Earl of Shrewsbury
E207085
The Earl of Shrewsbury is a historic English noble title associated with powerful medieval magnates and later one of the premier earldoms in the English peerage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earl of Shrewsbury canonical | 11 |
| Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1715750 — 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: Earl of Shrewsbury Context triple: [Roger de Montgomery, positionHeld, Earl of Shrewsbury]
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A.
Earl of Orford
The Earl of Orford is a British peerage title historically associated with Sir Robert Walpole, often regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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B.
Earl of Stockton
The Earl of Stockton is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1984 for former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and held by his descendants.
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C.
Earl of Bridgewater
The Earl of Bridgewater was a hereditary English peerage title historically associated with the influential Egerton family in the British aristocracy.
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D.
Earl of Burlington
The Earl of Burlington was a prominent British aristocrat and influential patron of the arts and architecture in the early 18th century, closely associated with the development of Palladian style in England.
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E.
Earl of Sunderland
The Earl of Sunderland is a historic English peerage title long associated with the influential Spencer-Churchill aristocratic family, prominent in British political and social life.
- 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: Earl of Shrewsbury Target entity description: The Earl of Shrewsbury is a historic English noble title associated with powerful medieval magnates and later one of the premier earldoms in the English peerage.
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A.
Earl of Orford
The Earl of Orford is a British peerage title historically associated with Sir Robert Walpole, often regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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B.
Earl of Stockton
The Earl of Stockton is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1984 for former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and held by his descendants.
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C.
Earl of Bridgewater
The Earl of Bridgewater was a hereditary English peerage title historically associated with the influential Egerton family in the British aristocracy.
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D.
Earl of Burlington
The Earl of Burlington was a prominent British aristocrat and influential patron of the arts and architecture in the early 18th century, closely associated with the development of Palladian style in England.
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E.
Earl of Sunderland
The Earl of Sunderland is a historic English peerage title long associated with the influential Spencer-Churchill aristocratic family, prominent in British political and social life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ English nobleman ⓘ earldom ⓘ hereditary title ⓘ title in the Peerage of England ⓘ |
| associatedWithCounty | Shropshire ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch |
King Henry VI of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Henry VI of England
|
| associatedWithPlace | Shrewsbury ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsDescription | Gules, a lion rampant within a bordure engrailed or ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
King Henry VI of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Henry VI of England
|
| creationDate | 1442 ⓘ |
| familyNameAssociated | Talbot ⓘ |
| firstHolder | John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ |
| hasCurrentHolder | Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Baron Talbot
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Earl of Shrewsbury self-linksurface differs ⓘ Earl of Shrewsbury self-linksurface differs ⓘ Earl of Shrewsbury self-linksurface differs ⓘ Earl of Waterford ⓘ |
| heraldicSymbol | Talbot hound ⓘ |
| inheritance | male-preference primogeniture ⓘ |
| isOneOf | premier earldoms of England ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| linkedTitle |
Earl Talbot
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Earl of Waterford ⓘ |
| motto | Prest d’accomplir ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| notableFor |
custodian of Mary, Queen of Scots
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military commander in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
George Talbot
ⓘ
surface form:
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury
|
| peerage | Peerage of England ⓘ |
| precedence | one of the most senior earls in the Peerage of England ⓘ |
| religionHistorically |
Anglicanism
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| style | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| subsidiaryTitle |
Baron Dutton
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Baron Furnivall ⓘ Baron Strange of Knockin ⓘ
surface form:
Baron Strange of Blackmere
Baron Talbot ⓘ Earl Talbot ⓘ Earl of Waterford ⓘ |
| titleStyle |
Earl of Shrewsbury
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
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| traditionalFamilySeat |
Alton Towers Resort
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surface form:
Alton Towers
Ingestre Hall ⓘ |
| typeOfNobility | English nobility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Earl of Shrewsbury Description of subject: The Earl of Shrewsbury is a historic English noble title associated with powerful medieval magnates and later one of the premier earldoms in the English peerage.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
subject surface form:
Hugh de Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
subject surface form:
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
subject surface form:
George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury
subject surface form:
Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury
this entity surface form:
Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford