Hugh Latimer

E443419

Christian martyr English bishop Marian martyr Protestant reformer human

Hugh Latimer was a prominent English Protestant bishop and reformer who was executed by burning under Queen Mary I, becoming one of the most famous Marian martyrs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Hugh Latimer canonical	3
John Hooper	2
Nicholas Ridley	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4441641 — 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: Hugh Latimer
Context triple: [Marian persecutions, participant, Hugh Latimer]

A. Nicholas Ridley
Nicholas Ridley was a British Conservative politician and Thatcher-era cabinet minister known for his strong free-market views and controversial role in shaping UK economic and industrial policy.
B. Lancelot Andrewes
Lancelot Andrewes was an influential early 17th-century English bishop, theologian, and scholar renowned for his role in shaping Anglican doctrine and contributing to the King James Bible.
C. Thomas Tenison
Thomas Tenison was an English clergyman who served as Archbishop of Canterbury at the turn of the 18th century, playing a prominent role in the religious and political life of post-Revolution England.
D. Samuel Harsnett
Samuel Harsnett was a 16th–17th century English clergyman and scholar who became Archbishop of York and was known for his writings against exorcism and Puritanism.
E. Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure of the English Reformation, best known for shaping the doctrine and liturgy of the Church of England.
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: Hugh Latimer
Target entity description: Hugh Latimer was a prominent English Protestant bishop and reformer who was executed by burning under Queen Mary I, becoming one of the most famous Marian martyrs.

A. Nicholas Ridley
Nicholas Ridley was a British Conservative politician and Thatcher-era cabinet minister known for his strong free-market views and controversial role in shaping UK economic and industrial policy.
B. Lancelot Andrewes
Lancelot Andrewes was an influential early 17th-century English bishop, theologian, and scholar renowned for his role in shaping Anglican doctrine and contributing to the King James Bible.
C. Thomas Tenison
Thomas Tenison was an English clergyman who served as Archbishop of Canterbury at the turn of the 18th century, playing a prominent role in the religious and political life of post-Revolution England.
D. Samuel Harsnett
Samuel Harsnett was a 16th–17th century English clergyman and scholar who became Archbishop of York and was known for his writings against exorcism and Puritanism.
E. Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure of the English Reformation, best known for shaping the doctrine and liturgy of the Church of England.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian martyr ⓘ English bishop ⓘ Marian martyr ⓘ Protestant reformer ⓘ human ⓘ
appointedBy	Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath	execution by burning ⓘ
centuryOfActivity	16th century ⓘ
contemporaryOf	Nicholas Ridley NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Cranmer NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
countryOfDeath	Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
educatedAt	Clare College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ surface form: University of Cambridge
executedBy	authorities of Mary I of England ⓘ
executedWith	Nicholas Ridley NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
hasCause	religious persecution ⓘ
hasTitle	Bishop Latimer NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	famous martyrdom speech at the stake ⓘ plain and powerful preaching style ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	burning at the stake ⓘ
memberOf	Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	English Reformation preaching ⓘ being a Marian martyr ⓘ
notableWork	sermons before King Edward VI ⓘ
occupation	bishop ⓘ preacher ⓘ theologian ⓘ
opposed	Roman Catholic doctrines of his time ⓘ
participantIn	English Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford Martyrs events ⓘ
persecutedUnder	Mary I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBurial	Oxford (site of martyrdom, unmarked) ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	Bishop of Worcester NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ surface form: Protestantism
supported	English Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ royal supremacy over the Church in England ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Lutheran churches ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marian persecutions → participant → Hugh Latimer ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Hooper

Bishop of Worcester → hasNotableFormerHolder → Hugh Latimer ⓘ

Council of Regency for Edward VI → hasMember → Hugh Latimer ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nicholas Ridley