Elizabeth Throckmorton
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Elizabeth Throckmorton was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I who secretly married the explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, causing a scandal at the Tudor court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Throckmorton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4375011 — 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: Elizabeth Throckmorton Context triple: [Walter Raleigh, spouse, Elizabeth Throckmorton]
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A.
Elizabeth Popham
Elizabeth Popham was an English gentlewoman of the 18th century best known as the mother of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, a prominent British statesman.
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B.
Elizabeth Poyntz
Elizabeth Poyntz was an English noblewoman best known as the wife of Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles, and the mother of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, a leading statesman in 17th-century Ireland.
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C.
Margaret Jasper
Margaret Jasper was the wife of English naval officer Sir William Penn and the mother of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania.
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D.
Anne Walmesley
Anne Walmesley was an English gentlewoman of the 17th century best known as the mother of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, a prominent statesman under Charles II and William III.
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E.
Elizabeth Fytche
Elizabeth Fytche was an English gentlewoman best known as the mother of the Victorian poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
- 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: Elizabeth Throckmorton Target entity description: Elizabeth Throckmorton was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I who secretly married the explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, causing a scandal at the Tudor court.
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A.
Elizabeth Popham
Elizabeth Popham was an English gentlewoman of the 18th century best known as the mother of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, a prominent British statesman.
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B.
Elizabeth Poyntz
Elizabeth Poyntz was an English noblewoman best known as the wife of Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles, and the mother of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, a leading statesman in 17th-century Ireland.
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C.
Margaret Jasper
Margaret Jasper was the wife of English naval officer Sir William Penn and the mother of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania.
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D.
Anne Walmesley
Anne Walmesley was an English gentlewoman of the 17th century best known as the mother of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, a prominent statesman under Charles II and William III.
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E.
Elizabeth Fytche
Elizabeth Fytche was an English gentlewoman best known as the mother of the Victorian poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English noblewoman
ⓘ
lady-in-waiting ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elizabeth I of England
ⓘ
Sir Walter Raleigh ⓘ
linked to:
Walter Raleigh
Tower of London ⓘ |
| causeOfImprisonment | secret marriage without Queen Elizabeth I’s permission ⓘ |
| child |
Carew Raleigh
ⓘ
linked to:
Walter Raleigh
Damerei Raleigh ⓘ Walter Raleigh the Younger ⓘ
linked to:
Walter Raleigh
|
| conflictWith |
Queen Elizabeth I of England
ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth I of England
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| courtRole | maid of honour ⓘ |
| deathPlace | England ⓘ |
| employer | Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Throckmorton ⓘ |
| father | Nicholas Throckmorton ⓘ |
| floruit | late 16th century ⓘ |
| givenName | Elizabeth ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| marriageType | secret marriage ⓘ |
| memberOf | court of Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
| mother | Anne Carew ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Throckmorton family ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
imprisonment in the Tower of London
ⓘ
secret marriage to Sir Walter Raleigh ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I
ⓘ
involvement in a court scandal at the Tudor court ⓘ marriage to Sir Walter Raleigh ⓘ |
| occupation | lady-in-waiting ⓘ |
| positionHeld | lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I ⓘ |
| relative | Walter Raleigh ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence |
English royal court
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling | Francis Throckmorton ⓘ |
| socialStatus | courtier ⓘ |
| spouse |
Sir Walter Raleigh
ⓘ
linked to:
Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation |
courtier
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ soldier ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Elizabethan era
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance
Tudor period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elizabeth Throckmorton Description of subject: Elizabeth Throckmorton was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I who secretly married the explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, causing a scandal at the Tudor court.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.