Maryland proprietors
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The Maryland proprietors were the colonial-era owners and administrators of the Province of Maryland, holding extensive political and economic authority under an English royal charter.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catholic proprietors of Maryland | 1 |
| Maryland proprietors canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5150404 — 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: Maryland proprietors Context triple: [Charles Mason, employer, Maryland proprietors]
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A.
Pennsylvania proprietors
The Pennsylvania proprietors were the colonial-era landowning authorities who held and managed the proprietary rights to the Province of Pennsylvania before the American Revolution.
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B.
Lords Proprietors
The Lords Proprietors were a group of English nobles granted ownership and governing rights over the Province of Carolina in colonial America.
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C.
Lords and Gentlemen Proprietors
Lords and Gentlemen Proprietors were a group of English aristocratic investors and landholders who organized and financed the early 17th-century colonial venture that became the Saybrook Colony in New England.
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D.
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore was a 17th-century English nobleman and colonial proprietor of Maryland who played a key role in the early governance and development of the colony.
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E.
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, was an English statesman and colonial proprietor best known as the founder of the Maryland colony and an early advocate for religious toleration in North America.
- 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: Maryland proprietors Target entity description: The Maryland proprietors were the colonial-era owners and administrators of the Province of Maryland, holding extensive political and economic authority under an English royal charter.
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A.
Pennsylvania proprietors
The Pennsylvania proprietors were the colonial-era landowning authorities who held and managed the proprietary rights to the Province of Pennsylvania before the American Revolution.
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B.
Lords Proprietors
The Lords Proprietors were a group of English nobles granted ownership and governing rights over the Province of Carolina in colonial America.
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C.
Lords and Gentlemen Proprietors
Lords and Gentlemen Proprietors were a group of English aristocratic investors and landholders who organized and financed the early 17th-century colonial venture that became the Saybrook Colony in New England.
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D.
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore was a 17th-century English nobleman and colonial proprietor of Maryland who played a key role in the early governance and development of the colony.
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E.
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, was an English statesman and colonial proprietor best known as the founder of the Maryland colony and an early advocate for religious toleration in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landowning elite
ⓘ
proprietary colonial leadership ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Chesapeake Bay colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
boundary disputes with Pennsylvania
ⓘ
conflict with the Penn family ⓘ |
| country | Province of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
independence of the United States ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
collecting customs and fees
ⓘ
granting land patents ⓘ receiving feudal dues ⓘ |
| endTime | 1776 ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Charles I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
appointment of colonial governors
ⓘ
collection of quitrents ⓘ colonial legislature of Maryland ⓘ establishment of manors ⓘ judicial appointments ⓘ land distribution in Maryland ⓘ militia organization ⓘ trade regulation within the province ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis |
charter of Maryland
ⓘ
royal charter of 1632 ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Barons Baltimore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calvert family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Lord Proprietor of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1632 ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | colonial era of British America ⓘ |
| lostDirectControl | 1691 ⓘ |
| overthrownByEvent | Glorious Revolution in Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire in North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
hereditary proprietors
ⓘ
quasi-feudal lords ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Mason–Dixon Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy |
initial promotion of religious toleration for Christians
ⓘ
support for the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 ⓘ |
| restoredToPower | 1715 ⓘ |
| successor | State of Maryland government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Chesapeake Bay region
NERFINISHED
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parts of present-day Delaware ⓘ parts of present-day Pennsylvania ⓘ present-day Maryland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maryland proprietors Description of subject: The Maryland proprietors were the colonial-era owners and administrators of the Province of Maryland, holding extensive political and economic authority under an English royal charter.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Catholic proprietors of Maryland