William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford

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British diplomat British politician human peer of Great Britain

William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford, was an 18th-century British diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary of State and played a key role in foreign policy during the reign of King George III.

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Label	Occurrences
William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford canonical	4
William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 2nd Earl of Rochford	2

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8094134 — 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.

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Target entity: William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford
Context triple: [Lord Rochford, alsoKnownAs, William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford]

A. William Wellesley-Pole
William Wellesley-Pole was a British politician and nobleman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his senior governmental roles and as a member of the influential Wellesley family that included the Duke of Wellington.
B. Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol
Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, was an 18th-century British naval officer, diplomat, and politician known for his service in the Royal Navy and his turbulent personal life.
C. James Cecil, 7th Earl of Salisbury
James Cecil, 7th Earl of Salisbury, was a British Conservative politician and aristocrat who was elevated to the peerage as Marquess of Salisbury in the late 18th century.
D. Grantham Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond
Grantham Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond, was a prominent 19th-century British peer and aristocrat who held multiple dukedoms and played a leading role in the social and political life of the British nobility.
E. Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland
Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland, was an 18th-century British Whig politician and statesman who served as Lord Chamberlain and played a significant role in the early Georgian court.
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 Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford
Target entity description: William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford, was an 18th-century British diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary of State and played a key role in foreign policy during the reign of King George III.

A. William Wellesley-Pole
William Wellesley-Pole was a British politician and nobleman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his senior governmental roles and as a member of the influential Wellesley family that included the Duke of Wellington.
B. Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol
Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, was an 18th-century British naval officer, diplomat, and politician known for his service in the Royal Navy and his turbulent personal life.
C. James Cecil, 7th Earl of Salisbury
James Cecil, 7th Earl of Salisbury, was a British Conservative politician and aristocrat who was elevated to the peerage as Marquess of Salisbury in the late 18th century.
D. Grantham Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond
Grantham Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond, was a prominent 19th-century British peer and aristocrat who held multiple dukedoms and played a leading role in the social and political life of the British nobility.
E. Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland
Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland, was an 18th-century British Whig politician and statesman who served as Lord Chamberlain and played a significant role in the early Georgian court.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British diplomat ⓘ British politician ⓘ human ⓘ peer of Great Britain ⓘ
birthDate	1717-09-17 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate	1781-09-28 ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
familyName	Nassau de Zuylestein ⓘ
father	Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein, 3rd Earl of Rochford ⓘ
givenName	Henry ⓘ William ⓘ
honorificPrefix	The Right Honourable ⓘ
languageUsed	English ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty	Whig Party ⓘ
monarchServed	George II of Great Britain ⓘ George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
mother	Bessy Savage ⓘ
nobleFamily	House of Nassau ⓘ
nobleTitle	4th Earl of Rochford ⓘ
notableFor	role in British foreign policy during the reign of George III ⓘ service as Secretary of State in the 18th century ⓘ
notableWork	Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of France 1763–1766 ⓘ Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of France 1768–1769 ⓘ linked to: Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of France 1763–1766 Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1770–1771 ⓘ Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1772–1773 ⓘ linked to: Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1770–1771 Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1774–1775 ⓘ linked to: Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1770–1771 Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1776–1777 ⓘ linked to: Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1770–1771 Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1778–1779 ⓘ linked to: Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1770–1771 Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1780–1781 ⓘ linked to: Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1770–1771 Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1782–1783 ⓘ linked to: Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1770–1771 Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1784–1785 ⓘ linked to: Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1770–1771 Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1786–1787 ⓘ linked to: Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1770–1771 Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1788–1789 ⓘ linked to: Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1770–1771 Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1790–1791 ⓘ linked to: Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1770–1771 Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1792–1793 ⓘ linked to: Rochford’s Memoranda on the Policy of Spain 1770–1771
occupation	diplomat ⓘ statesman ⓘ
positionHeld	British ambassador to France ⓘ British ambassador to Spain ⓘ First Lord of Trade ⓘ linked to: President of the Board of Trade Lord Lieutenant of Essex ⓘ linked to: Lord-Lieutenant of Essex Member of the Privy Council of Great Britain ⓘ Secretary of State for the Northern Department ⓘ Secretary of State for the Southern Department ⓘ Vice-Admiral of Essex ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Lucy Younge ⓘ

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Lord Rochford → alsoKnownAs → William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford ⓘ

Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein, 3rd Earl of Rochford → father → William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 2nd Earl of Rochford ⓘ

linked to: William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford

Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein, 3rd Earl of Rochford → sibling → William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford ⓘ

Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein, 3rd Earl of Rochford → titleInheritedFrom → William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 2nd Earl of Rochford ⓘ

linked to: William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford

Earl of Rochford → heldBy → William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford ⓘ

Earl of Rochford → notableHolder → William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford ⓘ

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