mary Cheke Target entity description: Mary Cheke was an English gentlewoman of the 16th century who became the wife of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, a leading statesman under Queen Elizabeth I.
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A.
Mary Cheke
Mary Cheke was an English gentlewoman of the 16th century, best known as the mother of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, and for her connection to the prominent Cecil family.
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B.
Clarissa Luard
Clarissa Luard was a British literary editor and arts administrator known for her work supporting contemporary writers and for her marriage to novelist Salman Rushdie.
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C.
Helen Chappel
Helen Chappel is a central character on the sitcom "Wings," known as the sharp-tongued, ambitious airport lunch-counter worker and aspiring cellist.
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D.
Anne Bracegirdle
Anne Bracegirdle was a celebrated late 17th-century English stage actress renowned for her virtuous public image and prominent roles in Restoration comedy.
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E.
Caroline Milmoe
Caroline Milmoe is a British actress known for her work in film and television, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.