8th Duke of Leinster
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The 8th Duke of Leinster, Gerald FitzGerald, was an Irish peer and head of the historic FitzGerald family, holders of the premier dukedom in the Peerage of Ireland.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16972611 — 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: 8th Duke of Leinster Context triple: [Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Duke of Leinster, ordinalInTitle, 8th Duke of Leinster]
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5th Duke of Leinster
The 5th Duke of Leinster was an Irish peer from the prominent FitzGerald family, historically one of Ireland’s leading aristocratic lineages.
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3rd Duke of Leinster
The 3rd Duke of Leinster was an Irish peer from the prominent FitzGerald family who held one of the highest-ranking dukedoms in the Peerage of Ireland during the 19th century.
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Maurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster
Maurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster, was an Irish peer and head of the prominent FitzGerald family, historically one of Ireland’s most influential aristocratic dynasties.
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Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster
Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster, was an Irish peer and head of the prominent FitzGerald family, historically one of Ireland’s most influential aristocratic lineages.
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Charles William FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster
Charles William FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster, was a 19th-century Irish peer and politician who served as a prominent member of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy.
- 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: 8th Duke of Leinster Target entity description: The 8th Duke of Leinster, Gerald FitzGerald, was an Irish peer and head of the historic FitzGerald family, holders of the premier dukedom in the Peerage of Ireland.
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A.
5th Duke of Leinster
The 5th Duke of Leinster was an Irish peer from the prominent FitzGerald family, historically one of Ireland’s leading aristocratic lineages.
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B.
3rd Duke of Leinster
The 3rd Duke of Leinster was an Irish peer from the prominent FitzGerald family who held one of the highest-ranking dukedoms in the Peerage of Ireland during the 19th century.
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C.
Maurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster
Maurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster, was an Irish peer and head of the prominent FitzGerald family, historically one of Ireland’s most influential aristocratic dynasties.
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D.
Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster
Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster, was an Irish peer and head of the prominent FitzGerald family, historically one of Ireland’s most influential aristocratic lineages.
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E.
Charles William FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster
Charles William FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster, was a 19th-century Irish peer and politician who served as a prominent member of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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