Sir William St Loe
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Sir William St Loe was a 16th-century English courtier and landowner who served as Captain of the Guard to Queen Elizabeth I and became notably wealthy and influential through his marriage to Bess of Hardwick.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir William St Loe canonical | 2 |
| Sir George Carew | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17140925 — 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: Sir William St Loe Context triple: [Bess of Hardwick, spouse, Sir William St Loe]
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Sir William Worthy
Sir William Worthy is a central laird-like figure in Allan Ramsay’s pastoral drama "The Gentle Shepherd," representing the benevolent, aristocratic ideal within the play’s Scottish rural setting.
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Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, was a prominent late 17th-century English admiral and politician who played a key role in the Royal Navy during the Nine Years’ War.
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C.
Sir Bevil Grenville
Sir Bevil Grenville was a prominent Royalist leader and Cornish landowner during the English Civil War, renowned for his bravery and leadership in battle.
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D.
Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
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E.
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, was a prominent early 18th-century British admiral and statesman who played a key role in establishing British naval power.
- 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: Sir William St Loe Target entity description: Sir William St Loe was a 16th-century English courtier and landowner who served as Captain of the Guard to Queen Elizabeth I and became notably wealthy and influential through his marriage to Bess of Hardwick.
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A.
Sir William Worthy
Sir William Worthy is a central laird-like figure in Allan Ramsay’s pastoral drama "The Gentle Shepherd," representing the benevolent, aristocratic ideal within the play’s Scottish rural setting.
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B.
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, was a prominent late 17th-century English admiral and politician who played a key role in the Royal Navy during the Nine Years’ War.
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C.
Sir Bevil Grenville
Sir Bevil Grenville was a prominent Royalist leader and Cornish landowner during the English Civil War, renowned for his bravery and leadership in battle.
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D.
Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
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E.
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, was a prominent early 18th-century British admiral and statesman who played a key role in establishing British naval power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.