Lord Burghley
E315443
Lord Burghley was the principal statesman and chief advisor to Queen Elizabeth I of England, renowned for shaping Elizabethan domestic and foreign policy.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley | 10 |
| William Cecil | 2 |
| 1st Baron Burghley | 1 |
| Baron Burghley | 1 |
| Lord Burghley canonical | 1 |
| William Cecil, Lord Burghley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2985441 — 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: Lord Burghley Context triple: [Lord Burghley, name, Lord Burghley]
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A.
Lord Burghley
Lord Burghley, also known as David Cecil, was a British Olympic gold-medal hurdler who later became a prominent sports administrator and influential figure in international athletics.
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B.
Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby
Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby, was a prominent 17th-century English statesman and key political figure in the reign of Charles II, instrumental in the events leading to the Glorious Revolution.
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C.
George Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon
George Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon, was a British Liberal politician and diplomat who served in several high-ranking governmental and colonial posts during the 19th century.
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D.
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey was a powerful English statesman and cardinal who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII in the early 16th century.
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E.
Robert Cromwell
Robert Cromwell was an English country gentleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, best known as the father of Oliver Cromwell, the future Lord Protector of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lord Burghley Target entity description: Lord Burghley was the principal statesman and chief advisor to Queen Elizabeth I of England, renowned for shaping Elizabethan domestic and foreign policy.
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A.
Lord Burghley
Lord Burghley, also known as David Cecil, was a British Olympic gold-medal hurdler who later became a prominent sports administrator and influential figure in international athletics.
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B.
Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby
Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby, was a prominent 17th-century English statesman and key political figure in the reign of Charles II, instrumental in the events leading to the Glorious Revolution.
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C.
George Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon
George Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon, was a British Liberal politician and diplomat who served in several high-ranking governmental and colonial posts during the 19th century.
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D.
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey was a powerful English statesman and cardinal who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII in the early 16th century.
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E.
Robert Cromwell
Robert Cromwell was an English country gentleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, best known as the father of Oliver Cromwell, the future Lord Protector of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English statesman
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Lord High Treasurer of England ⓘ Privy Councillor ⓘ chief minister ⓘ nobleman ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advisorTo | Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Lord Burghley
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surface form:
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
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| associatedWithEvent |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
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Elizabethan religious settlement ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabethan Religious Settlement
Northern Rebellion (1569) ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1520-09-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bourne, Lincolnshire
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surface form:
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
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| burialPlace |
St Martin’s Church, Stamford
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surface form:
St Martin’s Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire
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| child |
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
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Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| createdPeer | 1571 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1598-08-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Gray's Inn
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surface form:
Gray’s Inn
St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Lord Burghley
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1st Baron Burghley
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| influenced |
Elizabethan religious settlement
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English policy towards Spain ⓘ English policy towards the Netherlands ⓘ suppression of Catholic plots in England ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative and financial reforms
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long service as chief advisor to Queen Elizabeth I ⓘ shaping Elizabethan domestic policy ⓘ shaping Elizabethan foreign policy ⓘ support of Protestant settlement in England ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
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surface form:
Privy Council of England
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| monarchServed |
Edward VI of England
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Elizabeth I of England ⓘ Mary I of England ⓘ |
| name |
Lord Burghley
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Cecil
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| nobleTitle |
Lord Burghley
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Baron Burghley
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| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
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Chancellor of the University of Dublin ⓘ Lord High Treasurer ⓘ
surface form:
Lord High Treasurer of England
Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries ⓘ Secretary of State (England) ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for England
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| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence |
Burghley House
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surface form:
Burghley House, near Stamford
The Strand, London ⓘ |
| signature | William Cecil, Lord Burghley signature ⓘ |
| spouse |
Mary Cheke
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Mildred Cooke Cecil ⓘ
surface form:
Mildred Cooke
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Subject: Lord Burghley Description of subject: Lord Burghley was the principal statesman and chief advisor to Queen Elizabeth I of England, renowned for shaping Elizabethan domestic and foreign policy.
Referenced by (16)
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