The Viscount St Alban
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The Viscount St Alban is a British noble title historically associated with the philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Viscount St Alban canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8362778 — 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: The Viscount St Alban Context triple: [Viscount St Alban, styleOfAddress, The Viscount St Alban]
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A.
The Viscount Buxton
The Viscount Buxton was a British Liberal politician and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of South Africa in the early 20th century.
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B.
The Viscount Templewood
The Viscount Templewood is the noble title held by British Conservative politician Samuel Hoare, a prominent statesman who served in several senior government positions between the World Wars.
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C.
The Earl of Selborne
The Earl of Selborne was a British aristocrat and colonial administrator best known for his senior role in governing parts of the British Empire in the early 20th century.
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D.
The Marquess of Reading
The Marquess of Reading is a British noble title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, most famously associated with Rufus Isaacs, a prominent early 20th-century lawyer, politician, and Viceroy of India.
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E.
Lady Amberley
Lady Amberley is a British noble title traditionally used to address the wife or female holder of the Viscountcy of Amberley.
- 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: The Viscount St Alban Target entity description: The Viscount St Alban is a British noble title historically associated with the philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon.
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A.
The Viscount Buxton
The Viscount Buxton was a British Liberal politician and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of South Africa in the early 20th century.
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B.
The Viscount Templewood
The Viscount Templewood is the noble title held by British Conservative politician Samuel Hoare, a prominent statesman who served in several senior government positions between the World Wars.
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C.
The Earl of Selborne
The Earl of Selborne was a British aristocrat and colonial administrator best known for his senior role in governing parts of the British Empire in the early 20th century.
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D.
The Marquess of Reading
The Marquess of Reading is a British noble title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, most famously associated with Rufus Isaacs, a prominent early 20th-century lawyer, politician, and Viceroy of India.
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E.
Lady Amberley
Lady Amberley is a British noble title traditionally used to address the wife or female holder of the Viscountcy of Amberley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
noble title
ⓘ
viscountcy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Francis Bacon ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| familyNameOfTitleHolder | Bacon ⓘ |
| givenNameOfTitleHolder | Francis ⓘ |
| hasGenderedForm | Viscountess St Alban ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Viscount ⓘ |
| heldBy | Francis Bacon ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith | early 17th century England ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
St Albans
ⓘ
linked to:
St Albans, Hertfordshire
|
| nobilityOf | England ⓘ |
| nobleTitleType | hereditary title ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with Francis Bacon ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of England ⓘ |
| rank | Viscount ⓘ |
| spellingVariant |
Viscount St Alban
ⓘ
Viscount St. Alban ⓘ
linked to:
Viscount St Alban
|
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| titleHolder | Francis Bacon ⓘ |
| titleHolderCitizenship | English ⓘ |
| titleHolderDateOfBirth | 1561-01-22 ⓘ |
| titleHolderDateOfDeath | 1626-04-09 ⓘ |
| titleHolderOccupation |
essayist
ⓘ
jurist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| titleHolderPlaceOfBirth |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| titleHolderPlaceOfDeath | near London ⓘ |
| usedIn | British nobility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Viscount St Alban Description of subject: The Viscount St Alban is a British noble title historically associated with the philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.