William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath
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William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, was an influential 18th-century British Whig politician and statesman who became one of the leading opponents of Sir Robert Walpole’s government.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir William Pulteney | 1 |
| William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath canonical | 1 |
| William Pulteney, Earl of Bath | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1912919 — 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 Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath Context triple: [Catherine Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry, associatedWith, William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath]
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A.
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland was a 17th-century English nobleman and Royalist military commander who was killed fighting for King Charles I during the English Civil War.
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B.
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, was an influential early 18th-century English nobleman and arts patron renowned for his lavish estate at Cannons and his support of composers such as George Frideric Handel.
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C.
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, was a prominent late 17th-century English statesman and courtier who served as a key advisor to multiple monarchs, including Charles II and James II.
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D.
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire, was an English nobleman and politician of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who helped establish the prominence of the Cavendish family in national affairs.
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E.
Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland
Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland, was an 18th-century British Whig politician and statesman who served as Lord Chamberlain and played a significant role in the early Georgian court.
- 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 Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath Target entity description: William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, was an influential 18th-century British Whig politician and statesman who became one of the leading opponents of Sir Robert Walpole’s government.
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A.
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland was a 17th-century English nobleman and Royalist military commander who was killed fighting for King Charles I during the English Civil War.
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B.
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, was an influential early 18th-century English nobleman and arts patron renowned for his lavish estate at Cannons and his support of composers such as George Frideric Handel.
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C.
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, was a prominent late 17th-century English statesman and courtier who served as a key advisor to multiple monarchs, including Charles II and James II.
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D.
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire, was an English nobleman and politician of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who helped establish the prominence of the Cavendish family in national affairs.
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E.
Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland
Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland, was an 18th-century British Whig politician and statesman who served as Lord Chamberlain and played a significant role in the early Georgian court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Earl in the Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ Whig politician ⓘ human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1684-03-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| coFounderOf | The Craftsman (political journal) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1764-07-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
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Westminster School ⓘ |
| endTime |
Cofferer of the Household term 1725
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Secretary at War term 1717 ⓘ |
| familyName | Pulteney ⓘ |
| father |
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sir William Pulteney
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| genre | political writing ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
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surface form:
Privy Council of Great Britain
|
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Whig Party ⓘ |
| mother | Mary Floyd ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Bath ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence in 18th-century British politics
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leading parliamentary opposition to Sir Robert Walpole ⓘ political pamphleteering ⓘ role in the fall of Walpole in 1742 ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Craftsman (political journal) ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Robert Walpole
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surface form:
Sir Robert Walpole
Walpole ministry ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup |
Rockingham Whigs
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surface form:
Opposition Whigs
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| parliamentaryTerm |
House of Commons of England
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House of Commons of Great Britain ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Cofferer of the Household
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Member of Parliament ⓘ Privy Counsellor ⓘ Secretary at War ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence |
Bath House, Piccadilly
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| spouse | Anna Maria Gumley ⓘ |
| startTime |
Cofferer of the Household term 1723
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Secretary at War term 1714 ⓘ created Earl of Bath 1742 ⓘ |
| titleAfter | Viscount Pulteney ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath Description of subject: William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, was an influential 18th-century British Whig politician and statesman who became one of the leading opponents of Sir Robert Walpole’s government.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Catherine Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry
this entity surface form:
William Pulteney, Earl of Bath
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath
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father
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William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Sir William Pulteney