Geoffrey Boleyn
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Geoffrey Boleyn was a 15th-century English merchant and Lord Mayor of London who became a prominent ancestor of the influential Boleyn family of Tudor-era nobility.
All labels observed (1)
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| Geoffrey Boleyn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15533437 — 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: Geoffrey Boleyn Context triple: [House of Boleyn, notableMember, Geoffrey Boleyn]
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A.
Sir William Boleyn
Sir William Boleyn was an English nobleman and courtier of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, best known as a prominent member of the Boleyn family that rose to great influence under the Tudor monarchy.
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B.
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, was an English courtier, diplomat, and poet best known as the brother of Queen Anne Boleyn and for his execution in 1536 on charges of treason and alleged incest.
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C.
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, was an English diplomat and courtier of the Tudor period, best known as the father of Queen Anne Boleyn and the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I.
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D.
Sir John Seymour
Sir John Seymour was an English nobleman of the early 16th century best known as the father of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII and queen consort of England.
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E.
Gregory Cromwell
Gregory Cromwell was the son of Henry VIII’s chief minister Thomas Cromwell, a Tudor-era nobleman who became the 1st Baron Cromwell and moved in the political and courtly circles of 16th-century England.
- 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: Geoffrey Boleyn Target entity description: Geoffrey Boleyn was a 15th-century English merchant and Lord Mayor of London who became a prominent ancestor of the influential Boleyn family of Tudor-era nobility.
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A.
Sir William Boleyn
Sir William Boleyn was an English nobleman and courtier of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, best known as a prominent member of the Boleyn family that rose to great influence under the Tudor monarchy.
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B.
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, was an English courtier, diplomat, and poet best known as the brother of Queen Anne Boleyn and for his execution in 1536 on charges of treason and alleged incest.
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C.
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, was an English diplomat and courtier of the Tudor period, best known as the father of Queen Anne Boleyn and the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I.
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D.
Sir John Seymour
Sir John Seymour was an English nobleman of the early 16th century best known as the father of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII and queen consort of England.
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E.
Gregory Cromwell
Gregory Cromwell was the son of Henry VIII’s chief minister Thomas Cromwell, a Tudor-era nobleman who became the 1st Baron Cromwell and moved in the political and courtly circles of 16th-century England.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.