James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond
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James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond, was a prominent 14th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and magnate who founded the powerful Butler dynasty in Ireland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1st Earl of Ormond | 1 |
| James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11972666 — 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: James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond Context triple: [Earl of Ormond, notableHolder, James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond]
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A.
James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond
James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond, was a prominent 16th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who played a key role in Tudor politics and the governance of Ireland.
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B.
Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond
Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond, was a prominent Anglo-Irish nobleman of the Tudor era, closely connected to the English court and influential in Irish political affairs.
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C.
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, was a prominent 17th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman, soldier, and statesman who played a leading role in Royalist politics and military campaigns in Ireland during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the Restoration era.
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D.
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose dominance in Irish politics earned him the nickname "the Great Earl."
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E.
Pierce Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond
Pierce Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, was a prominent 16th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who played a key role in Tudor-era Irish politics and the consolidation of Butler family power.
- 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: James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond Target entity description: James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond, was a prominent 14th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and magnate who founded the powerful Butler dynasty in Ireland.
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A.
James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond
James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond, was a prominent 16th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who played a key role in Tudor politics and the governance of Ireland.
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B.
Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond
Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond, was a prominent Anglo-Irish nobleman of the Tudor era, closely connected to the English court and influential in Irish political affairs.
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C.
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, was a prominent 17th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman, soldier, and statesman who played a leading role in Royalist politics and military campaigns in Ireland during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the Restoration era.
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D.
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose dominance in Irish politics earned him the nickname "the Great Earl."
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E.
Pierce Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond
Pierce Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, was a prominent 16th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who played a key role in Tudor-era Irish politics and the consolidation of Butler family power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1st Earl of Ormond