Warden of the Stannaries
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The Warden of the Stannaries was a senior royal official in medieval and early modern England responsible for overseeing the tin-mining districts (stannaries), including their courts, revenues, and administration, particularly in Cornwall and Devon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Warden of the Stannaries canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17368301 — 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: Warden of the Stannaries Context triple: [William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, positionHeld, Warden of the Stannaries]
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A.
Lord of Galloway
The Lord of Galloway was a powerful medieval Scottish noble title associated with the influential Black Douglas family and their control over the Galloway region in southwestern Scotland.
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B.
Lord of Badenoch
Lord of Badenoch was a powerful medieval Scottish lordship in the central Highlands, historically associated with the influential and often turbulent Stewart family.
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C.
Lord of Renfrew
Lord of Renfrew is a historic Scottish noble title traditionally held by the heir apparent to the Scottish, and later British, throne.
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D.
Lord of Kilconquhar
Lord of Kilconquhar was a medieval Scottish noble title associated with the barony of Kilconquhar in Fife.
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E.
Lord of Tantallon
Lord of Tantallon was a Scottish noble title associated with the powerful Douglas family and their stronghold at Tantallon Castle in East Lothian.
- 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: Warden of the Stannaries Target entity description: The Warden of the Stannaries was a senior royal official in medieval and early modern England responsible for overseeing the tin-mining districts (stannaries), including their courts, revenues, and administration, particularly in Cornwall and Devon.
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A.
Lord of Galloway
The Lord of Galloway was a powerful medieval Scottish noble title associated with the influential Black Douglas family and their control over the Galloway region in southwestern Scotland.
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B.
Lord of Badenoch
Lord of Badenoch was a powerful medieval Scottish lordship in the central Highlands, historically associated with the influential and often turbulent Stewart family.
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C.
Lord of Renfrew
Lord of Renfrew is a historic Scottish noble title traditionally held by the heir apparent to the Scottish, and later British, throne.
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D.
Lord of Kilconquhar
Lord of Kilconquhar was a medieval Scottish noble title associated with the barony of Kilconquhar in Fife.
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E.
Lord of Tantallon
Lord of Tantallon was a Scottish noble title associated with the powerful Douglas family and their stronghold at Tantallon Castle in East Lothian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.