Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath
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Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, was a prominent 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader who played a key role in the Norman invasion and colonization of Ireland.
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| Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16739632 — 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: Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath Context triple: [de Lacy family, hasNotableMember, Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath]
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Walter de Lacy
Walter de Lacy was a prominent Norman noble and Marcher lord of the late 11th and early 12th centuries, known for his role in consolidating Norman control over the Welsh borderlands.
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Edmund de Burgh
Edmund de Burgh was a member of the powerful Anglo-Norman de Burgh family in medieval Ireland, connected by kinship to Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots.
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Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster
Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster, was a prominent 13th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman who expanded his family's power in Ireland and established the de Burghs as one of the island's leading dynasties.
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Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, was a powerful Anglo-Irish nobleman of the late 13th and early 14th centuries who dominated Irish politics and was a key ally of the English crown.
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Hugo de Lacy
Hugo de Lacy is a fictional Norman nobleman and central figure in Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel "The Betrothed," set during the turbulent period of the Crusades.
- 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: Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath Target entity description: Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, was a prominent 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader who played a key role in the Norman invasion and colonization of Ireland.
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A.
Walter de Lacy
Walter de Lacy was a prominent Norman noble and Marcher lord of the late 11th and early 12th centuries, known for his role in consolidating Norman control over the Welsh borderlands.
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B.
Edmund de Burgh
Edmund de Burgh was a member of the powerful Anglo-Norman de Burgh family in medieval Ireland, connected by kinship to Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen of Scots.
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C.
Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster
Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster, was a prominent 13th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman who expanded his family's power in Ireland and established the de Burghs as one of the island's leading dynasties.
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D.
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, was a powerful Anglo-Irish nobleman of the late 13th and early 14th centuries who dominated Irish politics and was a key ally of the English crown.
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E.
Hugo de Lacy
Hugo de Lacy is a fictional Norman nobleman and central figure in Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel "The Betrothed," set during the turbulent period of the Crusades.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.