Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
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Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman, military commander in the Hundred Years’ War, and key Lancastrian leader during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset canonical | 2 |
| Earl of Somerset | 1 |
| Edmund Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Dorset | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4046852 — 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: Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset Context triple: [Beaufort family, hasNotableMember, Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset]
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Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and military commander who played a leading role for the Lancastrian cause during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.
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Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, was a prominent Lancastrian military commander and nobleman during the later stages of the Wars of the Roses in 15th-century England.
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Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset
Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset, was a short-lived English prince of the early Tudor dynasty, known primarily as the younger son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York.
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John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, was an English nobleman and legitimized son of John of Gaunt whose descendants played a key role in the Wars of the Roses and the rise of the Tudor dynasty.
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Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, was an early 15th-century English nobleman, military commander, and half-uncle of King Henry V who played a prominent role in the Hundred Years’ War and royal government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset Target entity description: Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman, military commander in the Hundred Years’ War, and key Lancastrian leader during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.
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A.
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and military commander who played a leading role for the Lancastrian cause during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.
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B.
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, was a prominent Lancastrian military commander and nobleman during the later stages of the Wars of the Roses in 15th-century England.
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C.
Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset
Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset, was a short-lived English prince of the early Tudor dynasty, known primarily as the younger son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York.
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D.
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, was an English nobleman and legitimized son of John of Gaunt whose descendants played a key role in the Wars of the Roses and the rise of the Tudor dynasty.
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E.
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, was an early 15th-century English nobleman, military commander, and half-uncle of King Henry V who played a prominent role in the Hundred Years’ War and royal government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century English person
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English nobleman ⓘ Lancastrian leader ⓘ military commander ⓘ peer of England ⓘ |
| allegiance |
House of Lancaster
NERFINISHED
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King Henry VI of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1406 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathContext | killed by Yorkist forces at the First Battle of St Albans ⓘ |
| child |
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset
NERFINISHED
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Eleanor Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathDate | 22 May 1455 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | St Albans, Hertfordshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Edmund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greatGrandfather | King Edward III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key Lancastrian leader in the early phase of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | death in action ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Hundred Years’ War
NERFINISHED
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Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
House of Beaufort
NERFINISHED
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House of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Campaigns in Normandy
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First Battle of St Albans NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Rouen (1449) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | St Albans Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | supporter of royal authority against Richard, Duke of York ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Captain of Calais
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Governor of Normandy ⓘ Lieutenant-General of France ⓘ Lord Chamberlain of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord High Constable of England NERFINISHED ⓘ member of the King’s Council ⓘ |
| relative |
King Henry VI of England
NERFINISHED
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Margaret of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
leading royal favourite during the minority of Henry VI
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principal Lancastrian commander at the First Battle of St Albans ⓘ |
| sibling |
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
NERFINISHED
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John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Eleanor Beauchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Duke of Somerset
NERFINISHED
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Earl of Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset Description of subject: Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman, military commander in the Hundred Years’ War, and key Lancastrian leader during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.
Referenced by (4)
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