Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex

Target entity: Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
Context triple: [Self-Denying Ordinance, significantFigure, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex]

• A. John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont
  John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, was an 18th-century Anglo-Irish politician and peer who served in both the Irish and British parliaments and held influential positions in government.
• B. Samuel Dudley
  Samuel Dudley was a colonial-era New England clergyman and the son of Massachusetts Bay Colony governor Thomas Dudley.
• C. Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford
  Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, was a powerful and controversial statesman under King Charles I whose authoritarian policies and role in early Stuart governance led to his impeachment and execution on the eve of the English Civil War.
• D. Hugh Willoughby
  Hugh Willoughby was a 16th-century English explorer and naval officer best known for his early attempts to discover a northeast sea route to Asia.
• E. Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
  Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, was a powerful English nobleman and uncle to Edward VI who effectively ruled England as Lord Protector during the early years of the young king’s reign.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
Target entity description: Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, was a prominent English nobleman and Parliamentarian general during the early years of the English Civil War, known for leading forces against King Charles I before resigning his command under the Self-Denying Ordinance.

• A. John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont
  John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, was an 18th-century Anglo-Irish politician and peer who served in both the Irish and British parliaments and held influential positions in government.
• B. Samuel Dudley
  Samuel Dudley was a colonial-era New England clergyman and the son of Massachusetts Bay Colony governor Thomas Dudley.
• C. Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford
  Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, was a powerful and controversial statesman under King Charles I whose authoritarian policies and role in early Stuart governance led to his impeachment and execution on the eve of the English Civil War.
• D. Hugh Willoughby
  Hugh Willoughby was a 16th-century English explorer and naval officer best known for his early attempts to discover a northeast sea route to Asia.
• E. Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
  Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, was a powerful English nobleman and uncle to Edward VI who effectively ruled England as Lord Protector during the early years of the young king’s reign.
• F. None of above. chosen