William Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley
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William Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley, was a British peer and Conservative politician who served as a government minister and held various public offices in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16871643 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley Context triple: [Maureen Swanson, spouse, William Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley]
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Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley
Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley was an English nobleman of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, known for his role in the Wars of the Roses and his service to the Tudor monarchy.
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Edward Sutton, 4th Baron Dudley
Edward Sutton, 4th Baron Dudley, was an English nobleman of the Tudor period known for his role at court and as a prominent member of the influential Dudley family.
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Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick
Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, was an English nobleman, soldier, and prominent supporter of Elizabeth I during the Elizabethan era.
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John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley
John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley was a 15th-century English nobleman, soldier, and courtier who served under Kings Henry V and Henry VI during the Hundred Years’ War and the Wars of the Roses.
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Baron Dudley
Baron Dudley is an English peerage title historically associated with the influential Dudley family, prominent in late medieval and Tudor politics.
- 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: William Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley Target entity description: William Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley, was a British peer and Conservative politician who served as a government minister and held various public offices in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley
Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley was an English nobleman of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, known for his role in the Wars of the Roses and his service to the Tudor monarchy.
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B.
Edward Sutton, 4th Baron Dudley
Edward Sutton, 4th Baron Dudley, was an English nobleman of the Tudor period known for his role at court and as a prominent member of the influential Dudley family.
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C.
Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick
Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, was an English nobleman, soldier, and prominent supporter of Elizabeth I during the Elizabethan era.
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D.
John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley
John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley was a 15th-century English nobleman, soldier, and courtier who served under Kings Henry V and Henry VI during the Hundred Years’ War and the Wars of the Roses.
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E.
Baron Dudley
Baron Dudley is an English peerage title historically associated with the influential Dudley family, prominent in late medieval and Tudor politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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