Sir Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh
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Sir Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh was a late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and soldier of the powerful FitzGerald dynasty, noted for his role in the Lambert Simnel rebellion against Henry VII.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh | 2 |
| Sir Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16371811 — 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: Sir Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh Context triple: [Garret Mór FitzGerald, child, Sir Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh]
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Robert FitzGerald, 19th Earl of Kildare
Robert FitzGerald, 19th Earl of Kildare, was an Irish nobleman of the prominent FitzGerald family who lived in the 18th century and held one of Ireland’s oldest and most prestigious earldoms.
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B.
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose rebellion against King Henry VIII led to his execution and the downfall of the Kildare FitzGeralds.
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C.
Desmond FitzGerald
Desmond FitzGerald was an Irish revolutionary, politician, and government minister who played a key role in the early years of the Irish Free State.
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Desmond FitzGerald
Desmond FitzGerald is the son of former Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald and a member of the prominent FitzGerald political family.
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E.
Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare
Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who dominated Irish politics as Lord Deputy and played a key role in the dynastic struggles of the early Tudor period.
- 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: Sir Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh Target entity description: Sir Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh was a late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and soldier of the powerful FitzGerald dynasty, noted for his role in the Lambert Simnel rebellion against Henry VII.
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A.
Robert FitzGerald, 19th Earl of Kildare
Robert FitzGerald, 19th Earl of Kildare, was an Irish nobleman of the prominent FitzGerald family who lived in the 18th century and held one of Ireland’s oldest and most prestigious earldoms.
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B.
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose rebellion against King Henry VIII led to his execution and the downfall of the Kildare FitzGeralds.
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C.
Desmond FitzGerald
Desmond FitzGerald was an Irish revolutionary, politician, and government minister who played a key role in the early years of the Irish Free State.
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D.
Desmond FitzGerald
Desmond FitzGerald is the son of former Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald and a member of the prominent FitzGerald political family.
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E.
Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare
Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who dominated Irish politics as Lord Deputy and played a key role in the dynastic struggles of the early Tudor period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sir Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh
linked to: Sir Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh