William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury
E251991
William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury, was a 14th-century English nobleman, close companion of King Edward III, and prominent military commander during the early stages of the Hundred Years' War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1st Earl of Salisbury | 1 |
| William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury canonical | 1 |
| William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2072590 — 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: William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury Context triple: [Montagu, hasNotableBearer, William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury]
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George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, was an 18th-century British statesman and colonial administrator often called the "Father of the Colonies" for his influential role in shaping British North American policy.
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John Montagu
John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich, was an 18th-century British statesman and First Lord of the Admiralty, popularly associated with giving his title to the sandwich.
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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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Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon
Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon, was an 18th-century British nobleman and politician from the prominent Hyde family, connected to high-ranking aristocratic and political circles.
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Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland was a 17th-century English nobleman and Royalist military commander who was killed fighting for 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.
Target entity: William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury Target entity description: William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury, was a 14th-century English nobleman, close companion of King Edward III, and prominent military commander during the early stages of the Hundred Years' War.
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A.
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, was an 18th-century British statesman and colonial administrator often called the "Father of the Colonies" for his influential role in shaping British North American policy.
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B.
John Montagu
John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich, was an 18th-century British statesman and First Lord of the Admiralty, popularly associated with giving his title to the sandwich.
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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.
Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon
Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon, was an 18th-century British nobleman and politician from the prominent Hyde family, connected to high-ranking aristocratic and political circles.
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E.
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland was a 17th-century English nobleman and Royalist military commander who was killed fighting for King Charles I during the English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earl of Salisbury
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English nobleman ⓘ medieval military commander ⓘ member of the English peerage ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| aristocraticFamily | Montagu family ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| closeCompanionOf | Edward III of England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| era | 14th century England ⓘ |
| familyName | Montagu ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| heldRank | earl ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | medieval England ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | English army ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1st Earl of Salisbury
Earl of Salisbury ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close companionship with King Edward III
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military leadership during the early Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
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nobleman ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | military commander in the early stages of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| servedMonarch | Edward III of England ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury Description of subject: William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury, was a 14th-century English nobleman, close companion of King Edward III, and prominent military commander during the early stages of the Hundred Years' War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.