John Paston
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John Paston was a 15th-century English landowner and member of the prominent Paston family, best known through the Paston Letters that document his and his relatives’ lives and legal struggles.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Paston canonical | 3 |
| John Paston II | 2 |
| John Paston III | 2 |
| John Paston I | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4557329 — 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: John Paston Context triple: [Bridget Paston, father, John Paston]
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A.
Bridget Paston
Bridget Paston was an English gentlewoman of the prominent Paston family, best known historically as the wife of eminent jurist Sir Edward Coke.
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B.
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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C.
Mansfield Lovell
Mansfield Lovell was a Confederate major general best known for his controversial command and loss of New Orleans to Union forces during the American Civil War.
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D.
Elizabeth Throckmorton
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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E.
Thomas Leverett
Thomas Leverett was a prominent early New England colonist and civic leader in 17th-century Boston.
- 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: John Paston Target entity description: John Paston was a 15th-century English landowner and member of the prominent Paston family, best known through the Paston Letters that document his and his relatives’ lives and legal struggles.
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A.
Bridget Paston
Bridget Paston was an English gentlewoman of the prominent Paston family, best known historically as the wife of eminent jurist Sir Edward Coke.
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B.
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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C.
Mansfield Lovell
Mansfield Lovell was a Confederate major general best known for his controversial command and loss of New Orleans to Union forces during the American Civil War.
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D.
Elizabeth Throckmorton
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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E.
Thomas Leverett
Thomas Leverett was a prominent early New England colonist and civic leader in 17th-century Boston.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English landowner
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historical figure ⓘ member of the gentry ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 15th century ⓘ |
| correspondenceWith | relatives in the Paston family ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Paston Letters ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Paston ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
estate management
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local administration ⓘ |
| genreOfAssociatedWork | private correspondence ⓘ |
| hasPart |
letters concerning estate management
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letters concerning family affairs ⓘ letters concerning legal struggles ⓘ |
| hasRelative | members of the Paston family ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Paston Letters
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correspondence documenting gentry life ⓘ legal disputes over land ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | landholder under English common law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Paston family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed insight into 15th-century English gentry life
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involvement in protracted inheritance disputes ⓘ |
| occupation |
country gentleman
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landowner ⓘ |
| residence |
Norfolk
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Paston, Norfolk ⓘ
linked to:
Paston
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| socialClass | gentry ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Paston Description of subject: John Paston was a 15th-century English landowner and member of the prominent Paston family, best known through the Paston Letters that document his and his relatives’ lives and legal struggles.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: John Paston
linked to: John Paston
linked to: John Paston
linked to: John Paston
linked to: John Paston