Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford
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Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford, was a prominent 12th-century English nobleman and hereditary Great Chamberlain who played a significant role in the early establishment of the de Vere family’s power and influence.
All labels observed (1)
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| Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17378550 — 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: Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford Context triple: [de Vere family, notableMember, Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford]
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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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B.
Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford
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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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.
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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Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey
Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, was an English nobleman and military leader of the early 16th century who later became the 3rd Duke of Norfolk and a prominent statesman under King Henry VIII.
- 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: Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford Target entity description: Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford, was a prominent 12th-century English nobleman and hereditary Great Chamberlain who played a significant role in the early establishment of the de Vere family’s power and influence.
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A.
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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B.
Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford
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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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.
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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E.
Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey
Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, was an English nobleman and military leader of the early 16th century who later became the 3rd Duke of Norfolk and a prominent statesman under King Henry VIII.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.