Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk
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Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk, was a 17th-century English nobleman of the prominent Howard family who held the dukedom during the English Civil War era but spent much of his life incapacitated and under guardianship.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17580159 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk Context triple: [Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, sibling, Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk]
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Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent early 18th-century English nobleman and senior peer who played a leading role in court and state affairs under the later Stuart and early Hanoverian monarchs.
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Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and politician who became entangled in plots surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots, ultimately leading to his execution for treason under Queen Elizabeth I.
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Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, was a powerful English nobleman and statesman of the Tudor period, prominent as a military commander and influential courtier under Henry VIII.
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Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent English nobleman and military commander of the late 15th and early 16th centuries who played a key role in the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII.
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Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent 17th-century English nobleman and politician who served as Earl Marshal and played a key role in the restoration of his family’s titles and estates after the English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk Target entity description: Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk, was a 17th-century English nobleman of the prominent Howard family who held the dukedom during the English Civil War era but spent much of his life incapacitated and under guardianship.
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A.
Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent early 18th-century English nobleman and senior peer who played a leading role in court and state affairs under the later Stuart and early Hanoverian monarchs.
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B.
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and politician who became entangled in plots surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots, ultimately leading to his execution for treason under Queen Elizabeth I.
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C.
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, was a powerful English nobleman and statesman of the Tudor period, prominent as a military commander and influential courtier under Henry VIII.
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Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent English nobleman and military commander of the late 15th and early 16th centuries who played a key role in the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII.
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E.
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent 17th-century English nobleman and politician who served as Earl Marshal and played a key role in the restoration of his family’s titles and estates after the English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.