Frederick Cornwallis
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Frederick Cornwallis was an 18th-century English clergyman who became Archbishop of Canterbury and a prominent religious figure in the Church of England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frederick Cornwallis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4709459 — 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: Frederick Cornwallis Context triple: [Edward Cornwallis, sibling, Frederick Cornwallis]
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A.
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis was a British aristocrat and politician who inherited the marquessate from his father, the prominent military commander and colonial administrator Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis.
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B.
Richard Nicolls
Richard Nicolls was a 17th-century English military officer and colonial governor best known for leading the expedition that captured New Amsterdam from the Dutch and became the first English governor of New York.
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C.
Edmund Ball
Edmund Ball was an American industrialist and member of the Ball family who helped build Ball Corporation into a major manufacturer of glass jars and packaging products.
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D.
Frederick Hamilton
Frederick Hamilton is a personal name shared by several notable historical figures, including politicians, military officers, and aristocrats from the British and Irish nobility.
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E.
1st Marquess Cornwallis
The 1st Marquess Cornwallis was a British Army general and colonial administrator best known for his role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
- 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: Frederick Cornwallis Target entity description: Frederick Cornwallis was an 18th-century English clergyman who became Archbishop of Canterbury and a prominent religious figure in the Church of England.
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A.
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis was a British aristocrat and politician who inherited the marquessate from his father, the prominent military commander and colonial administrator Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis.
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B.
Richard Nicolls
Richard Nicolls was a 17th-century English military officer and colonial governor best known for leading the expedition that captured New Amsterdam from the Dutch and became the first English governor of New York.
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C.
Edmund Ball
Edmund Ball was an American industrialist and member of the Ball family who helped build Ball Corporation into a major manufacturer of glass jars and packaging products.
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D.
Frederick Hamilton
Frederick Hamilton is a personal name shared by several notable historical figures, including politicians, military officers, and aristocrats from the British and Irish nobility.
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E.
1st Marquess Cornwallis
The 1st Marquess Cornwallis was a British Army general and colonial administrator best known for his role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century Anglican bishop
ⓘ
Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedAsArchbishopOfCanterbury | 1768 ⓘ |
| appointedAsBishopOfLichfieldAndCoventry | 1750 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1713-03-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| burialPlace | St Mary-at-Lambeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clergyRank |
archbishop
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ dean ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1783-03-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Lambeth Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
ⓘ
Eton College ⓘ |
| endOfTermAsArchbishopOfCanterbury | 1783 ⓘ |
| familyName | Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Frederick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Most Reverend ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading figure in the Church of England in the 18th century
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supporting moderate Anglicanism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Charlotte Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | The Most Reverend ⓘ |
| occupation |
archbishop
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ clergyman ⓘ |
| partOf | 18th-century Church of England hierarchy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Canterbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean of Windsor NERFINISHED ⓘ Register of the Order of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence |
Archbishop’s Palace, Croydon
NERFINISHED
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Lambeth Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis
NERFINISHED
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Stephen Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeAsDeanOfWindsor | 1757 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frederick Cornwallis Description of subject: Frederick Cornwallis was an 18th-century English clergyman who became Archbishop of Canterbury and a prominent religious figure in the Church of England.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.