Earl of Ormond
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The Earl of Ormond is a historic Irish peerage title long associated with the powerful Butler family, prominent in Anglo-Irish politics and society from the late Middle Ages onward.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earl of Ormond canonical | 7 |
| Earl of Ossory | 2 |
| Earldom of Ormond | 2 |
| Earls of Ormond | 2 |
| Duke of Ormond | 1 |
| Dukes of Ormond | 1 |
| Earl of Gowran | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2537529 — 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.
Target entity: Earl of Ormond Context triple: [James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, nobleTitle, Earl of Ormond]
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A.
Earl of Armagh
The Earl of Armagh is a noble title in the Peerage of Ireland historically associated with the British and Hanoverian royal family.
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Earl of Kildare
The Earl of Kildare is a historic Irish noble title most famously associated with the powerful FitzGerald family, who were major political figures in Ireland from the late medieval period onward.
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C.
Earl of Dublin
The Earl of Dublin was a courtesy title historically associated with British royalty, notably borne by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III.
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D.
Earl of Munster
The Earl of Munster is a noble title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom historically associated with the illegitimate descendants of King William IV.
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E.
Earl of Tipperary
The Earl of Tipperary is a historic Irish peerage title traditionally associated with British royalty, notably held as a subsidiary title by Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Earl of Ormond Target entity description: The Earl of Ormond is a historic Irish peerage title long associated with the powerful Butler family, prominent in Anglo-Irish politics and society from the late Middle Ages onward.
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A.
Earl of Armagh
The Earl of Armagh is a noble title in the Peerage of Ireland historically associated with the British and Hanoverian royal family.
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B.
Earl of Kildare
The Earl of Kildare is a historic Irish noble title most famously associated with the powerful FitzGerald family, who were major political figures in Ireland from the late medieval period onward.
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C.
Earl of Dublin
The Earl of Dublin was a courtesy title historically associated with British royalty, notably borne by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III.
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D.
Earl of Munster
The Earl of Munster is a noble title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom historically associated with the illegitimate descendants of King William IV.
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E.
Earl of Tipperary
The Earl of Tipperary is a historic Irish peerage title traditionally associated with British royalty, notably held as a subsidiary title by Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish peerage title
ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ |
| aristocraticNetwork | intermarriage with English and Irish noble families ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Irish nobility
ⓘ
Butler family ⓘ |
| conflictInvolvement |
Irish Confederate Wars
ⓘ
Tudor conquest of Ireland ⓘ Wars of the Roses ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of the Roses (Yorkist alignment of some holders)
Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| dynasticImportance | one of the leading magnate houses in Ireland ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Anglo-Irish ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | lordship of Ormond ⓘ |
| firstCreationDate | 14th century ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Irish peerage law ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
representation in Irish Parliament
ⓘ
service to English Crown in Ireland ⓘ |
| languageContext |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| linkedEstate |
Butler estates in Kilkenny
ⓘ
Butler estates in Tipperary ⓘ |
| linkedTitle |
Duke of Ormonde
ⓘ
Earl of Ormond self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Earl of Ossory
Marquess of Ormonde ⓘ Viscount Thurles ⓘ |
| monarchOfFirstCreation | Edward III of England ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Butler ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
ⓘ
surface form:
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond ⓘ James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond ⓘ Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond ⓘ Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond ⓘ |
| notableReligionPolicyRole | mediation between English Crown and Irish Catholic interests (various holders) ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Ireland ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | support for English administration in Ireland ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence |
Stuart period
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Tudor period ⓘ late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| region |
County Tipperary
ⓘ
Ormond, Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Ormond (East Munster)
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| religiousAffiliationOfFamily |
Anglicanism
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialStatus | high aristocracy of Ireland ⓘ |
| successionPattern | male-preference primogeniture ⓘ |
| titleHolderRole |
Anglo-Irish magnate
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landowner ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| titleType | earldom ⓘ |
| traditionalSeat | Kilkenny Castle ⓘ |
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Subject: Earl of Ormond Description of subject: The Earl of Ormond is a historic Irish peerage title long associated with the powerful Butler family, prominent in Anglo-Irish politics and society from the late Middle Ages onward.
Referenced by (16)
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