Lord Deputy of Ireland
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The Lord Deputy of Ireland was the chief representative and governor appointed by the English (later British) crown to administer Ireland before the creation of the office of Lord Lieutenant.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lord Deputy of Ireland canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12309137 — 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: Lord Deputy of Ireland Context triple: [Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran, positionHeld, Lord Deputy of Ireland]
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British monarch’s chief representative and head of the Irish administration before the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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B.
Lord High Constable of Ireland
The Lord High Constable of Ireland was a senior Great Officer of State in the Kingdom of Ireland, historically responsible for commanding the army and overseeing military justice.
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C.
Lord Chancellor of Ireland
The Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest-ranking judicial and political officer in Ireland, serving as the chief judge in the Irish Chancery and a key advisor and minister to the Crown.
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D.
Lord Protector of Ireland
The Lord Protector of Ireland was the title held by Oliver Cromwell as the de facto head of state overseeing English rule in Ireland during the mid-17th-century Commonwealth period.
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Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
The Lord High Treasurer of Ireland was a senior government office responsible for overseeing the kingdom’s finances and treasury administration in Ireland under the English and later British crown.
- 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: Lord Deputy of Ireland Target entity description: The Lord Deputy of Ireland was the chief representative and governor appointed by the English (later British) crown to administer Ireland before the creation of the office of Lord Lieutenant.
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British monarch’s chief representative and head of the Irish administration before the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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B.
Lord High Constable of Ireland
The Lord High Constable of Ireland was a senior Great Officer of State in the Kingdom of Ireland, historically responsible for commanding the army and overseeing military justice.
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C.
Lord Chancellor of Ireland
The Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest-ranking judicial and political officer in Ireland, serving as the chief judge in the Irish Chancery and a key advisor and minister to the Crown.
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D.
Lord Protector of Ireland
The Lord Protector of Ireland was the title held by Oliver Cromwell as the de facto head of state overseeing English rule in Ireland during the mid-17th-century Commonwealth period.
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E.
Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
The Lord High Treasurer of Ireland was a senior government office responsible for overseeing the kingdom’s finances and treasury administration in Ireland under the English and later British crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.