Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
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Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, was a prominent early 18th-century English statesman and Tory leader who served as Queen Anne’s chief minister and played a key role in negotiating the Peace of Utrecht.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer canonical | 7 |
| Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford | 2 |
| Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1438213 — 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.
Target entity: Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer Context triple: [The Scriblerus Club, hasMember, Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer]
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Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, was a prominent 17th-century English statesman and close adviser to King Charles II, influential in shaping the foreign and domestic policies of the Restoration court.
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B.
Sir Thomas Osborne
Sir Thomas Osborne was a prominent 17th-century English statesman who served as a leading minister under Charles II and later became the 1st Duke of Leeds.
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Charles Montagu
Charles Montagu was an English statesman and financier who became the 1st Earl of Halifax and played a key role in late 17th-century economic and political reforms.
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John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley
John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley, was a 19th-century British Whig politician and peer who served in several governmental roles and founded the Alderley branch of the influential Stanley family.
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E.
Lord George Sackville
Lord George Sackville was an 18th-century British Army officer and politician whose controversial conduct in battle, particularly at Minden, led to a court-martial and lasting damage to his military reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer Target entity description: Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, was a prominent early 18th-century English statesman and Tory leader who served as Queen Anne’s chief minister and played a key role in negotiating the Peace of Utrecht.
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A.
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, was a prominent 17th-century English statesman and close adviser to King Charles II, influential in shaping the foreign and domestic policies of the Restoration court.
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B.
Sir Thomas Osborne
Sir Thomas Osborne was a prominent 17th-century English statesman who served as a leading minister under Charles II and later became the 1st Duke of Leeds.
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C.
Charles Montagu
Charles Montagu was an English statesman and financier who became the 1st Earl of Halifax and played a key role in late 17th-century economic and political reforms.
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D.
John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley
John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley, was a 19th-century British Whig politician and peer who served in several governmental roles and founded the Alderley branch of the influential Stanley family.
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E.
Lord George Sackville
Lord George Sackville was an 18th-century British Army officer and politician whose controversial conduct in battle, particularly at Minden, led to a court-martial and lasting damage to his military reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English statesman
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Member of Parliament of England ⓘ Tory politician ⓘ peer of Great Britain ⓘ |
| acquittedBy | House of Lords ⓘ |
| appointed | Lord High Treasurer in 1711 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1661-12-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bow Street, London ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Brackley
ⓘ
surface form:
Brackley, Northamptonshire
|
| causeOfDownfall | impeachment by the Whig-dominated House of Commons ⓘ |
| child | Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer ⓘ |
| collection | Harleian Library ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| createdPeer | created Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer in 1711 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1724-05-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| educatedAt |
Inner Temple
ⓘ
Shilton, Oxfordshire (private schooling) ⓘ |
| familyName | Harley ⓘ |
| father | Sir Edward Harley ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt | Tower of London ⓘ |
| imprisonmentEnd | 1717 ⓘ |
| imprisonmentStart | 1715 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
architect of the Tory peace policy ending the War of the Spanish Succession
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leading Tory ministry under Queen Anne ⓘ patronage of literary figures such as Jonathan Swift ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
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surface form:
Tory Party
|
| monarchServed |
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
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surface form:
Queen Anne
|
| mother | Abigail Stephens ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Harley of Wigmore
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Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer ⓘ |
| notableEvent | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| notableWork | negotiation of the Peace of Utrecht ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm |
Member of Parliament for New Radnor
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Member of Parliament for New Radnor Boroughs ⓘ Member of Parliament for Radnor ⓘ Member of Parliament for Tregony ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Country party
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surface form:
Country Tory
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| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Lord High Treasurer ⓘ Lord High Treasurer ⓘ
surface form:
Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain
Lord High Treasurer to Queen Anne ⓘ Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Secretary of State for the Northern Department ⓘ Speaker of the House of Commons of England ⓘ |
| previousPoliticalAlignment | Country Whig ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | chief British negotiator for the Peace of Utrecht ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Foley ⓘ |
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Subject: Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer Description of subject: Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, was a prominent early 18th-century English statesman and Tory leader who served as Queen Anne’s chief minister and played a key role in negotiating the Peace of Utrecht.
Referenced by (10)
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