Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk
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Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent British peer and senior aristocrat who served as Earl Marshal and played a key role in organizing major state ceremonies in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4152376 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk Context triple: [Marshal of England, positionHeldBy, Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk]
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Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent 19th-century British peer who served as Earl Marshal and held significant influence in both aristocratic and political circles.
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Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk
Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent early 19th-century British peer and leading Roman Catholic nobleman who played a significant role in the period surrounding Catholic Emancipation.
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Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent 17th-century English nobleman and politician who played a key role in the Restoration court of Charles II.
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D.
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.
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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.
- 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: Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk Target entity description: Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent British peer and senior aristocrat who served as Earl Marshal and played a key role in organizing major state ceremonies in the United Kingdom.
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A.
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent 19th-century British peer who served as Earl Marshal and held significant influence in both aristocratic and political circles.
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B.
Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk
Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent early 19th-century British peer and leading Roman Catholic nobleman who played a significant role in the period surrounding Catholic Emancipation.
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C.
Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent 17th-century English nobleman and politician who played a key role in the Restoration court of Charles II.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
ⓘ
Duke of Norfolk ⓘ Earl Marshal ⓘ human ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
NERFINISHED
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Knight of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ Territorial Decoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Fitzalan Chapel, Arundel Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Lady Anne Fitzalan-Howard
NERFINISHED
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Lady Mary Fitzalan-Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Sarah Fitzalan-Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-05-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-01-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
The Oratory School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| familyName | Fitzalan-Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Bernard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant-Colonel ⓘ |
| mother | Gwendolen Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
16th Duke of Norfolk
NERFINISHED
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Earl Marshal NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Arundel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | senior role in organizing major state ceremonies in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableWork |
organization of the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
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organization of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ organization of the state funeral of King George VI ⓘ organization of the state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath |
Arundel
NERFINISHED
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Arundel Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ West Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Hereditary Marshal of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Sussex ⓘ Mayor of Arundel ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Arundel
NERFINISHED
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Arundel Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anne Mary Teresa Constable-Maxwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lavinia Strutt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk Description of subject: Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, was a prominent British peer and senior aristocrat who served as Earl Marshal and played a key role in organizing major state ceremonies in the United Kingdom.
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