William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
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William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of Great Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck canonical | 2 |
| Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5368462 — 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: William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck Context triple: [Lady Dorothy Cavendish, spouse, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck]
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A.
William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland
William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland, was a British aristocrat and landowner of the prominent Cavendish-Bentinck family who served as a Conservative politician in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland, was a British aristocrat and landowner who served as a prominent peer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was the father of the society hostess and patron of the arts Lady Ottoline Morrell.
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C.
Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland
Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland, was a British peer and member of the aristocratic Cavendish-Bentinck family who held the Portland dukedom in the 20th century.
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D.
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland, was a British diplomat and peer who served as the final holder of the Portland dukedom in the 20th century.
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E.
William Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland
William Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland was an 18th-century British nobleman and politician who rose to prominence as a leading Whig peer and influential landowner.
- 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: William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck Target entity description: William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of Great Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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A.
William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland
William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland, was a British aristocrat and landowner of the prominent Cavendish-Bentinck family who served as a Conservative politician in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland, was a British aristocrat and landowner who served as a prominent peer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was the father of the society hostess and patron of the arts Lady Ottoline Morrell.
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C.
Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland
Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland, was a British peer and member of the aristocratic Cavendish-Bentinck family who held the Portland dukedom in the 20th century.
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D.
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland, was a British diplomat and peer who served as the final holder of the Portland dukedom in the 20th century.
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E.
William Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland
William Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland was an 18th-century British nobleman and politician who rose to prominence as a leading Whig peer and influential landowner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
3rd Duke of Portland
NERFINISHED
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William Cavendish-Bentinck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
fall of the Fox–North Coalition
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formation of the Portland ministry (1783) ⓘ formation of the Portland ministry (1807) ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1738-04-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
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Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Marylebone Parish Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Lord William Bentinck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1809-10-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| educatedAt | Christ Church, Oxford ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Cavendish-Bentinck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstTermAsPrimeMinisterEnd | 1783-12-19 ⓘ |
| firstTermAsPrimeMinisterStart | 1783-04-02 ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Commons of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret Cavendish-Harley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Bentinck family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Duke of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | serving twice as Prime Minister of Great Britain and the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| officeContested | Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ |
| ordinalOfTitle | 3rd Duke of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | Tory Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Tory ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Home Secretary NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord President of the Council ⓘ Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
The Earl of Shelburne
NERFINISHED
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William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| representedInParliament |
Middlesex
NERFINISHED
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Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondTermAsPrimeMinisterEnd | 1809-10-04 ⓘ |
| secondTermAsPrimeMinisterStart | 1807-03-31 ⓘ |
| spouse |
Dorothy Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorothy Cavendish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Spencer Perceval
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Pitt the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck Description of subject: William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of Great Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck