Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
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Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, was a powerful English aristocrat and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, nicknamed the "Proud Duke" for his haughty demeanor and great influence at court.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset canonical | 5 |
| Charles Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset (title extinct branch) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20879717 — 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: Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset Context triple: [Kit-Cat Club, hasMember, Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset]
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Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset was an 18th-century British peer and politician who held one of England’s premier dukedoms and sat in the House of Lords.
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B.
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset was a prominent 17th-century English nobleman and politician who played a significant role during the reigns of James I and Charles I, including involvement in high-profile court and parliamentary affairs.
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C.
John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset
John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset was an 18th-century English peer who held one of the highest ducal titles in the English nobility.
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D.
Edward Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset was a 20th-century British peer and landowner who held one of England’s oldest and most prestigious dukedoms, historically associated with the Seymour family.
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E.
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset, was a prominent Lancastrian noble and military commander during the Wars of the Roses who was captured and executed after the Yorkist victory at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.
- 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: Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset Target entity description: Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, was a powerful English aristocrat and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, nicknamed the "Proud Duke" for his haughty demeanor and great influence at court.
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A.
Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset was an 18th-century British peer and politician who held one of England’s premier dukedoms and sat in the House of Lords.
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B.
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset was a prominent 17th-century English nobleman and politician who played a significant role during the reigns of James I and Charles I, including involvement in high-profile court and parliamentary affairs.
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C.
John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset
John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset was an 18th-century English peer who held one of the highest ducal titles in the English nobility.
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D.
Edward Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset was a 20th-century British peer and landowner who held one of England’s oldest and most prestigious dukedoms, historically associated with the Seymour family.
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E.
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset, was a prominent Lancastrian noble and military commander during the Wars of the Roses who was captured and executed after the Yorkist victory at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset
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Charles Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset (title extinct branch)
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linked to: Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
subject linked to:
Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset (as holder of Percy estates)