William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
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William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, was an 18th-century British statesman who served as Prime Minister and played a key role in negotiating the end of the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne | 3 |
| William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10853362 — 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.
Target entity: William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne Context triple: [William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, alsoKnownAs, William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne]
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George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne
George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne, was an English poet and Tory statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his literary works and service under Queen Anne.
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William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland
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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John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne
John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne, was an 18th-century Irish-born British peer and politician who established the Shelburne title later held by his more famous son, the future Prime Minister William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.
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Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst was a prominent British politician and statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving as Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies during the Napoleonic Wars.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne Target entity description: William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, was an 18th-century British statesman who served as Prime Minister and played a key role in negotiating the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne
George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne, was an English poet and Tory statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his literary works and service under Queen Anne.
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B.
William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland
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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C.
John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne
John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne, was an 18th-century Irish-born British peer and politician who established the Shelburne title later held by his more famous son, the future Prime Minister William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.
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Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst was a prominent British politician and statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving as Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies during the Napoleonic Wars.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British statesman
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Earl of Shelburne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Marquess of Lansdowne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1737-05-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | All Saints' Church, Calne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | John Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1805-05-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Berkeley Square, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
ⓘ
University of Leiden ⓘ
surface form:
Leiden University
|
| endTimeOfPosition | 1783-04-02 ⓘ |
| familyName | Petty-FitzMaurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | politics ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Negotiating the end of the American Revolutionary War
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Serving as Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Privy Council of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Colonel ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Mary FitzMaurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
1st Marquess of Lansdowne
NERFINISHED
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2nd Earl of Shelburne NERFINISHED ⓘ Baron Wycombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Negotiation of the 1783 Treaty of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeldJurisdiction | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRole |
Irish representative peer
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Member of Parliament for Wycombe ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer (Ireland)
NERFINISHED
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First Lord of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ Home Secretary NERFINISHED ⓘ Leader of the House of Lords ⓘ Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ Secretary of State for the Southern Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Marquess of Rockingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Bowood House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatureImage | Signature of William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne ⓘ |
| spouse |
Louisa FitzPatrick
NERFINISHED
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Sophia Carteret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition | 1782-07-04 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | The Duke of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne Description of subject: William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, was an 18th-century British statesman who served as Prime Minister and played a key role in negotiating the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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