Thomas Swynford
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Thomas Swynford was an English landowner and politician of the late 14th and early 15th centuries, known as the son of Katherine Swynford and for his service as a royal official and Member of Parliament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Swynford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11648849 — 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: Thomas Swynford Context triple: [Katherine Swynford, child, Thomas Swynford]
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Hugh Swynford
Hugh Swynford was a 14th-century English knight and landowner best known as the first husband of Katherine Swynford, later the mistress and third wife of John of Gaunt.
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John of Gaunt
John of Gaunt was a powerful 14th-century English prince and statesman, Duke of Lancaster, whose influence shaped the politics of the late medieval English monarchy.
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Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester
Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester, was an English nobleman and supporter of King Richard II who was later executed for his role in the Epiphany Rising against Henry IV.
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D.
Roger Mortimer of Wigmore
Roger Mortimer of Wigmore was a powerful 13th–14th century English Marcher lord and military commander, notable as the father of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, and a key figure in the politics of the Welsh borderlands.
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E.
Hugh Despenser the Elder
Hugh Despenser the Elder was a powerful English nobleman and royal favorite of Edward II, whose influence and land acquisitions helped spark baronial opposition and ultimately led to his execution in 1326.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thomas Swynford Target entity description: Thomas Swynford was an English landowner and politician of the late 14th and early 15th centuries, known as the son of Katherine Swynford and for his service as a royal official and Member of Parliament.
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A.
Hugh Swynford
Hugh Swynford was a 14th-century English knight and landowner best known as the first husband of Katherine Swynford, later the mistress and third wife of John of Gaunt.
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B.
John of Gaunt
John of Gaunt was a powerful 14th-century English prince and statesman, Duke of Lancaster, whose influence shaped the politics of the late medieval English monarchy.
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C.
Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester
Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester, was an English nobleman and supporter of King Richard II who was later executed for his role in the Epiphany Rising against Henry IV.
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D.
Roger Mortimer of Wigmore
Roger Mortimer of Wigmore was a powerful 13th–14th century English Marcher lord and military commander, notable as the father of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, and a key figure in the politics of the Welsh borderlands.
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E.
Hugh Despenser the Elder
Hugh Despenser the Elder was a powerful English nobleman and royal favorite of Edward II, whose influence and land acquisitions helped spark baronial opposition and ultimately led to his execution in 1326.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English landowner
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English politician ⓘ Member of Parliament of England ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
early 15th century
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late 14th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | House of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| employer |
English Crown
NERFINISHED
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John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Swynford family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sir Hugh Swynford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| language | Middle English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Katherine Swynford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | esquire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being son of Katherine Swynford
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service as a Member of Parliament ⓘ service as a royal official ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
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politician ⓘ royal official ⓘ |
| owned | manor of Kettlethorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryService | MP for Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Constable of Pontefract Castle
NERFINISHED
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Justice of the Peace for Lincolnshire ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ Sheriff of Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| relative | John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire
NERFINISHED
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Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | gentry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Thomas Swynford Description of subject: Thomas Swynford was an English landowner and politician of the late 14th and early 15th centuries, known as the son of Katherine Swynford and for his service as a royal official and Member of Parliament.
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