5th Viscount Howe
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The 5th Viscount Howe was a British noble title in the Peerage of Great Britain, notably held by General Sir William Howe, a commander of British forces during the early years of the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 5th Viscount Howe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5008937 — 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: 5th Viscount Howe Context triple: [Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, nobleTitle, 5th Viscount Howe]
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A.
1st Viscount Ruffside
1st Viscount Ruffside was the British peerage title created for Douglas Clifton Brown, a Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons during World War II.
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B.
1st Viscount Melville
1st Viscount Melville was Henry Dundas, a powerful late 18th- and early 19th-century Scottish lawyer and politician who dominated Scottish politics and served as a key minister in the British government under William Pitt the Younger.
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C.
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, was a distinguished British Royal Navy admiral who served during the American Revolutionary and French Revolutionary Wars.
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D.
Lord George Howe
Lord George Howe was a prominent British Army officer of the mid-18th century, noted for his leadership and reformist approach to colonial warfare during the French and Indian War.
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E.
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.
- 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: 5th Viscount Howe Target entity description: The 5th Viscount Howe was a British noble title in the Peerage of Great Britain, notably held by General Sir William Howe, a commander of British forces during the early years of the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
1st Viscount Ruffside
1st Viscount Ruffside was the British peerage title created for Douglas Clifton Brown, a Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons during World War II.
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B.
1st Viscount Melville
1st Viscount Melville was Henry Dundas, a powerful late 18th- and early 19th-century Scottish lawyer and politician who dominated Scottish politics and served as a key minister in the British government under William Pitt the Younger.
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C.
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, was a distinguished British Royal Navy admiral who served during the American Revolutionary and French Revolutionary Wars.
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D.
Lord George Howe
Lord George Howe was a prominent British Army officer of the mid-18th century, noted for his leadership and reformist approach to colonial warfare during the French and Indian War.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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member of the British nobility ⓘ viscount in the Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ |
| allegiance | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aristocraticTitleOrder | 5th holder of the Viscount Howe title ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| familyName | Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
General
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Sir ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRole | commander of British expeditionary forces ⓘ |
| militaryService | served in North America ⓘ |
| monarchServed | George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Howe family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 5th Viscount Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Bunker Hill
NERFINISHED
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New York and New Jersey campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | commanding British forces in the early years of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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soldier ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | General ⓘ |
| sibling |
George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | North American theatre of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeld | Viscount Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 5th Viscount Howe Description of subject: The 5th Viscount Howe was a British noble title in the Peerage of Great Britain, notably held by General Sir William Howe, a commander of British forces during the early years of the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (1)
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