Earl of Durham
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The Earl of Durham is a British peerage title most famously associated with John Lambton, a 19th-century statesman and colonial administrator known for the Durham Report on Canadian governance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Earl of Durham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18490396 — 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: Earl of Durham Context triple: [Lord Durham, alsoKnownAs, Earl of Durham]
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A.
Earl of Cumberland
The Earl of Cumberland was an English noble title in the Peerage of England, historically held by members of the influential Clifford family who played prominent roles in northern English politics and border warfare.
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B.
Earl of Stockton
The Earl of Stockton is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1984 for former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and held by his descendants.
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C.
Earl of Lincoln
The Earl of Lincoln is a hereditary English noble title in the Peerage of England, historically held by several prominent aristocratic families involved in national politics and royal affairs.
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D.
Earl of Carlisle
The Earl of Carlisle is a hereditary peerage title in the English nobility historically associated with the influential Howard family.
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E.
Earl of Worcester
The Earl of Worcester is a key nobleman and conspirator in Shakespeare’s history play "Henry IV, Part 1," instrumental in organizing the rebellion against King Henry IV.
- 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: Earl of Durham Target entity description: The Earl of Durham is a British peerage title most famously associated with John Lambton, a 19th-century statesman and colonial administrator known for the Durham Report on Canadian governance.
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A.
Earl of Cumberland
The Earl of Cumberland was an English noble title in the Peerage of England, historically held by members of the influential Clifford family who played prominent roles in northern English politics and border warfare.
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B.
Earl of Stockton
The Earl of Stockton is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1984 for former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and held by his descendants.
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C.
Earl of Lincoln
The Earl of Lincoln is a hereditary English noble title in the Peerage of England, historically held by several prominent aristocratic families involved in national politics and royal affairs.
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D.
Earl of Carlisle
The Earl of Carlisle is a hereditary peerage title in the English nobility historically associated with the influential Howard family.
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E.
Earl of Worcester
The Earl of Worcester is a key nobleman and conspirator in Shakespeare’s history play "Henry IV, Part 1," instrumental in organizing the rebellion against King Henry IV.
- F. None of above. chosen
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