Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury
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Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury, was a powerful 13th-century English noblewoman and heiress who served as sheriff of Wiltshire and later founded Lacock Abbey.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury canonical | 1 |
| suo jure Countess of Salisbury | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18637064 — 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: Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury Context triple: [William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, spouse, Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury]
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Countess of Salisbury
The Countess of Salisbury was an English noblewoman whose title was notably held by Joan of Kent, a prominent 14th-century royal figure and mother of King Richard II.
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B.
Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey
Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey, was a prominent English noblewoman of the late 15th and early 16th centuries whose descendants included influential Tudor-era figures such as members of the Boleyn family.
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C.
Anne Carr, Countess of Bedford
Anne Carr, Countess of Bedford was a 17th-century English noblewoman, daughter of the royal favorite Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, and wife of William Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford.
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D.
Elizabeth Foley, Countess of Oxford
Elizabeth Foley, Countess of Oxford, was an English noblewoman of the early 18th century best known as the wife of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, and the mother of Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer.
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E.
Countess of Leicester
The Countess of Leicester was a noble title in medieval England, notably held by Eleanor of England, who played a significant role in the political and dynastic alliances of the 13th century.
- 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: Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury Target entity description: Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury, was a powerful 13th-century English noblewoman and heiress who served as sheriff of Wiltshire and later founded Lacock Abbey.
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A.
Countess of Salisbury
The Countess of Salisbury was an English noblewoman whose title was notably held by Joan of Kent, a prominent 14th-century royal figure and mother of King Richard II.
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B.
Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey
Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey, was a prominent English noblewoman of the late 15th and early 16th centuries whose descendants included influential Tudor-era figures such as members of the Boleyn family.
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C.
Anne Carr, Countess of Bedford
Anne Carr, Countess of Bedford was a 17th-century English noblewoman, daughter of the royal favorite Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, and wife of William Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford.
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D.
Elizabeth Foley, Countess of Oxford
Elizabeth Foley, Countess of Oxford, was an English noblewoman of the early 18th century best known as the wife of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, and the mother of Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer.
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E.
Countess of Leicester
The Countess of Leicester was a noble title in medieval England, notably held by Eleanor of England, who played a significant role in the political and dynastic alliances of the 13th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury