Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
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Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, is a central character in the British period drama "Downton Abbey," portrayed as the American-born wife of Robert Crawley who helps bridge tradition and modernity within the aristocratic Crawley family.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham canonical | 11 |
| Cora Crawley | 1 |
| Countess of Grantham | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3061455 — 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: Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham Context triple: [Downton Abbey, mainCharacter, Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham]
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A.
Lady Mary Finch
Lady Mary Finch was an 18th-century British aristocrat best known as the mother of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, a prominent Whig statesman and two-time Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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B.
Dorothy Cavendish
Dorothy Cavendish was a British aristocrat and political hostess, best known as the wife of Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and a member of the influential Cavendish/Devonshire family.
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C.
Henrietta Tyrrell
Henrietta Tyrrell was an artist linked to the early 20th-century British avant-garde Vorticist movement.
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D.
Letitia Cropley
Letitia Cropley is an eccentric parishioner in the British sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley," best known for her bizarre and unappetizing culinary creations.
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E.
Lady Rachel Cavendish
Lady Rachel Cavendish was an English aristocrat of the prominent Cavendish family, daughter of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, and a member of the Whig political dynasty in the early 18th century.
- 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: Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham Target entity description: Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, is a central character in the British period drama "Downton Abbey," portrayed as the American-born wife of Robert Crawley who helps bridge tradition and modernity within the aristocratic Crawley family.
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A.
Lady Mary Finch
Lady Mary Finch was an 18th-century British aristocrat best known as the mother of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, a prominent Whig statesman and two-time Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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B.
Dorothy Cavendish
Dorothy Cavendish was a British aristocrat and political hostess, best known as the wife of Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and a member of the influential Cavendish/Devonshire family.
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C.
Henrietta Tyrrell
Henrietta Tyrrell was an artist linked to the early 20th-century British avant-garde Vorticist movement.
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D.
Letitia Cropley
Letitia Cropley is an eccentric parishioner in the British sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley," best known for her bizarre and unappetizing culinary creations.
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E.
Lady Rachel Cavendish
Lady Rachel Cavendish was an English aristocrat of the prominent Cavendish family, daughter of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, and a member of the Whig political dynasty in the early 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
countess
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fictional character ⓘ member of the Crawley family ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| adaptationAppearance |
Downton Abbey (2019 film)
ⓘ
Downton Abbey: A New Era ⓘ
surface form:
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022 film)
|
| appearsIn | Downton Abbey ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
class and social change
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marriage of convenience turned to love ⓘ |
| basedOn | American heiresses who married into British nobility ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Julian Fellowes ⓘ |
| familyName | Crawley ⓘ |
| familyRole | wife of the head of the Crawley family ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Downton Abbey ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Downton Abbey
ⓘ
surface form:
Downton Abbey series 1
|
| fullName | Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham self-link ⓘ |
| genre | period drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Cora ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Crawley family ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| motherInLaw | Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Lady Edith Crawley
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Lady Mary Crawley ⓘ Lady Sybil Crawley ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalBroadcast | ITV ⓘ |
| occupation |
aristocrat
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household manager ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
compassionate
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pragmatic ⓘ supportive ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| portrayedBy | Elizabeth McGovern ⓘ |
| residence |
Downton Abbey
ⓘ
Downton Abbey (estate) ⓘ
surface form:
Downton estate
|
| role |
bridge between tradition and modernity
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matriarch of the Crawley family ⓘ |
| socialClass | British aristocracy ⓘ |
| spouse | Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham ⓘ |
| stepRelation |
mother-in-law of Henry Talbot
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mother-in-law of Matthew Crawley ⓘ mother-in-law of Tom Branson ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| title |
Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Countess of Grantham
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| wealthSource | American heiress fortune ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham Description of subject: Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, is a central character in the British period drama "Downton Abbey," portrayed as the American-born wife of Robert Crawley who helps bridge tradition and modernity within the aristocratic Crawley family.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cora Crawley
Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
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title
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Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Countess of Grantham
subject surface form:
Henry Talbot