William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland
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William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland, was a British peer and politician of the 18th and early 19th centuries who held several aristocratic titles and estates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9882736 — 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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland Context triple: [Vane, hasNotableBearer, William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland]
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Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, was an 18th-century British nobleman and politician who held multiple dukedoms and served in various high offices under the Hanoverian monarchy.
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B.
George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham
George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham, was an 18th-century British statesman and nobleman who held high office, including Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and played a significant role in Georgian-era politics.
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Duke of Ormonde
The Duke of Ormonde was a prominent hereditary title in the Peerage of Ireland, most famously held by the influential Butler family, whose members played major political and military roles in Irish and British history.
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D.
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, was an Anglo-French soldier and illegitimate son of King James II of England who became a prominent marshal in the French army during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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E.
Viscount Sarsfield
Viscount Sarsfield is an Irish noble title most famously associated with Patrick Sarsfield, a Jacobite military leader renowned for his role in the Williamite War in Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland Target entity description: William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland, was a British peer and politician of the 18th and early 19th centuries who held several aristocratic titles and estates.
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A.
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, was an 18th-century British nobleman and politician who held multiple dukedoms and served in various high offices under the Hanoverian monarchy.
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B.
George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham
George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham, was an 18th-century British statesman and nobleman who held high office, including Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and played a significant role in Georgian-era politics.
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C.
Duke of Ormonde
The Duke of Ormonde was a prominent hereditary title in the Peerage of Ireland, most famously held by the influential Butler family, whose members played major political and military roles in Irish and British history.
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D.
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, was an Anglo-French soldier and illegitimate son of King James II of England who became a prominent marshal in the French army during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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E.
Viscount Sarsfield
Viscount Sarsfield is an Irish noble title most famously associated with Patrick Sarsfield, a Jacobite military leader renowned for his role in the Williamite War in Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1766-04-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| child |
Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lady Augusta Vane NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Caroline Vane NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Louisa Vane NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord William Henry Vane NERFINISHED ⓘ William John Frederick Vane, 3rd Duke of Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdTitle | Duke of Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfTitleCreation | 1833 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1842-01-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
ⓘ
Eton College ⓘ |
| familyName | Vane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Commons of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ House of Lords ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret Lowther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Barnard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Darlington NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ Viscount Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEstate |
Barnard Castle estate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raby Castle estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm |
Member of Parliament for County Durham
ⓘ
Member of Parliament for County Durham (UK Parliament) ⓘ Member of Parliament for Totnes ⓘ Member of Parliament for Tregony ⓘ Member of Parliament for Winchelsea ⓘ Member of Parliament for Winchelsea (UK Parliament) ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Tory ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Lieutenant of Cleveland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of County Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of North Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| residence |
Barnard Castle
NERFINISHED
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Cleveland House, London NERFINISHED ⓘ Raby Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Catherine Margaret Powlett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland Description of subject: William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland, was a British peer and politician of the 18th and early 19th centuries who held several aristocratic titles and estates.
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