Earls of Rosse
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The Earls of Rosse are an Irish noble family renowned for their historic seat at Birr Castle and their contributions to astronomy and science, notably through the 19th-century "Leviathan of Parsonstown" telescope.
All labels observed (1)
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| Earls of Rosse canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21757521 — 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: Earls of Rosse Context triple: [Birr Castle, ownedBy, Earls of Rosse]
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Earls of Upper Ossory
The Earls of Upper Ossory were an Irish noble family whose title, created in the Peerage of Ireland in the 16th century, was held by descendants of the medieval kings of Osraige and associated with lands in what is now County Laois.
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Earls of Longford
The Earls of Longford are an Irish noble family whose title in the Peerage of Ireland has been held by the Pakenham family, historically prominent in politics, the military, and Anglo-Irish society.
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C.
Earls of Mountrath
The Earls of Mountrath were an Irish noble title in the Peerage of Ireland held by a branch of the Coote family, prominent in 17th- and 18th-century Anglo-Irish politics and society.
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D.
Earls of Antrim
The Earls of Antrim are an Irish noble title in the Peerage of Ireland historically held by the MacDonnell family, prominent landowners and political figures in County Antrim.
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E.
Earls of Rothes
The Earls of Rothes are a prominent Scottish noble title historically held by the Leslie family, influential in Scottish politics and society since the late Middle Ages.
- 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: Earls of Rosse Target entity description: The Earls of Rosse are an Irish noble family renowned for their historic seat at Birr Castle and their contributions to astronomy and science, notably through the 19th-century "Leviathan of Parsonstown" telescope.
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A.
Earls of Upper Ossory
The Earls of Upper Ossory were an Irish noble family whose title, created in the Peerage of Ireland in the 16th century, was held by descendants of the medieval kings of Osraige and associated with lands in what is now County Laois.
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B.
Earls of Longford
The Earls of Longford are an Irish noble family whose title in the Peerage of Ireland has been held by the Pakenham family, historically prominent in politics, the military, and Anglo-Irish society.
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C.
Earls of Mountrath
The Earls of Mountrath were an Irish noble title in the Peerage of Ireland held by a branch of the Coote family, prominent in 17th- and 18th-century Anglo-Irish politics and society.
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D.
Earls of Antrim
The Earls of Antrim are an Irish noble title in the Peerage of Ireland historically held by the MacDonnell family, prominent landowners and political figures in County Antrim.
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E.
Earls of Rothes
The Earls of Rothes are a prominent Scottish noble title historically held by the Leslie family, influential in Scottish politics and society since the late Middle Ages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.