Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley
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Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley, was an 18th–19th century British peer and naval officer known for the scandal surrounding the legitimacy of his marriage and heirs, which led to a notable inheritance dispute.
All labels observed (1)
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| Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13323053 — 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: Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley Context triple: [Berkeley family, hasMember, Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley]
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A.
Charles Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley
Charles Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley, was a 17th-century English nobleman and politician who served as a prominent member of the aristocracy during the reigns of Charles II and James II.
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B.
Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley
Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley, was an 18th-century British peer and naval officer who held prominent court and military positions during the reign of King George II.
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C.
James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley
James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley, was an English nobleman and courtier of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who held high offices under Queen Anne and King George I.
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D.
Viscount Berkeley
Viscount Berkeley is a noble title in the Peerage of England historically associated with the influential Berkeley family.
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E.
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, was a 17th-century English royalist soldier, diplomat, and colonial proprietor influential in the early development of New Jersey.
- 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: Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley Target entity description: Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley, was an 18th–19th century British peer and naval officer known for the scandal surrounding the legitimacy of his marriage and heirs, which led to a notable inheritance dispute.
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A.
Charles Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley
Charles Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley, was a 17th-century English nobleman and politician who served as a prominent member of the aristocracy during the reigns of Charles II and James II.
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B.
Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley
Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley, was an 18th-century British peer and naval officer who held prominent court and military positions during the reign of King George II.
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C.
James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley
James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley, was an English nobleman and courtier of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who held high offices under Queen Anne and King George I.
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D.
Viscount Berkeley
Viscount Berkeley is a noble title in the Peerage of England historically associated with the influential Berkeley family.
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E.
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, was a 17th-century English royalist soldier, diplomat, and colonial proprietor influential in the early development of New Jersey.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.