Sir William la Zouche of Ashby (disputed/variant naming)
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Sir William la Zouche of Ashby was a 14th-century English nobleman and Marcher lord, notable for his involvement in the political turmoil following the fall of Hugh Despenser the Younger and his disputed marriage to the wealthy heiress Eleanor de Clare.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20476422 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir William la Zouche of Ashby (disputed/variant naming) Context triple: [Eleanor de Clare, spouse, Sir William la Zouche of Ashby (disputed/variant naming)]
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Lord Willoughby de Eresby
Lord Willoughby de Eresby is a hereditary British peerage title historically associated with influential aristocratic families involved in the preservation and restoration of notable properties and estates.
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B.
Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon
Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon is the life peerage title held by Paddy Ashdown, the former leader of the UK Liberal Democrats and prominent British politician and diplomat.
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Henry de Lacy, Baron of Pontefract
Henry de Lacy, Baron of Pontefract, was a prominent 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and landholder in northern England known for his influence in Yorkshire and his patronage of religious institutions.
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Rowland Lacy
Rowland Lacy is a central nobleman-turned-disguised-apprentice character in Thomas Dekker’s Elizabethan comedy "The Shoemaker’s Holiday," whose romantic and social escapades drive much of the play’s plot.
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E.
William d’Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel
William d’Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel was a 13th-century English nobleman and magnate who held the earldom of Arundel and played a role in the politics of the reign of King Henry III.
- 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: Sir William la Zouche of Ashby (disputed/variant naming) Target entity description: Sir William la Zouche of Ashby was a 14th-century English nobleman and Marcher lord, notable for his involvement in the political turmoil following the fall of Hugh Despenser the Younger and his disputed marriage to the wealthy heiress Eleanor de Clare.
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A.
Lord Willoughby de Eresby
Lord Willoughby de Eresby is a hereditary British peerage title historically associated with influential aristocratic families involved in the preservation and restoration of notable properties and estates.
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B.
Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon
Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon is the life peerage title held by Paddy Ashdown, the former leader of the UK Liberal Democrats and prominent British politician and diplomat.
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C.
Henry de Lacy, Baron of Pontefract
Henry de Lacy, Baron of Pontefract, was a prominent 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and landholder in northern England known for his influence in Yorkshire and his patronage of religious institutions.
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D.
Rowland Lacy
Rowland Lacy is a central nobleman-turned-disguised-apprentice character in Thomas Dekker’s Elizabethan comedy "The Shoemaker’s Holiday," whose romantic and social escapades drive much of the play’s plot.
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E.
William d’Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel
William d’Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel was a 13th-century English nobleman and magnate who held the earldom of Arundel and played a role in the politics of the reign of King Henry III.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Eleanor de Clare
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spouse
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Sir William la Zouche of Mortimer, Lord Zouche of Ashby de la Zouch, Baron Zouche of Ashby de la Zouch, 1st Baron Zouche of Ashby (variant)
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linked to: Sir William la Zouche of Ashby (disputed/variant naming)