Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford
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Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford, was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and royal supporter who became the first holder of the earldom of Bedford under King Stephen of England.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13457446 — 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: Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford Context triple: [House of Beaumont, notableMember, Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford]
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William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton
William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, was a prominent 14th-century English nobleman and military commander who played a key role in the early stages of the Hundred Years’ War under King Edward III.
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B.
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford, was a short-lived English royal prince of the House of York, born posthumously to George, Duke of Clarence, and thus a nephew of King Edward IV and cousin to Edward V.
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C.
Hugh de Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
Hugh de Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman of the late 11th century who inherited extensive lands and titles from his powerful father, Roger de Montgomery, and was notably involved in the Norman expansion into Wales before his death in battle.
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D.
Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Essex
Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Essex, was a prominent English nobleman of the powerful de Bohun family who held major estates and influence during the late 12th and early 13th centuries.
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E.
Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford
Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford, was a prominent Anglo-Norman nobleman of the late 12th and early 13th centuries who played a key role in the baronial opposition to King John and was among the original enforcers of Magna Carta.
- 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: Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford Target entity description: Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford, was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and royal supporter who became the first holder of the earldom of Bedford under King Stephen of England.
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A.
William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton
William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, was a prominent 14th-century English nobleman and military commander who played a key role in the early stages of the Hundred Years’ War under King Edward III.
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B.
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford, was a short-lived English royal prince of the House of York, born posthumously to George, Duke of Clarence, and thus a nephew of King Edward IV and cousin to Edward V.
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C.
Hugh de Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
Hugh de Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman of the late 11th century who inherited extensive lands and titles from his powerful father, Roger de Montgomery, and was notably involved in the Norman expansion into Wales before his death in battle.
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D.
Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Essex
Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Essex, was a prominent English nobleman of the powerful de Bohun family who held major estates and influence during the late 12th and early 13th centuries.
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E.
Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford
Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford, was a prominent Anglo-Norman nobleman of the late 12th and early 13th centuries who played a key role in the baronial opposition to King John and was among the original enforcers of Magna Carta.
- F. None of above. chosen
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