Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven
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Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven was a 17th-century English nobleman infamous for his trial and execution on charges of rape and sodomy, a scandal that had significant legal and social repercussions.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21578507 — 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: Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven Context triple: [Touchet family, notableMember, Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven]
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Hugh Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon
Hugh Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon, was a prominent 14th-century English nobleman and military figure from the influential Courtenay family, closely connected to the English royal line.
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Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon
Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon, was a prominent 14th-century English nobleman and military commander who served under King Edward III during the early phases of the Hundred Years’ War.
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Viscount Boyle
Viscount Boyle is a noble title historically associated with the prominent Anglo-Irish Boyle family, influential in British and Irish aristocratic and political life.
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John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester
John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and statesman who held high offices under multiple Tudor monarchs, including Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I.
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E.
Walter Montagu
Walter Montagu was a 17th-century English courtier, diplomat, and writer who became a Catholic priest and abbot, known for his political influence and religious conversions during the reigns of Charles I and Charles II.
- 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: Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven Target entity description: Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven was a 17th-century English nobleman infamous for his trial and execution on charges of rape and sodomy, a scandal that had significant legal and social repercussions.
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A.
Hugh Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon
Hugh Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon, was a prominent 14th-century English nobleman and military figure from the influential Courtenay family, closely connected to the English royal line.
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B.
Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon
Hugh Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon, was a prominent 14th-century English nobleman and military commander who served under King Edward III during the early phases of the Hundred Years’ War.
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C.
Viscount Boyle
Viscount Boyle is a noble title historically associated with the prominent Anglo-Irish Boyle family, influential in British and Irish aristocratic and political life.
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D.
John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester
John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and statesman who held high offices under multiple Tudor monarchs, including Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I.
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E.
Walter Montagu
Walter Montagu was a 17th-century English courtier, diplomat, and writer who became a Catholic priest and abbot, known for his political influence and religious conversions during the reigns of Charles I and Charles II.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.