Governor Weatherby Swann
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Governor Weatherby Swann is a fictional colonial governor of Port Royal and the protective yet often flustered father of Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Governor Weatherby Swann canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8035907 — 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: Governor Weatherby Swann Context triple: [Jonathan Pryce, characterPortrayed, Governor Weatherby Swann]
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A.
Governor Moonbeam
Governor Moonbeam is the long-standing nickname of Jerry Brown, the unconventional and four-term former governor of California known for his progressive politics and sometimes eccentric image.
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B.
Andrew Taggart
Andrew Taggart is an American DJ, producer, and songwriter best known as one half of the electronic music duo The Chainsmokers.
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C.
Turk Malloy
Turk Malloy is a skilled driver and member of Danny Ocean’s crew in the "Ocean's" heist film series.
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D.
Philip Malicoat
Philip Malicoat was an American painter associated with the Provincetown art colony and a key figure in fostering its mid-20th-century artistic community.
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E.
Wilbur Fisk
Wilbur Fisk was a prominent 19th-century American Methodist minister and educator who served as the first president of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
- 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: Governor Weatherby Swann Target entity description: Governor Weatherby Swann is a fictional colonial governor of Port Royal and the protective yet often flustered father of Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
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A.
Governor Moonbeam
Governor Moonbeam is the long-standing nickname of Jerry Brown, the unconventional and four-term former governor of California known for his progressive politics and sometimes eccentric image.
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B.
Andrew Taggart
Andrew Taggart is an American DJ, producer, and songwriter best known as one half of the electronic music duo The Chainsmokers.
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C.
Turk Malloy
Turk Malloy is a skilled driver and member of Danny Ocean’s crew in the "Ocean's" heist film series.
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D.
Philip Malicoat
Philip Malicoat was an American painter associated with the Provincetown art colony and a key figure in fostering its mid-20th-century artistic community.
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E.
Wilbur Fisk
Wilbur Fisk was a prominent 19th-century American Methodist minister and educator who served as the first president of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pirates of the Caribbean character
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | lawful good ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest NERFINISHED ⓘ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jack Sparrow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Norrington NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInTimePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | drowned ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
flustered
ⓘ
protective ⓘ well-meaning ⓘ |
| child | Elizabeth Swann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Ted Elliott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terry Rossio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathInWork | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYearInCanon | 2006 ⓘ |
| familyName | Swann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Port Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Pirates of the Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| franchise | Pirates of the Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Weatherby Swann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy film
ⓘ
swashbuckler film ⓘ |
| givenName | Weatherby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInWork | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Cutler Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| loyalty | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widowed ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempts to arrange Elizabeth Swann's marriage to James Norrington
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opposes piracy while tolerating Jack Sparrow at times ⓘ |
| occupation | governor ⓘ |
| parentOf | Elizabeth Swann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jonathan Pryce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Port Royal ⓘ |
| relative | Elizabeth Swann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Port Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Governor Weatherby Swann Description of subject: Governor Weatherby Swann is a fictional colonial governor of Port Royal and the protective yet often flustered father of Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.