Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire
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Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, is a British aristocrat, landowner, and former chairman of Sotheby’s best known for overseeing the preservation and public promotion of the Chatsworth estate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T767322 — 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: Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire Context triple: [Cavendish family, notableMember, Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire]
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A.
Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire
Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent British aristocrat and politician who modernized the Chatsworth estate and served as a senior figure in the postwar Conservative Party.
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B.
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent 20th-century British aristocrat and landowner who served as Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire and held various ceremonial and public roles within the United Kingdom.
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C.
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician best known for his influential role in high society and his marriage to the celebrated socialite Georgiana Spencer.
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D.
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent 19th-century British statesman and aristocrat who held senior political offices including Leader of the Liberal Party and later the Liberal Unionists.
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E.
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, was an 18th-century British statesman who briefly served as Prime Minister and was a prominent member of the Whig 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: Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire Target entity description: Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, is a British aristocrat, landowner, and former chairman of Sotheby’s best known for overseeing the preservation and public promotion of the Chatsworth estate.
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A.
Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire
Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent British aristocrat and politician who modernized the Chatsworth estate and served as a senior figure in the postwar Conservative Party.
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B.
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent 20th-century British aristocrat and landowner who served as Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire and held various ceremonial and public roles within the United Kingdom.
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C.
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician best known for his influential role in high society and his marriage to the celebrated socialite Georgiana Spencer.
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D.
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent 19th-century British statesman and aristocrat who held senior political offices including Leader of the Liberal Party and later the Liberal Unionists.
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E.
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, was an 18th-century British statesman who briefly served as Prime Minister and was a prominent member of the Whig aristocracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British aristocrat
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businessperson ⓘ duke ⓘ human ⓘ landowner ⓘ peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cavendish family
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Chatsworth House ⓘ Sotheby’s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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| familyName | Cavendish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art market
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estate management ⓘ heritage conservation ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHereditaryTitle | peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasNobleStyle | His Grace ⓘ |
| hasRole |
custodian of Chatsworth House
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public promoter of Chatsworth estate ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
leadership role at Sotheby’s
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stewardship of Chatsworth estate ⓘ |
| isPartOf | British peerage system ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | biographical articles about the Dukes of Devonshire ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOfNobleFamily | Cavendish family ⓘ |
| name | Peregrine Cavendish ⓘ |
| nobleRank | duke ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Cavendish of Hardwick
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Duke of Devonshire ⓘ William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington ⓘ
surface form:
Marquess of Hartington
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| notableEstateManaged |
Chatsworth House
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surface form:
Chatsworth estate
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| notableWork |
preservation of Chatsworth House
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public promotion of the Chatsworth estate ⓘ |
| occupation |
aristocrat
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company chairman ⓘ landowner ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 12th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chairman of Sotheby’s ⓘ |
| residence |
Chatsworth House
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Derbyshire ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
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surface form:
Marquess of Hartington
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire Description of subject: Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, is a British aristocrat, landowner, and former chairman of Sotheby’s best known for overseeing the preservation and public promotion of the Chatsworth estate.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.