Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
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Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, was an English diplomat and courtier of the Tudor period, best known as the father of Queen Anne Boleyn and the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire canonical | 6 |
| Thomas Boleyn | 2 |
| Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire and Ormond | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3547857 — 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: Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire Context triple: [Anne Boleyn, father, Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire]
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Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell was a powerful 16th-century English statesman and chief minister to Henry VIII who engineered the break with Rome and the administrative reforms that drove the English Reformation.
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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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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.
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Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, was an influential early 17th-century English nobleman, courtier, and statesman who served as Lord Chamberlain and Lord High Treasurer under King James I.
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John Throckmorton
John Throckmorton was a 17th-century English settler and landowner in the American colonies, after whom the New York neighborhood of Throggs Neck is named.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire Target entity description: Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, was an English diplomat and courtier of the Tudor period, best known as the father of Queen Anne Boleyn and the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I.
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A.
Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell was a powerful 16th-century English statesman and chief minister to Henry VIII who engineered the break with Rome and the administrative reforms that drove the English Reformation.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, was an influential early 17th-century English nobleman, courtier, and statesman who served as Lord Chamberlain and Lord High Treasurer under King James I.
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E.
John Throckmorton
John Throckmorton was a 17th-century English settler and landowner in the American colonies, after whom the New York neighborhood of Throggs Neck is named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English nobleman
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courtier ⓘ diplomat ⓘ peer of England ⓘ |
| activity |
diplomatic missions to France
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diplomatic missions to the Netherlands ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Thomas Bullen ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anne Boleyn’s rise at court
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English Reformation Parliament era ⓘ
surface form:
the early English Reformation
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| birthYear | c. 1477 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Peter’s Church, Hever, Kent, England ⓘ |
| child |
Anne Boleyn
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George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford ⓘ Mary Boleyn ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Boleyn arms quartering Butler ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| court | Tudor court ⓘ |
| deathDate | 12 March 1539 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Hever, Kent
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surface form:
Hever, Kent, England
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| father | Sir William Boleyn ⓘ |
| fullName |
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Thomas Boleyn
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| grandchild |
Katherine Carey
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surface form:
Catherine Carey
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon ⓘ Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth I of England
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| heldOfficeDuring | reign of Henry VIII ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Margaret Butler ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
House of Boleyn
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surface form:
Boleyn family
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| notableFor |
being the father of Queen Anne Boleyn
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being the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Comptroller of the Household
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Justice of the Peace for Kent ⓘ Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Treasurer of the Household ⓘ ambassador to France ⓘ ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ ambassador to the Low Countries ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic (before the English Reformation) ⓘ |
| residence |
Hever Castle
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surface form:
Hever Castle, Kent
Court of Henry VIII ⓘ
surface form:
court of Henry VIII
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| spouse | Elizabeth Howard ⓘ |
| spouseFather | Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk ⓘ |
| title |
James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond
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surface form:
1st Earl of Ormond
1st Earl of Wiltshire ⓘ Knight of the Garter ⓘ Viscount Rochford ⓘ |
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Subject: Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire Description of subject: Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, was an English diplomat and courtier of the Tudor period, best known as the father of Queen Anne Boleyn and the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I.
Referenced by (9)
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