Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine
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Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine, was a 17th-century English courtier and diplomat best known as the husband of King Charles II’s influential mistress, Barbara Villiers.
All labels observed (1)
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| Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12048515 — 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: Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine Context triple: [Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland, spouse, Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine]
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A.
Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne
Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne, was an 18th-century British peer and politician who held prominent regional and parliamentary roles in Wales.
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B.
Sir Robert Talbot
Sir Robert Talbot was an Irish Catholic landowner and politician from the prominent Talbot family, active during the turbulent mid-17th-century conflicts in Ireland.
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C.
Sir John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
Sir John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont, was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer of the early 18th century known for his involvement in British parliamentary affairs and intellectual circles.
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D.
Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh
Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh, was a 17th-century Anglo-Irish statesman and courtier who served as English Paymaster of the Forces and became a prominent political figure under Charles II and William III.
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E.
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, was a prominent late 17th-century English statesman and courtier who served as a key advisor to multiple monarchs, including Charles II and James II.
- 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: Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine Target entity description: Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine, was a 17th-century English courtier and diplomat best known as the husband of King Charles II’s influential mistress, Barbara Villiers.
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A.
Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne
Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne, was an 18th-century British peer and politician who held prominent regional and parliamentary roles in Wales.
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B.
Sir Robert Talbot
Sir Robert Talbot was an Irish Catholic landowner and politician from the prominent Talbot family, active during the turbulent mid-17th-century conflicts in Ireland.
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C.
Sir John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
Sir John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont, was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer of the early 18th century known for his involvement in British parliamentary affairs and intellectual circles.
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D.
Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh
Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh, was a 17th-century Anglo-Irish statesman and courtier who served as English Paymaster of the Forces and became a prominent political figure under Charles II and William III.
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E.
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, was a prominent late 17th-century English statesman and courtier who served as a key advisor to multiple monarchs, including Charles II and James II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.