Earl of Lincoln

E90717

earldom hereditary title peerage title

The Earl of Lincoln is a hereditary English noble title in the Peerage of England, historically held by several prominent aristocratic families involved in national politics and royal affairs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Earl of Lincoln canonical	22
1st Earl of Lincoln	1
The Earl of Lincoln	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T677040 — 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: Earl of Lincoln
Context triple: [Thomas Dudley, employer, Earl of Lincoln]

A. Earl of Huntingdon
The Earl of Huntingdon was a prominent medieval English noble title often associated with members of the Scottish royal family, notably serving as a key link between Scottish kings and the English nobility.
B. Earl of Chester
The Earl of Chester is a historic English noble title traditionally associated with the heir apparent to the British throne and closely linked to the governance of the County Palatine of Chester.
C. Earl of Northesk
The Earl of Northesk is a Scottish peerage title historically held by the Carnegie family, notable for its long lineage and connections to British naval and political history.
D. Earl of Orford
The Earl of Orford is a British peerage title historically associated with Sir Robert Walpole, often regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain.
E. Earl of Carrick
The Earl of Carrick was a medieval Scottish noble title associated with the ruling family of Carrick in southwestern Scotland, notably held by Robert the Bruce before he became King of Scots.
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: Earl of Lincoln
Target entity description: The Earl of Lincoln is a hereditary English noble title in the Peerage of England, historically held by several prominent aristocratic families involved in national politics and royal affairs.

A. Earl of Huntingdon
The Earl of Huntingdon was a prominent medieval English noble title often associated with members of the Scottish royal family, notably serving as a key link between Scottish kings and the English nobility.
B. Earl of Chester
The Earl of Chester is a historic English noble title traditionally associated with the heir apparent to the British throne and closely linked to the governance of the County Palatine of Chester.
C. Earl of Northesk
The Earl of Northesk is a Scottish peerage title historically held by the Carnegie family, notable for its long lineage and connections to British naval and political history.
D. Earl of Orford
The Earl of Orford is a British peerage title historically associated with Sir Robert Walpole, often regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain.
E. Earl of Carrick
The Earl of Carrick was a medieval Scottish noble title associated with the ruling family of Carrick in southwestern Scotland, notably held by Robert the Bruce before he became King of Scots.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	earldom ⓘ hereditary title ⓘ peerage title ⓘ
associatedLocation	Lincolnshire ⓘ
associatedWith	British aristocracy ⓘ English nobility ⓘ House of Lords ⓘ
category	Earls in the Peerage of England ⓘ Noble titles created in the Middle Ages ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
followsInRank	Marquess in the Peerage of England ⓘ
governingSystemContext	British monarchy ⓘ English monarchy ⓘ linked to: English monarchs
hasFeudalOrigin	medieval England ⓘ
hasGender	male titleholder ⓘ
hasHistoricalContinuity	title passed through multiple families ⓘ
hasHolderPrivilege	historical seat in the House of Lords ⓘ
hasHolderRole	member of the peerage ⓘ
hasStyle	The Right Honourable ⓘ
hasTitleRank	Earl ⓘ
historicalRole	involvement in national politics ⓘ involvement in royal affairs ⓘ
isHereditary	true ⓘ
jurisdiction	England ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
namedAfter	City of Lincoln ⓘ Lincoln ⓘ
nobleFamilyInvolved	Clinton family ⓘ Fiennes family ⓘ Pelham-Clinton family ⓘ linked to: Pelham family de Lacy family ⓘ de Quincy family ⓘ
notableFor	links to major political figures in English history ⓘ longstanding aristocratic lineage ⓘ
partOf	Peerage of England ⓘ
precedesInRank	Viscount in the Peerage of England ⓘ
titleType	substantive peerage ⓘ
usedIn	British order of precedence ⓘ

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Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thomas Dudley → employer → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne → subsidiaryTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne → traditionalHeirApparentTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster → nobleTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster → heldOffice → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

Ranulf de Blondeville → positionHeld → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

de Lacy family → nobleTitleHeld → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk → nobleTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 9th Earl of Lincoln → hasHonorificPrefix → The Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

linked to: Earl of Lincoln

Baron Clinton → heldAsSubsidiaryTitleOf → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

William de Roumare, Earl of Lincoln → heldTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

subject linked to: Earls of Lincoln

Ranulf de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester → heldTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

subject linked to: Earls of Lincoln

John de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln → heldTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

subject linked to: Earls of Lincoln

Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln → heldTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

subject linked to: Earls of Lincoln

Thomas of Lancaster, 2nd Earl of Lancaster → heldTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

subject linked to: Earls of Lincoln

John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk → heldTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

subject linked to: Earls of Lincoln

John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln → heldTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

subject linked to: Earls of Lincoln

Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln → nobleTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln → ordinal → 1st Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

linked to: Earl of Lincoln

Countess of Lincoln → associatedTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

Countess of Lincoln → equivalentMaleTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln → nobleTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

subject linked to: John

Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln → nobleTitle → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln → positionHeld → Earl of Lincoln ⓘ

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