Lord Bute
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Lord Bute was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and close adviser to King George III who briefly served as British prime minister and played a key role in early Georgian politics.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 3rd Earl of Bute | 1 |
| John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute | 1 |
| Lord Bute canonical | 1 |
| The Earl of Bute | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1648136 — 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: Lord Bute Context triple: [Secretary of State for the Northern Department, officeHeldBy, Lord Bute]
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A.
Viscount Pitt
Viscount Pitt is a British noble title historically associated with the prominent 18th-century statesman William Pitt the Elder.
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B.
Viscount Walpole
Viscount Walpole is a British noble title associated with the influential Walpole family, notably linked to Robert Walpole, often regarded as Britain’s first de facto Prime Minister.
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C.
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, was an 18th-century British Whig statesman who twice served as Prime Minister of Great Britain and was known for his opposition to royal influence and support for American colonial grievances.
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D.
Henry Pelham
Henry Pelham was an 18th-century British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1743 to 1754 and played a key role in stabilizing the nation's finances and politics.
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E.
Marquis of Newcastle
The Marquis of Newcastle was an English nobleman, royalist military commander, and patron of the arts who played a prominent role supporting King Charles I during the English Civil War.
- 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: Lord Bute Target entity description: Lord Bute was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and close adviser to King George III who briefly served as British prime minister and played a key role in early Georgian politics.
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A.
Viscount Pitt
Viscount Pitt is a British noble title historically associated with the prominent 18th-century statesman William Pitt the Elder.
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B.
Viscount Walpole
Viscount Walpole is a British noble title associated with the influential Walpole family, notably linked to Robert Walpole, often regarded as Britain’s first de facto Prime Minister.
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C.
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, was an 18th-century British Whig statesman who twice served as Prime Minister of Great Britain and was known for his opposition to royal influence and support for American colonial grievances.
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D.
Henry Pelham
Henry Pelham was an 18th-century British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1743 to 1754 and played a key role in stabilizing the nation's finances and politics.
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E.
Marquis of Newcastle
The Marquis of Newcastle was an English nobleman, royalist military commander, and patron of the arts who played a prominent role supporting King Charles I during the English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British prime minister
ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lord Bute
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surface form:
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
|
| associatedWith | early government of George III ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1713-05-25 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Rothesay
ⓘ
surface form:
Rothesay, Isle of Bute
|
| causeOfResignation | political opposition and unpopularity ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1792-03-10 ⓘ |
| endTime (prime minister) | 1763-04-08 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Stuart ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
court politics
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| influenced | early Georgian politics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British peerage ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
George III of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
George III of Great Britain
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| nobleTitle | Earl of Bute ⓘ |
| notableEvent | End of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Scottish-born British prime minister after the 1707 Union
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influence over the early reign of George III ⓘ patronage of the arts and sciences ⓘ |
| notableWork | Negotiation of the 1763 Treaty of Paris ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber |
Lord Bute
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
3rd Earl of Bute
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| parliamentaryFaction | Tory ⓘ |
| politicalEra | early reign of George III ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
First Lord of the Treasury
ⓘ
Groom of the Stole ⓘ Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ Secretary of State for the Northern Department ⓘ |
| predecessor (prime minister) |
Duke of Newcastle
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surface form:
The Duke of Newcastle
|
| regionOfActivity | Great Britain ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence |
Highcliffe
ⓘ
Luton Hoo ⓘ |
| spouse |
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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surface form:
Mary Wortley Montagu (daughter of the 3rd Earl of Bute’s wife’s family)
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| startTime (prime minister) | 1762-05-26 ⓘ |
| successor (prime minister) | George Grenville ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Bute Description of subject: Lord Bute was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and close adviser to King George III who briefly served as British prime minister and played a key role in early Georgian politics.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Earl of Bute
this entity surface form:
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
this entity surface form:
3rd Earl of Bute