Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk
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Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent early 18th-century English nobleman and senior peer who played a leading role in court and state affairs under the later Stuart and early Hanoverian monarchs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4152374 — 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: Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk Context triple: [Marshal of England, positionHeldBy, Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk]
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Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and politician who became entangled in plots surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots, ultimately leading to his execution for treason under Queen Elizabeth I.
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Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, was a powerful English nobleman and statesman of the Tudor period, prominent as a military commander and influential courtier under Henry VIII.
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Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent 17th-century English nobleman and politician who served as Earl Marshal and played a key role in the restoration of his family’s titles and estates after the English Civil War.
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Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent English nobleman and military commander of the late 15th and early 16th centuries who played a key role in the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII.
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Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent late 17th-century English nobleman and leading member of the Howard family who played a significant role in the political and ceremonial life of the Stuart 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: Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk Target entity description: Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent early 18th-century English nobleman and senior peer who played a leading role in court and state affairs under the later Stuart and early Hanoverian monarchs.
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A.
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and politician who became entangled in plots surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots, ultimately leading to his execution for treason under Queen Elizabeth I.
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B.
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, was a powerful English nobleman and statesman of the Tudor period, prominent as a military commander and influential courtier under Henry VIII.
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C.
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent 17th-century English nobleman and politician who served as Earl Marshal and played a key role in the restoration of his family’s titles and estates after the English Civil War.
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D.
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent English nobleman and military commander of the late 15th and early 16th centuries who played a key role in the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII.
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E.
Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent late 17th-century English nobleman and leading member of the Howard family who played a significant role in the political and ceremonial life of the Stuart court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Duke of Norfolk
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Earl Marshal ⓘ English nobleman ⓘ human ⓘ peer of the realm ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1659-12-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Arundel House, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arundel Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1732-12-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Norfolk House, St James's Square, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | St Omer College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early Hanoverian period
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late Stuart period ⓘ |
| familyName | Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldRank | Premier Peer of England ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
Charles II of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George I of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ James II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Anne Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading English Catholic nobleman in the early 18th century
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senior peer under late Stuart and early Hanoverian monarchs ⓘ |
| parliamentaryActivity | sat in the House of Lords as a leading Catholic peer ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Jacobite sympathiser ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
8th Duke of Norfolk
NERFINISHED
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Earl Marshal of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Hereditary Marshal of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Premier Duke in the Peerage of England ⓘ Premier Earl in the Peerage of England ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Arundel Castle, Sussex
NERFINISHED
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Norfolk House, St James's Square, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Lady Philippa Howard
NERFINISHED
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Lord Edward Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Thomas Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Maria Shireburn
NERFINISHED
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Mary Blount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Baron Maltravers
NERFINISHED
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Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk Description of subject: Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent early 18th-century English nobleman and senior peer who played a leading role in court and state affairs under the later Stuart and early Hanoverian monarchs.
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