Thomas FitzGerald
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Thomas FitzGerald, known as "Silken Thomas," was a 16th-century Irish nobleman who led a major rebellion against English rule in Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
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| Thomas FitzGerald canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16371972 — 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: Thomas FitzGerald Context triple: [Silken Thomas, alsoKnownAs, Thomas FitzGerald]
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A.
T. F. O'Rahilly
T. F. O'Rahilly was an influential Irish linguist and Celtic scholar known for his pioneering research on the history and development of the Irish language and other Celtic tongues.
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B.
Francis Dinneen
Francis Dinneen was an American Jesuit priest, linguist, and educator known for his influential work in structural linguistics and language pedagogy.
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C.
Richard FitzGerald
Richard FitzGerald was a member of the powerful FitzGerald dynasty of Ireland, active in the late medieval period as part of one of the island’s most influential Anglo-Norman noble families.
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D.
Gearóid Mór FitzGerald
Gearóid Mór FitzGerald was a powerful late 15th- and early 16th-century Irish nobleman who served multiple times as Lord Deputy of Ireland and dominated the politics of the Tudor-era lordship.
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E.
James FitzGerald
James FitzGerald was an Irish nobleman who became the first holder of the Dukedom of Leinster, the premier dukedom in the Peerage 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: Thomas FitzGerald Target entity description: Thomas FitzGerald, known as "Silken Thomas," was a 16th-century Irish nobleman who led a major rebellion against English rule in Ireland.
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A.
T. F. O'Rahilly
T. F. O'Rahilly was an influential Irish linguist and Celtic scholar known for his pioneering research on the history and development of the Irish language and other Celtic tongues.
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B.
Francis Dinneen
Francis Dinneen was an American Jesuit priest, linguist, and educator known for his influential work in structural linguistics and language pedagogy.
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C.
Richard FitzGerald
Richard FitzGerald was a member of the powerful FitzGerald dynasty of Ireland, active in the late medieval period as part of one of the island’s most influential Anglo-Norman noble families.
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D.
Gearóid Mór FitzGerald
Gearóid Mór FitzGerald was a powerful late 15th- and early 16th-century Irish nobleman who served multiple times as Lord Deputy of Ireland and dominated the politics of the Tudor-era lordship.
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E.
James FitzGerald
James FitzGerald was an Irish nobleman who became the first holder of the Dukedom of Leinster, the premier dukedom in the Peerage of Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.