Lord William Howard
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Lord William Howard was an English nobleman of the Tudor period, known as a younger son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and for his role within the influential Howard family during the reigns of Henry VIII and his successors.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lord William Howard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15456461 — 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: Lord William Howard Context triple: [Lord Edmund Howard, sibling, Lord William Howard]
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A.
William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham
William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham was a 16th-century English nobleman and courtier who served under the Tudor monarchs and founded the Howard of Effingham line that became prominent in naval and political affairs.
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B.
Lord Howard de Walden
Lord Howard de Walden is a hereditary British peerage title historically associated with the influential Howard family, one of England’s most prominent noble lineages.
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C.
Charles Howard
Charles Howard was a prominent American labor leader instrumental in the early organization and growth of industrial unions in the United States.
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D.
Lord Edmund Howard
Lord Edmund Howard was an English nobleman of the Tudor period, best known as the father of Queen Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII.
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E.
Lord Thomas Howard
Lord Thomas Howard was an English nobleman and naval commander best known for his leadership role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
- 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: Lord William Howard Target entity description: Lord William Howard was an English nobleman of the Tudor period, known as a younger son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and for his role within the influential Howard family during the reigns of Henry VIII and his successors.
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A.
William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham
William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham was a 16th-century English nobleman and courtier who served under the Tudor monarchs and founded the Howard of Effingham line that became prominent in naval and political affairs.
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B.
Lord Howard de Walden
Lord Howard de Walden is a hereditary British peerage title historically associated with the influential Howard family, one of England’s most prominent noble lineages.
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C.
Charles Howard
Charles Howard was a prominent American labor leader instrumental in the early organization and growth of industrial unions in the United States.
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D.
Lord Edmund Howard
Lord Edmund Howard was an English nobleman of the Tudor period, best known as the father of Queen Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII.
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E.
Lord Thomas Howard
Lord Thomas Howard was an English nobleman and naval commander best known for his leadership role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.