Anne Walmesley
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Anne Walmesley was an English gentlewoman of the 17th century best known as the mother of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, a prominent statesman under Charles II and William III.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anne Walmesley canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1944121 — 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: Anne Walmesley Context triple: [Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, mother, Anne Walmesley]
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A.
Eleanor Witcombe
Eleanor Witcombe was an Australian screenwriter and playwright known for her influential adaptations and contributions to Australian film, television, and radio drama.
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B.
Margaret Jasper
Margaret Jasper was the wife of English naval officer Sir William Penn and the mother of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania.
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C.
Mary Walsingham
Mary Walsingham was an English gentlewoman of the 16th century, known primarily as the wife of statesman and Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Walter Mildmay.
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D.
Mary Allerton
Mary Allerton was a Mayflower passenger who arrived in 1620 as a child and later became one of the longest-lived survivors of the original Plymouth colonists.
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E.
Elizabeth Popham
Elizabeth Popham was an English gentlewoman of the 18th century best known as the mother of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, a prominent British statesman.
- 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: Anne Walmesley Target entity description: Anne Walmesley was an English gentlewoman of the 17th century best known as the mother of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, a prominent statesman under Charles II and William III.
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A.
Eleanor Witcombe
Eleanor Witcombe was an Australian screenwriter and playwright known for her influential adaptations and contributions to Australian film, television, and radio drama.
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B.
Margaret Jasper
Margaret Jasper was the wife of English naval officer Sir William Penn and the mother of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania.
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C.
Mary Walsingham
Mary Walsingham was an English gentlewoman of the 16th century, known primarily as the wife of statesman and Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Walter Mildmay.
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D.
Mary Allerton
Mary Allerton was a Mayflower passenger who arrived in 1620 as a child and later became one of the longest-lived survivors of the original Plymouth colonists.
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E.
Elizabeth Popham
Elizabeth Popham was an English gentlewoman of the 18th century best known as the mother of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, a prominent British statesman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century English person
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English gentlewoman ⓘ English statesman ⓘ |
| child | Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| familyName | Walmesley ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | English ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
Charles II of England
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William III of England ⓘ |
| mother | Anne Walmesley self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the mother of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord High Treasurer
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surface form:
Lord High Treasurer of England
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| residence | England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anne Walmesley Description of subject: Anne Walmesley was an English gentlewoman of the 17th century best known as the mother of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, a prominent statesman under Charles II and William III.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
subject surface form:
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds