William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis
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William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis, was a prominent 17th-century English nobleman and politician who played a significant role in the royalist cause during the English Civil War and the Restoration period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5718636 — 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.
Target entity: William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis Context triple: [Herbert family, notableMember, William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis]
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Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis
Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis was a British peer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, notable as the son of Robert Clive (“Clive of India”) and for serving as Governor of Madras.
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William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, was an influential early 17th-century English nobleman, courtier, and patron of the arts closely associated with William Shakespeare and the Jacobean literary world.
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Philip Herbert, Earl of Montgomery
Philip Herbert, Earl of Montgomery, was an influential early 17th-century English courtier and patron of the arts, notably honored as one of the dedicatees of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
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Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, was a 19th-century British politician, writer, and patron of the arts who played a significant role in public life and cultural patronage in Victorian England.
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E.
Marquess of Powis
The Marquess of Powis is a historic British peerage title associated with the prominent Herbert family, long linked to the Welsh border region and its aristocratic estates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis Target entity description: William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis, was a prominent 17th-century English nobleman and politician who played a significant role in the royalist cause during the English Civil War and the Restoration period.
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A.
Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis
Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis was a British peer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, notable as the son of Robert Clive (“Clive of India”) and for serving as Governor of Madras.
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B.
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, was an influential early 17th-century English nobleman, courtier, and patron of the arts closely associated with William Shakespeare and the Jacobean literary world.
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C.
Philip Herbert, Earl of Montgomery
Philip Herbert, Earl of Montgomery, was an influential early 17th-century English courtier and patron of the arts, notably honored as one of the dedicatees of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
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D.
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, was a 19th-century British politician, writer, and patron of the arts who played a significant role in public life and cultural patronage in Victorian England.
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E.
Marquess of Powis
The Marquess of Powis is a historic British peerage title associated with the prominent Herbert family, long linked to the Welsh border region and its aristocratic estates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English nobleman
ⓘ
Royalist ⓘ peer of England ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
English Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Restoration period ⓘ |
| allegiance | House of Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aristocraticRank |
Baron
ⓘ
Earl ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Restoration of Charles II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| familyName | Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| governanceRole | landed magnate in Wales and the Marches ⓘ |
| governed | Powis estates in Wales ⓘ |
| hasTitleCreationContext | Peerage of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | leading Royalist noble in the Welsh border region ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
English Civil War politics
ⓘ
Restoration politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| loyalty |
King Charles I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Charles II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Herbert family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Powis
NERFINISHED
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Earl of Powis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in the Restoration of the monarchy
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supporting the monarchy during the English Civil War ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Royalist ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Stuart monarchy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| region |
England
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Wales ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | Powis Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Powis estates
ⓘ
Welsh Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
Charles I of England
NERFINISHED
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Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Royalist cause ⓘ |
| typeOfNoble | Royalist peer ⓘ |
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis Description of subject: William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis, was a prominent 17th-century English nobleman and politician who played a significant role in the royalist cause during the English Civil War and the Restoration period.
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