1st Earl of Athlone
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The 1st Earl of Athlone was a Dutch-born general in English service, best known for commanding William III’s forces to victory at the Battle of Aughrim during the Williamite War in Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1st Earl of Athlone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4557934 — 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 Earl of Athlone Context triple: [Godert de Ginkell, nobleTitle, 1st Earl of Athlone]
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A.
The Earl of Athlone
The Earl of Athlone was a British royal and military figure who served as Governor General of Canada during the Second World War.
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B.
1st Earl of Iveagh
The 1st Earl of Iveagh, Edward Cecil Guinness, was an Irish businessman and philanthropist from the Guinness brewing family, renowned for his extensive charitable donations and art patronage.
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C.
Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde
Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Black Douglas family who played a leading role in their final rebellion against King James II of Scotland.
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D.
Duke of Abercorn
The Duke of Abercorn is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Ireland, long associated with the aristocratic Hamilton family and their estates in Northern Ireland.
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E.
Earl of Abercorn
The Earl of Abercorn is a historic Scottish and Irish peerage title traditionally held by the head of the aristocratic Hamilton family, closely associated with the Dukedom of Abercorn.
- 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 Earl of Athlone Target entity description: The 1st Earl of Athlone was a Dutch-born general in English service, best known for commanding William III’s forces to victory at the Battle of Aughrim during the Williamite War in Ireland.
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A.
The Earl of Athlone
The Earl of Athlone was a British royal and military figure who served as Governor General of Canada during the Second World War.
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B.
1st Earl of Iveagh
The 1st Earl of Iveagh, Edward Cecil Guinness, was an Irish businessman and philanthropist from the Guinness brewing family, renowned for his extensive charitable donations and art patronage.
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C.
Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde
Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Black Douglas family who played a leading role in their final rebellion against King James II of Scotland.
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D.
Duke of Abercorn
The Duke of Abercorn is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Ireland, long associated with the aristocratic Hamilton family and their estates in Northern Ireland.
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E.
Earl of Abercorn
The Earl of Abercorn is a historic Scottish and Irish peerage title traditionally held by the head of the aristocratic Hamilton family, closely associated with the Dukedom of Abercorn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army general
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human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ peer of Ireland ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Dutch Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Godert de Ginkell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Godert van Ginkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Aughrim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Boyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Athlone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1644-06-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| commanderOf | William III’s forces at the Battle of Aughrim ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1703-02-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | van Reede NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Godard Adriaan van Reede NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Godard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| monarch | William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Margaretha Turnor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | van Reede family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron of Aughrim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Athlone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
campaigns in the Williamite War in Ireland
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command at the Battle of Aughrim ⓘ service in the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
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soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Nine Years' War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Williamite War in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ursula Philippota van Raesfelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreatedBy | William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1st Earl of Athlone Description of subject: The 1st Earl of Athlone was a Dutch-born general in English service, best known for commanding William III’s forces to victory at the Battle of Aughrim during the Williamite War in Ireland.
Referenced by (1)
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