Earl of Effingham
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The Earl of Effingham is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Great Britain historically associated with the Howard family, a prominent English noble house.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Earl of Effingham canonical | 4 |
| 3rd Earl of Effingham | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23183615 — 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: Earl of Effingham Context triple: [Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham, nobleTitle, Earl of Effingham]
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A.
Earl of Dudley
The Earl of Dudley was a British aristocrat and politician who served as Foreign Secretary in the early 19th century.
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B.
Earl of Lichfield
The Earl of Lichfield is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England historically associated with prominent aristocratic families and holders involved in British political and social life.
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C.
Earl of Wilton
The Earl of Wilton is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom historically associated with the prominent Egerton aristocratic family.
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D.
Earl of Orford
The Earl of Orford is a British peerage title historically associated with Sir Robert Walpole, often regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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E.
Earl of Ellesmere
The Earl of Ellesmere is a British peerage title historically associated with the Egerton family, notable landowners and patrons of the arts in 19th-century England.
- 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: Earl of Effingham Target entity description: The Earl of Effingham is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Great Britain historically associated with the Howard family, a prominent English noble house.
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A.
Earl of Dudley
The Earl of Dudley was a British aristocrat and politician who served as Foreign Secretary in the early 19th century.
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B.
Earl of Lichfield
The Earl of Lichfield is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England historically associated with prominent aristocratic families and holders involved in British political and social life.
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C.
Earl of Wilton
The Earl of Wilton is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom historically associated with the prominent Egerton aristocratic family.
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D.
Earl of Orford
The Earl of Orford is a British peerage title historically associated with Sir Robert Walpole, often regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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E.
Earl of Ellesmere
The Earl of Ellesmere is a British peerage title historically associated with the Egerton family, notable landowners and patrons of the arts in 19th-century England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Earl of Effingham