Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond
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Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond, was an English noblewoman of the Tudor court who became the wife of Henry FitzRoy, the acknowledged illegitimate son of King Henry VIII.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond canonical | 2 |
| Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset | 2 |
| Mary Howard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9102843 — 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: Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond Context triple: [Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, spouse, Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond]
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A.
Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox
Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, was a prominent 17th-century English noblewoman and courtier, noted for her influential position at the Stuart court and her strategic dynastic marriages.
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B.
Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk
Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk, was an English noblewoman of the powerful Howard family whose title and prominence in the aristocracy led to places such as Norfolk Island being named in her honor.
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C.
Anne Howard
Anne Howard was an English aristocrat of the Howard family and the mother of Egyptologist and politician Richard William Howard Vyse.
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D.
Mary Howard
Mary Howard was the mother of English physician Robert Darwin and a member of the extended family lineage that produced naturalist Charles Darwin.
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E.
Lady Anne Seymour
Lady Anne Seymour was an English noblewoman of the 17th century who became Duchess of Leeds through her marriage into the prominent Osborne family.
- 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: Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond Target entity description: Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond, was an English noblewoman of the Tudor court who became the wife of Henry FitzRoy, the acknowledged illegitimate son of King Henry VIII.
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A.
Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox
Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, was a prominent 17th-century English noblewoman and courtier, noted for her influential position at the Stuart court and her strategic dynastic marriages.
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B.
Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk
Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk, was an English noblewoman of the powerful Howard family whose title and prominence in the aristocracy led to places such as Norfolk Island being named in her honor.
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C.
Anne Howard
Anne Howard was an English aristocrat of the Howard family and the mother of Egyptologist and politician Richard William Howard Vyse.
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D.
Mary Howard
Mary Howard was the mother of English physician Robert Darwin and a member of the extended family lineage that produced naturalist Charles Darwin.
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E.
Lady Anne Seymour
Lady Anne Seymour was an English noblewoman of the 17th century who became Duchess of Leeds through her marriage into the prominent Osborne family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Duchess of Richmond
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English noblewoman ⓘ Tudor-period noble ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Tudor
ⓘ
linked to:
Tudor dynasty
Norfolk household ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| court | Tudor court ⓘ |
| era | Tudor period ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk ⓘ |
| floruit | 16th century ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grandfather | Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk ⓘ |
| husband | Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset ⓘ |
| issue | no surviving legitimate children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1533 ⓘ |
| marriageType | arranged noble marriage ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| mother | Elizabeth Stafford, Duchess of Norfolk ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Howard family ⓘ |
| nobleRank | duchess ⓘ |
| notableFor |
marriage to Henry FitzRoy, illegitimate son of Henry VIII
ⓘ
membership in the powerful Howard family ⓘ |
| position | lady of the court ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | England ⓘ |
| sister | Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey ⓘ |
| socialStatus | high nobility ⓘ |
| spouse | Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset ⓘ |
| spouseFather | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| spouseMother | Elizabeth Blount ⓘ |
| spouseStatus | spouse was illegitimate son of Henry VIII ⓘ |
| spouseTitle |
Duke of Richmond and Somerset
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linked to:
Duke of Richmond
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| title |
Duchess of Richmond and Somerset
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linked to:
Duchess of Richmond
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond Description of subject: Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond, was an English noblewoman of the Tudor court who became the wife of Henry FitzRoy, the acknowledged illegitimate son of King Henry VIII.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond