Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings)
E361773
British soldier
British statesman
Governor of Bombay
Governor-General of Bengal
Governor-General of India
Knight of the Garter
Privy Counsellor
Whig politician
human
peer of the United Kingdom
Lord Moira, later created the Marquess of Hastings, was a British soldier and statesman who played a key role in the Napoleonic Wars and oversaw major territorial expansion and administrative reforms in India during the early 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3467020 — 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 Moira (Marquess of Hastings) Context triple: [Governor-General of Bengal, officeHolder, Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings)]
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A.
Lord Lorne
Lord Lorne is a courtesy title traditionally borne by the heir apparent to the Duke of Argyll in the Scottish peerage.
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B.
Baron Nairne
Baron Nairne is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the Nairne family and later held as a subsidiary title by the Marquess of Lansdowne.
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C.
Viscount Corvedale
Viscount Corvedale is a British noble title created for statesman Stanley Baldwin, who served three times as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the early 20th century.
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D.
John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt is a relative of British Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt, who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.
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E.
Viscount Borodale
Viscount Borodale is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom associated with the Beatty family, notably linked to the descendants of Admiral David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty.
- 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 Moira (Marquess of Hastings) Target entity description: Lord Moira, later created the Marquess of Hastings, was a British soldier and statesman who played a key role in the Napoleonic Wars and oversaw major territorial expansion and administrative reforms in India during the early 19th century.
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A.
Lord Lorne
Lord Lorne is a courtesy title traditionally borne by the heir apparent to the Duke of Argyll in the Scottish peerage.
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B.
Baron Nairne
Baron Nairne is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the Nairne family and later held as a subsidiary title by the Marquess of Lansdowne.
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C.
Viscount Corvedale
Viscount Corvedale is a British noble title created for statesman Stanley Baldwin, who served three times as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the early 20th century.
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D.
John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt is a relative of British Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt, who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.
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E.
Viscount Borodale
Viscount Borodale is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom associated with the Beatty family, notably linked to the descendants of Admiral David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British soldier
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British statesman ⓘ Governor of Bombay ⓘ Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ Governor-General of India ⓘ Knight of the Garter ⓘ Privy Counsellor ⓘ Whig politician ⓘ human ⓘ peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Army ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1st Marquess of Hastings
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2nd Earl of Moira ⓘ Earl of Moira ⓘ Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings ⓘ
surface form:
Francis Rawdon
|
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
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Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
surface form:
Knight of the Garter
|
| birthDate | 1754-12-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Moira, County Down
ⓘ
surface form:
Moira, County Down, Ireland
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| burialPlace |
Valletta
ⓘ
surface form:
Valletta, Malta
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1826-11-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | at sea off Naples ⓘ |
| education |
Harrow School
ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
University of Oxford (briefly, without taking a degree)
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| familyName | Rawdon-Hastings ⓘ |
| father | John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| mother |
Elizabeth Hastings, 16th Baroness Hastings
ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabeth Hastings, Baroness Hastings
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| name |
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings
ⓘ
surface form:
Francis Rawdon-Hastings
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| nobleTitle |
Baron Hastings
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Baron Rawdon ⓘ Earl of Moira ⓘ 1st Marquess of Hastings ⓘ
surface form:
Marquess of Hastings
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| notableEvent |
assumed additional surname Hastings in 1790s
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created Marquess of Hastings in 1816 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expansion of British territorial control in India in the early 19th century
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key role in British strategy during the Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| notableWork |
implemented administrative and financial reforms in British India
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led British forces in the Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ oversaw major territorial expansion of the British East India Company in India ⓘ strengthened British control over central and northern India ⓘ supported the suppression of the Pindaris ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Commander‑in‑Chief, India
ⓘ
surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, India
Governor of Bombay ⓘ Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ Governor-General ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of India
Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William
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| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ
surface form:
War of 1812 (diplomatic and political context)
War of the First Coalition ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
British Whig Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Whig
|
| spouse | Flora Mure-Campbell, 6th Countess of Loudoun ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1823 (as Governor-General of Bengal) ⓘ |
| termStart | 1813 (as Governor-General of Bengal) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Moira (Marquess of Hastings) Description of subject: Lord Moira, later created the Marquess of Hastings, was a British soldier and statesman who played a key role in the Napoleonic Wars and oversaw major territorial expansion and administrative reforms in India during the early 19th century.
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