Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire
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Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent British aristocrat and politician who modernized the Chatsworth estate and served as a senior figure in the postwar Conservative Party.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire canonical | 7 |
| 11th Duke of Devonshire | 1 |
| Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T735321 — 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.
Target entity: Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire Context triple: [Saint Peter’s Church, Edensor, Derbyshire, England, burialPlaceOf, Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire]
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William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire was an early 18th-century English nobleman and Whig politician who served as Lord President of the Council and was a prominent figure in the political life of the Hanoverian court.
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Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, was a 19th-century British Conservative statesman who served three times as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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The Earl of Avon
The Earl of Avon is the noble title taken by Anthony Eden, the British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957, notably during the Suez Crisis.
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John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford was a prominent British aristocrat and landowner of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his influential role in Whig politics and as the grandfather of the future Prime Minister Lord John Russell.
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George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, was a British peer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries who inherited the Grafton dukedom and sat in the House of Lords.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire Target entity description: Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent British aristocrat and politician who modernized the Chatsworth estate and served as a senior figure in the postwar Conservative Party.
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A.
William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire was an early 18th-century English nobleman and Whig politician who served as Lord President of the Council and was a prominent figure in the political life of the Hanoverian court.
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B.
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, was a 19th-century British Conservative statesman who served three times as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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The Earl of Avon
The Earl of Avon is the noble title taken by Anthony Eden, the British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957, notably during the Suez Crisis.
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John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford was a prominent British aristocrat and landowner of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his influential role in Whig politics and as the grandfather of the future Prime Minister Lord John Russell.
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E.
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, was a British peer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries who inherited the Grafton dukedom and sat in the House of Lords.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British aristocrat
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British politician ⓘ human ⓘ peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
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surface form:
Knight of the Garter
|
| burialPlace |
Saint Peter’s Church, Edensor, Derbyshire, England
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surface form:
St Peter’s Church, Edensor
|
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-01-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-05-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| familyName | Cavendish ⓘ |
| father | Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ |
| fullName |
Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish
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| givenName | Andrew ⓘ |
| heldTitle | Member of Parliament for West Derbyshire ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Grace ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix |
KG
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PC ⓘ |
| house | House of Cavendish ⓘ |
| knownFor |
modernizing the Chatsworth estate
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senior figure in the postwar Conservative Party ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Captain ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Mary Gascoyne-Cecil ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
11th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington ⓘ
surface form:
Marquess of Hartington
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| notableWork | modernization of Chatsworth House and estate ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath | Chesterfield ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain
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Chairman of the British Board of Film Censors ⓘ Chairman of the British Museum Trustees ⓘ Chancellor of the University of Exeter ⓘ Hereditary peer in the House of Lords ⓘ Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire
Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations ⓘ Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence | Chatsworth House ⓘ |
| sibling |
Lady Anne Cavendish
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Lady Elizabeth Cavendish ⓘ Lady Mary Cavendish ⓘ William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington ⓘ |
| spouse |
Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
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Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford ⓘ
surface form:
Deborah Mitford
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Subject: Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire Description of subject: Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent British aristocrat and politician who modernized the Chatsworth estate and served as a senior figure in the postwar Conservative Party.
Referenced by (9)
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