House of Ferrers
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The House of Ferrers was a prominent medieval Anglo-Norman noble family, notably Earls of Derby, influential in English politics and landholding from the 11th to 13th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ferrers family | 7 |
| House of Ferrers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16739682 — 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: House of Ferrers Context triple: [de Quincy family, connectedTo, House of Ferrers]
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A.
House of Neville
The House of Neville was a powerful medieval English noble family that played a central role in the politics and conflicts of the 14th and 15th centuries, especially during the Wars of the Roses.
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B.
House of Talbot
The House of Talbot is an Anglo-Norman noble family best known for producing powerful English earls and military leaders, including the Earls of Shrewsbury.
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C.
House of Villiers
The House of Villiers is a prominent English noble family historically influential in politics and at the royal court, particularly from the 17th century onward.
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D.
House of Stafford
The House of Stafford was a prominent English noble family that rose to great power and influence in the late medieval period, producing several dukes and key figures in the Wars of the Roses.
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E.
House of Fitzalan
The House of Fitzalan was a prominent medieval English noble family best known as the long-standing Earls of Arundel and influential magnates in the politics of the English crown.
- 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: House of Ferrers Target entity description: The House of Ferrers was a prominent medieval Anglo-Norman noble family, notably Earls of Derby, influential in English politics and landholding from the 11th to 13th centuries.
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A.
House of Neville
The House of Neville was a powerful medieval English noble family that played a central role in the politics and conflicts of the 14th and 15th centuries, especially during the Wars of the Roses.
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B.
House of Talbot
The House of Talbot is an Anglo-Norman noble family best known for producing powerful English earls and military leaders, including the Earls of Shrewsbury.
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C.
House of Villiers
The House of Villiers is a prominent English noble family historically influential in politics and at the royal court, particularly from the 17th century onward.
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D.
House of Stafford
The House of Stafford was a prominent English noble family that rose to great power and influence in the late medieval period, producing several dukes and key figures in the Wars of the Roses.
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E.
House of Fitzalan
The House of Fitzalan was a prominent medieval English noble family best known as the long-standing Earls of Arundel and influential magnates in the politics of the English crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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