Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland
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Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, was an English nobleman and prominent Elizabethan courtier known for his patronage of the sciences and his long imprisonment in the Tower of London following the Gunpowder Plot.
All labels observed (1)
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| Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11670996 — 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: Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland Context triple: [Percy family, notableMember, Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland]
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Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and courtier whose turbulent life and political entanglements, including involvement in northern uprisings, made him a significant figure in Tudor-era aristocratic history.
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Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent English nobleman of the early 16th century, closely involved in northern governance and Tudor court politics.
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Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent English nobleman of the late 15th century whose shifting loyalties during the Wars of the Roses significantly influenced the balance of power between the houses of York and Lancaster.
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Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and military leader who played a key role in the Wars of the Roses before being killed at the Battle of Towton.
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E.
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and leading Lancastrian military commander during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.
- 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: Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland Target entity description: Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, was an English nobleman and prominent Elizabethan courtier known for his patronage of the sciences and his long imprisonment in the Tower of London following the Gunpowder Plot.
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A.
Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and courtier whose turbulent life and political entanglements, including involvement in northern uprisings, made him a significant figure in Tudor-era aristocratic history.
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B.
Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent English nobleman of the early 16th century, closely involved in northern governance and Tudor court politics.
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C.
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent English nobleman of the late 15th century whose shifting loyalties during the Wars of the Roses significantly influenced the balance of power between the houses of York and Lancaster.
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D.
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and military leader who played a key role in the Wars of the Roses before being killed at the Battle of Towton.
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E.
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and leading Lancastrian military commander during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.
- F. None of above. chosen
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