1st Baron Holles
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1st Baron Holles was an English statesman and leading parliamentary opponent of Charles I who played a prominent role in the political conflicts leading up to and following the English Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1st Baron Holles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4258811 — 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: 1st Baron Holles Context triple: [Denzil Holles, nobleTitle, 1st Baron Holles]
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A.
William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury
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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B.
1st Earl of Torrington
The 1st Earl of Torrington was an English noble title in the peerage of England, historically associated with the prominent military and political figure George Monck.
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C.
1st Viscount Norwich
1st Viscount Norwich was the British statesman, diplomat, and writer Duff Cooper, noted for his service in Winston Churchill’s wartime government and his influential political and literary career.
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D.
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, was a prominent late 17th-century English admiral and politician who played a key role in the Royal Navy during the Nine Years’ War.
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E.
1st Earl of Selborne
The 1st Earl of Selborne was a prominent 19th-century British lawyer and Liberal politician who served as Lord Chancellor under Prime Ministers Gladstone and Disraeli.
- 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: 1st Baron Holles Target entity description: 1st Baron Holles was an English statesman and leading parliamentary opponent of Charles I who played a prominent role in the political conflicts leading up to and following the English Civil War.
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A.
William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury
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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B.
1st Earl of Torrington
The 1st Earl of Torrington was an English noble title in the peerage of England, historically associated with the prominent military and political figure George Monck.
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C.
1st Viscount Norwich
1st Viscount Norwich was the British statesman, diplomat, and writer Duff Cooper, noted for his service in Winston Churchill’s wartime government and his influential political and literary career.
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D.
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, was a prominent late 17th-century English admiral and politician who played a key role in the Royal Navy during the Nine Years’ War.
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E.
1st Earl of Selborne
The 1st Earl of Selborne was a prominent 19th-century British lawyer and Liberal politician who served as Lord Chancellor under Prime Ministers Gladstone and Disraeli.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English politician
ⓘ
peer ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Peter's Church, Dorchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Francis Holles, 2nd Baron Holles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| createdPeerageTitle | Baron Holles of Ifield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1599-10-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1680-02-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfPeerageCreation | 1661 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
ⓘ
Gray's Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Holles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Denzil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPoliticalAlignment | Royalist sympathiser after 1647 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Anne Stanhope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Holles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in the attempted arrest of the Five Members
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leading parliamentary opponent of Charles I ⓘ opposition to arbitrary royal power ⓘ role in events leading to the English Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Memoirs of Denzil Lord Holles
NERFINISHED
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The Holles Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Independents in the Long Parliament
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trial and execution of Charles I ⓘ |
| parliamentaryFaction | Presbyterian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Haughton, Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Dorchester, Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Parliamentarian (early English Civil War) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
English ambassador to France
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Member of Parliament for Dorchester ⓘ Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel ⓘ Member of Parliament for Mitchell ⓘ Member of Parliament for Preston ⓘ Privy Counsellor ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence | Dorchester, Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Convention Parliament of 1660
NERFINISHED
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Long Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Dorothy Ashley
NERFINISHED
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Jane Shirley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
Presbyterian settlement in Church of England
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Restoration of Charles II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPresentAt | attempted arrest of the Five Members, 1642 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1st Baron Holles Description of subject: 1st Baron Holles was an English statesman and leading parliamentary opponent of Charles I who played a prominent role in the political conflicts leading up to and following the English Civil War.
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