William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon
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William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon, was a prominent 12th–13th century English nobleman and magnate who held extensive lands in Devon and played a significant role in the politics of the Angevin kings.
All labels observed (1)
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| William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17276982 — 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 de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon Context triple: [Falkes de Bréauté, relativeByMarriage, William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon]
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William Courtenay, Earl of Devon
William Courtenay, Earl of Devon, was an English nobleman of the late 15th and early 16th centuries who rose to prominence at the Tudor court through his marriage into the royal family and his restoration to the earldom of Devon under Henry VIII.
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B.
Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall
Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall, was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and illegitimate son of King Henry I of England who became a prominent regional magnate and royal supporter during the civil war known as The Anarchy.
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C.
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester, was a prominent 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and feudal magnate who held extensive lands in England and Wales and played a significant role in the politics of the reigns of Kings Stephen and Henry II.
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D.
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, was a prominent Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader of the late 11th and early 12th centuries, closely associated with the English crown and extensive landholdings in England.
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E.
George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntingdon
George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and courtier who served under King Henry VIII and held significant regional and political influence.
- 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 de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon Target entity description: William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon, was a prominent 12th–13th century English nobleman and magnate who held extensive lands in Devon and played a significant role in the politics of the Angevin kings.
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A.
William Courtenay, Earl of Devon
William Courtenay, Earl of Devon, was an English nobleman of the late 15th and early 16th centuries who rose to prominence at the Tudor court through his marriage into the royal family and his restoration to the earldom of Devon under Henry VIII.
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B.
Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall
Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall, was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and illegitimate son of King Henry I of England who became a prominent regional magnate and royal supporter during the civil war known as The Anarchy.
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C.
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester, was a prominent 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and feudal magnate who held extensive lands in England and Wales and played a significant role in the politics of the reigns of Kings Stephen and Henry II.
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D.
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, was a prominent Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader of the late 11th and early 12th centuries, closely associated with the English crown and extensive landholdings in England.
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E.
George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntingdon
George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and courtier who served under King Henry VIII and held significant regional and political influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
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