Viscount Beresford
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Viscount Beresford is the noble title held by William Carr Beresford, a prominent British general and commander in the Peninsular War against Napoleonic France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford | 3 |
| Viscount Beresford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14872506 — 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: Viscount Beresford Context triple: [William Carr Beresford, title, Viscount Beresford]
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A.
Viscount Sarsfield
Viscount Sarsfield is an Irish noble title most famously associated with Patrick Sarsfield, a Jacobite military leader renowned for his role in the Williamite War in Ireland.
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B.
Viscount Sidmouth
Viscount Sidmouth is a British peerage title most famously held by Henry Addington, a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the early 19th century.
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C.
Viscount Harcourt
Viscount Harcourt is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom historically associated with the Harcourt family, a prominent lineage in British political and social life.
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D.
Viscount Fauconberg
Viscount Fauconberg is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England historically associated with the Belasyse family and later elevated to the earldom of Fauconberg.
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E.
Viscount Thurles
Viscount Thurles is an Irish noble title historically associated with the influential Butler family, prominent in the aristocracy of Ireland.
- 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: Viscount Beresford Target entity description: Viscount Beresford is the noble title held by William Carr Beresford, a prominent British general and commander in the Peninsular War against Napoleonic France.
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A.
Viscount Sarsfield
Viscount Sarsfield is an Irish noble title most famously associated with Patrick Sarsfield, a Jacobite military leader renowned for his role in the Williamite War in Ireland.
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B.
Viscount Sidmouth
Viscount Sidmouth is a British peerage title most famously held by Henry Addington, a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the early 19th century.
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C.
Viscount Harcourt
Viscount Harcourt is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom historically associated with the Harcourt family, a prominent lineage in British political and social life.
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D.
Viscount Fauconberg
Viscount Fauconberg is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England historically associated with the Belasyse family and later elevated to the earldom of Fauconberg.
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E.
Viscount Thurles
Viscount Thurles is an Irish noble title historically associated with the influential Butler family, prominent in the aristocracy of Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Invasion of southwestern France (1813–1814)
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William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford
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