Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
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The Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Wiltshire, responsible for ceremonial duties, civic engagement, and the coordination of local volunteer and reserve forces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire canonical | 8 |
| Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire | 1 |
| His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1944107 — 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 Lieutenant of Wiltshire Context triple: [Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, positionHeld, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire]
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Buckinghamshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and ceremonial activities.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex
The Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of West Sussex, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
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E.
Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
The Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Gloucestershire, responsible for arranging royal visits and supporting civic, voluntary, and ceremonial activities.
- 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 Lieutenant of Wiltshire Target entity description: The Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Wiltshire, responsible for ceremonial duties, civic engagement, and the coordination of local volunteer and reserve forces.
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Buckinghamshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and ceremonial activities.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex
The Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of West Sussex, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
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E.
Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
The Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Gloucestershire, responsible for arranging royal visits and supporting civic, voluntary, and ceremonial activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lord-Lieutenancy
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ceremonial office ⓘ deputy lieutenants ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Wiltshire ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
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Charles Philip Arthur George ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles III
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| associatedWith |
British honours system
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surface form:
Honours system of the United Kingdom
Royal visits in Wiltshire ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lieutenancy of Wiltshire ⓘ |
| ceremonialDress | lord-lieutenant’s uniform ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | High Sheriff of Wiltshire ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Deputy Lieutenants
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surface form:
Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire
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| hasDuty |
coordinate royal visits to Wiltshire
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encourage voluntary and charitable activity ⓘ liaise with local armed forces units ⓘ participate in civic and community events ⓘ present awards and honours on behalf of the monarch ⓘ represent the monarch on ceremonial occasions ⓘ support and promote cadet forces ⓘ support and promote reserve forces ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle |
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire
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| historicalRole |
led county militia
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responsible for local defence (early modern period) ⓘ |
| inception | 1559 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | British honours and ceremonial system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | ceremonial county of Wiltshire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | first female Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire ⓘ |
| officeCreatedUnder | Tudor reforms of county administration ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Sarah Troughton ⓘ |
| oversees |
ceremonial county of Wiltshire
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surface form:
Wiltshire Lieutenancy area
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| partOf | Lieutenancies of England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| precedenceWithinCounty | highest non-royal ⓘ |
| replaces | military leadership of county militia (historically) ⓘ |
| represents | British monarch ⓘ |
| residence | Wiltshire ⓘ |
| scope | ceremonial and civic functions ⓘ |
| seat | none (peripatetic within county) ⓘ |
| startTime | 2012-02-27 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| supervises | Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadets in Wiltshire ⓘ |
| termLength | serves until age 75 ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Borough of Swindon
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surface form:
Swindon Borough Council
Wiltshire Council ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire Description of subject: The Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Wiltshire, responsible for ceremonial duties, civic engagement, and the coordination of local volunteer and reserve forces.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
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positionHeld
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Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
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subject surface form:
Sarah Troughton
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
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subordinateTo
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Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
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subject surface form:
Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
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hasTitleStyle
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Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
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this entity surface form:
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
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hasTitleStyle
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Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
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this entity surface form:
His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire