Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
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Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, was an 18th-century British admiral renowned for his naval leadership during the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary Wars, particularly the Glorious First of June.
All labels observed (1)
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| Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13730779 — 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: Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe Context triple: [Monument to Admiral Earl Howe in St Paul’s Cathedral, dedicatedTo, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe]
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Admiral Sir William Cornwallis
Admiral Sir William Cornwallis was a distinguished Royal Navy officer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, renowned for his leadership during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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Edward George Hawke, 9th Baron Hawke
Edward George Hawke, 9th Baron Hawke, was a British peer and member of the Hawke family lineage, known for holding the hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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Edward William Hawke, 4th Baron Hawke
Edward William Hawke, 4th Baron Hawke, was a prominent English aristocrat best known as a leading cricket administrator and long-serving captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
1st Baron Rodney
1st Baron Rodney was a British naval officer and peer best known for his decisive victories during the American Revolutionary War, particularly the Battle of the Saintes in 1782.
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E.
Samuel Hood, 2nd Baron Bridport
Samuel Hood, 2nd Baron Bridport, was a British peer and naval officer of the 19th century, known for his family’s distinguished maritime and aristocratic legacy.
- 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: Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe Target entity description: Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, was an 18th-century British admiral renowned for his naval leadership during the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary Wars, particularly the Glorious First of June.
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A.
Admiral Sir William Cornwallis
Admiral Sir William Cornwallis was a distinguished Royal Navy officer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, renowned for his leadership during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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B.
Edward George Hawke, 9th Baron Hawke
Edward George Hawke, 9th Baron Hawke, was a British peer and member of the Hawke family lineage, known for holding the hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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C.
Edward William Hawke, 4th Baron Hawke
Edward William Hawke, 4th Baron Hawke, was a prominent English aristocrat best known as a leading cricket administrator and long-serving captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
1st Baron Rodney
1st Baron Rodney was a British naval officer and peer best known for his decisive victories during the American Revolutionary War, particularly the Battle of the Saintes in 1782.
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E.
Samuel Hood, 2nd Baron Bridport
Samuel Hood, 2nd Baron Bridport, was a British peer and naval officer of the 19th century, known for his family’s distinguished maritime and aristocratic legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.