William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex
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William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex, was an 18th-century British peer and politician who served as a prominent Whig statesman and courtier under King George I and King George II.
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| William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23142069 — 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: William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex Context triple: [Earl of Essex, hasHadHolder, William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex]
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Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex
Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, was a prominent 17th-century English statesman and nobleman who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and became a leading opponent of the policies of Charles II.
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B.
6th Earl of Essex
The 6th Earl of Essex was an English noble title held in the medieval period by Humphrey de Bohun, a powerful magnate and prominent member of the Anglo-Norman aristocracy.
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C.
Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex
Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex, was an English nobleman and Tory politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his role in the House of Lords and his position within the aristocratic Capell family.
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D.
3rd Earl of Essex
The 3rd Earl of Essex was an English noble title held by Humphrey de Bohun, a powerful medieval magnate and military leader who played a prominent role in the politics of 13th–14th century England.
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E.
Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex
Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and statesman who served under Kings Henry VI and Edward IV during the Wars of the Roses.
- 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: William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex Target entity description: William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex, was an 18th-century British peer and politician who served as a prominent Whig statesman and courtier under King George I and King George II.
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A.
Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex
Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, was a prominent 17th-century English statesman and nobleman who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and became a leading opponent of the policies of Charles II.
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B.
6th Earl of Essex
The 6th Earl of Essex was an English noble title held in the medieval period by Humphrey de Bohun, a powerful magnate and prominent member of the Anglo-Norman aristocracy.
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C.
Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex
Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex, was an English nobleman and Tory politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his role in the House of Lords and his position within the aristocratic Capell family.
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D.
3rd Earl of Essex
The 3rd Earl of Essex was an English noble title held by Humphrey de Bohun, a powerful medieval magnate and military leader who played a prominent role in the politics of 13th–14th century England.
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E.
Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex
Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and statesman who served under Kings Henry VI and Edward IV during the Wars of the Roses.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.