Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford
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Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford, was a prominent 12th-century English nobleman and royal courtier who became the first holder of the historic Earldom of Oxford.
All labels observed (1)
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| Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17378549 — 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: Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford Context triple: [de Vere family, notableMember, Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford]
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A.
Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford
Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, was an English peer and the last in the ancient de Vere line to hold the earldom of Oxford, a title dating back to the 12th century.
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B.
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, was a prominent Lancastrian noble and military commander during the Wars of the Roses who played a key role in several major battles and later became a loyal supporter of Henry VII.
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C.
Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, was an 18th-century British peer, politician, and notable patron and collector of books and manuscripts whose library became foundational to the British Museum.
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D.
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, was a prominent Tudor statesman and nobleman who served under Henry VIII and Edward VI, holding high offices such as Lord Chancellor and playing a key role in the politics of the English Reformation.
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E.
George Neville
George Neville is a character in the 1920 silent film "Way Down East," portrayed as a wealthy but morally dubious man whose actions drive much of the drama.
- 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: Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford Target entity description: Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford, was a prominent 12th-century English nobleman and royal courtier who became the first holder of the historic Earldom of Oxford.
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A.
Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford
Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, was an English peer and the last in the ancient de Vere line to hold the earldom of Oxford, a title dating back to the 12th century.
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B.
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, was a prominent Lancastrian noble and military commander during the Wars of the Roses who played a key role in several major battles and later became a loyal supporter of Henry VII.
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C.
Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, was an 18th-century British peer, politician, and notable patron and collector of books and manuscripts whose library became foundational to the British Museum.
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D.
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, was a prominent Tudor statesman and nobleman who served under Henry VIII and Edward VI, holding high offices such as Lord Chancellor and playing a key role in the politics of the English Reformation.
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E.
George Neville
George Neville is a character in the 1920 silent film "Way Down East," portrayed as a wealthy but morally dubious man whose actions drive much of the drama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.