Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde
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Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde, was an Irish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who held significant regional power in Connacht during the turbulent Elizabethan and early Stuart periods.
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| Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18183569 — 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: Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde Context triple: [Frances Walsingham, spouse, Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde]
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Richard Nugent, 3rd Earl of Westmeath
Richard Nugent, 3rd Earl of Westmeath was a 17th-century Irish nobleman and peer who held the earldom of Westmeath within the Anglo-Irish aristocracy.
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Richard Nugent, 1st Earl of Westmeath
Richard Nugent, 1st Earl of Westmeath, was a prominent Irish nobleman and politician of the early 17th century who played a significant role in the political and social life of Ireland.
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Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell
Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, was an Irish Gaelic nobleman and chieftain who became one of the leading figures in early 17th-century Ireland, best known for his role in the exile of Irish nobility known as the Flight of the Earls.
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John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran
John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran was an Irish nobleman of the prominent Butler dynasty and the son of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, who held titles and influence in 17th-century Ireland.
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Pierce Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond
Pierce Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, was a prominent 16th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who played a key role in Tudor-era Irish politics and the consolidation of Butler family 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: Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde Target entity description: Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde, was an Irish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who held significant regional power in Connacht during the turbulent Elizabethan and early Stuart periods.
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A.
Richard Nugent, 3rd Earl of Westmeath
Richard Nugent, 3rd Earl of Westmeath was a 17th-century Irish nobleman and peer who held the earldom of Westmeath within the Anglo-Irish aristocracy.
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B.
Richard Nugent, 1st Earl of Westmeath
Richard Nugent, 1st Earl of Westmeath, was a prominent Irish nobleman and politician of the early 17th century who played a significant role in the political and social life of Ireland.
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C.
Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell
Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, was an Irish Gaelic nobleman and chieftain who became one of the leading figures in early 17th-century Ireland, best known for his role in the exile of Irish nobility known as the Flight of the Earls.
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D.
John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran
John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran was an Irish nobleman of the prominent Butler dynasty and the son of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, who held titles and influence in 17th-century Ireland.
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E.
Pierce Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond
Pierce Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, was a prominent 16th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who played a key role in Tudor-era Irish politics and the consolidation of Butler family power.
- F. None of above. chosen
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