Peerage of Great Britain
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The Peerage of Great Britain was the system of noble titles created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the 1707 union of England and Scotland and the 1801 formation of the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peerage of Great Britain canonical | 126 |
| British marquessates | 1 |
| Duke in the Peerage of Great Britain | 1 |
| hereditary peers of Great Britain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T109408 — 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: Peerage of Great Britain Context triple: [Peerage of Scotland, distinctFrom, Peerage of Great Britain]
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Peerage of England
The Peerage of England is the historic system of hereditary and life titles of nobility—such as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron—created by the English Crown before the 1707 Acts of Union.
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Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the system of hereditary noble titles specific to Scotland, historically forming a distinct part of the British nobility with its own ranks, traditions, and legal framework.
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Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the system of hereditary and lifetime noble titles historically associated with Ireland, encompassing ranks such as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron within the British and earlier Irish nobility.
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D.
Order of the British Empire
The Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry that recognizes contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, and public service, comprising several ranks including both civil and military divisions.
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Order of the Bath
The Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry, founded in 1725, awarded for distinguished service to the Crown in military or civil capacities.
- 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: Peerage of Great Britain Target entity description: The Peerage of Great Britain was the system of noble titles created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the 1707 union of England and Scotland and the 1801 formation of the United Kingdom.
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A.
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England is the historic system of hereditary and life titles of nobility—such as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron—created by the English Crown before the 1707 Acts of Union.
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B.
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the system of hereditary noble titles specific to Scotland, historically forming a distinct part of the British nobility with its own ranks, traditions, and legal framework.
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C.
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the system of hereditary and lifetime noble titles historically associated with Ireland, encompassing ranks such as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron within the British and earlier Irish nobility.
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D.
Order of the British Empire
The Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry that recognizes contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, and public service, comprising several ranks including both civil and military divisions.
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E.
Order of the Bath
The Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry, founded in 1725, awarded for distinguished service to the Crown in military or civil capacities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
peerage
ⓘ
system of noble titles ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| conferredBy | monarch of Great Britain ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1801 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Peerage of England
ⓘ
Peerage of Ireland ⓘ Peerage of Scotland ⓘ Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1801 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows |
Peerage of England
ⓘ
Peerage of Scotland ⓘ |
| governingBody |
British Crown
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown of Great Britain
|
| hasCategory |
British nobility
ⓘ
Legal history of the United Kingdom ⓘ Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Titles of nobility in the United Kingdom
|
| hasEffectOn | composition of the British House of Lords ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Law French ⓘ |
| hasPart |
English barons
ⓘ
surface form:
British baronies
British dukedoms ⓘ British earldoms ⓘ Peerage of Great Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
British marquessates
British viscountcies ⓘ titles in the peerage of Great Britain ⓘ |
| hasRank |
baron
ⓘ
duke ⓘ earl ⓘ marquess ⓘ viscount ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1707 ⓘ |
| legalForm | hereditary nobility ⓘ |
| partOf | British honours system ⓘ |
| regulates | succession to British noble titles ⓘ |
| replacedBy | unified peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| replaces |
separate English peerage system
ⓘ
separate Scottish peerage system ⓘ |
| startTime | 1707 ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| usedFor | membership of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| usedUntil | Acts of Union 1800 coming into force ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peerage of Great Britain Description of subject: The Peerage of Great Britain was the system of noble titles created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the 1707 union of England and Scotland and the 1801 formation of the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (129)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
First creation of the Earl of Orford
subject surface form:
Lord of Parliament
this entity surface form:
Duke in the Peerage of Great Britain
this entity surface form:
British marquessates
subject surface form:
Lascelles family
this entity surface form:
hereditary peers of Great Britain
subject surface form:
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
subject surface form:
Duke of Brandon
subject surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
subject surface form:
Marquess of Salisbury