George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
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George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, was an English statesman and colonial proprietor best known as the founder of the Maryland colony and an early advocate for religious toleration in North America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore canonical | 10 |
| George Calvert | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3779234 — 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: George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore Context triple: [Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, father, George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore]
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Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore was a 17th-century English nobleman and colonial proprietor of Maryland who played a key role in the early governance and development of the colony.
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Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, was an English nobleman and colonial proprietor best known for founding and governing the Province of Maryland as a haven for English Catholics in the 17th century.
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Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore
Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore, was an 18th-century British nobleman and last proprietary governor of the Maryland colony, known for his extravagant lifestyle and controversial reputation.
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Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore
Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore was an 18th-century British nobleman and proprietary governor of Maryland, overseeing the colony during a period of political and religious tension prior to the American Revolution.
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Sir George Carteret
Sir George Carteret was a 17th-century English royalist statesman and colonial proprietor who played a key role in the early governance and development of American colonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore Target entity description: George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, was an English statesman and colonial proprietor best known as the founder of the Maryland colony and an early advocate for religious toleration in North America.
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A.
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore was a 17th-century English nobleman and colonial proprietor of Maryland who played a key role in the early governance and development of the colony.
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B.
Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, was an English nobleman and colonial proprietor best known for founding and governing the Province of Maryland as a haven for English Catholics in the 17th century.
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C.
Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore
Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore, was an 18th-century British nobleman and last proprietary governor of the Maryland colony, known for his extravagant lifestyle and controversial reputation.
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D.
Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore
Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore was an 18th-century British nobleman and proprietary governor of Maryland, overseeing the colony during a period of political and religious tension prior to the American Revolution.
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E.
Sir George Carteret
Sir George Carteret was a 17th-century English royalist statesman and colonial proprietor who played a key role in the early governance and development of American colonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English statesman
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colonial proprietor ⓘ founder of colony ⓘ human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| advocated | religious toleration between Catholics and Protestants ⓘ |
| aimOfMarylandProject | haven for English Catholics ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
County Longford
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surface form:
County Longford, Ireland
Kiplin Hall ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1579 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kiplin, Yorkshire, England ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
St Dunstan-in-the-West
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surface form:
St Dunstan-in-the-West, London
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| child |
Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
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surface form:
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
Leonard Calvert ⓘ Philip Calvert ⓘ |
| colonialCharterFrom | Charles I of England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| createdPeerageTitle | Baron Baltimore ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1632-04-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lincoln's Inn
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Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 17th century ⓘ |
| foundedColonyInRegion |
Chesapeake Bay region
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surface form:
Chesapeake Bay area
|
| influenced | policy of religious toleration in early Maryland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of religious toleration in North America
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founding the Maryland colony ⓘ proprietary colonization projects ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOfParliamentFor |
Bossiney
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York ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
James VI and I
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surface form:
James I of England
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| name |
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
George Calvert
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| nobleTitle | 1st Baron Baltimore ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial entrepreneur
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politician ⓘ |
| peerageOf | Peerage of Ireland ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Secretary of State of England ⓘ |
| previousReligion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| proposedColony |
Avalon
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Maryland ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| resignedOfficeBecauseOf | conversion to Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
clerk of the Privy Council
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principal secretary of state ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Mynne ⓘ |
| successorAsProprietorOfMaryland |
Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
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surface form:
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Subject: George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore Description of subject: George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, was an English statesman and colonial proprietor best known as the founder of the Maryland colony and an early advocate for religious toleration in North America.
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