William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley
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William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman elevated to the marquessate for his political influence and service during the Wars of the Roses.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13323056 — 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: William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley Context triple: [Berkeley family, hasMember, William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley]
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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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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.
Viscount Berkeley
Viscount Berkeley is a noble title in the Peerage of England historically associated with the influential Berkeley family.
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D.
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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E.
Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley
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.
- 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: William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley Target entity description: William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman elevated to the marquessate for his political influence and service during the Wars of the Roses.
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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.
Viscount Berkeley
Viscount Berkeley is a noble title in the Peerage of England historically associated with the influential Berkeley family.
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D.
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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E.
Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.