Captain Frederick Wentworth
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Captain Frederick Wentworth is a proud, self-made naval officer and the steadfast romantic hero of Jane Austen’s novel "Persuasion," known for his enduring love for Anne Elliot.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Frederick Wentworth canonical | 1 |
| Captain Frederick Wentworth in Persuasion (2022 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5398113 — 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: Captain Frederick Wentworth Context triple: [Persuasion (1995 film), character, Captain Frederick Wentworth]
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A.
Viscount Stanhope
Viscount Stanhope is a British noble title historically associated with the prominent statesman and military commander James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope.
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Archibald Elliot
Archibald Elliot was a prominent early 19th-century Scottish architect known for his neoclassical and Gothic Revival designs in Edinburgh and beyond.
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Lord Sidmouth
Lord Sidmouth, born Henry Addington, was a British Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister from 1801 to 1804 and later held senior government roles, including Home Secretary, during the early 19th century.
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Admiral George Delaval
Admiral George Delaval was a British naval officer and diplomat of the early 18th century who amassed wealth and status that enabled him to commission grand architectural projects and establish the Delaval family seat in Northumberland.
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E.
John Willoughby
John Willoughby is a charming yet morally flawed suitor in Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility," whose actions profoundly affect Marianne Dashwood's romantic and emotional journey.
- 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: Captain Frederick Wentworth Target entity description: Captain Frederick Wentworth is a proud, self-made naval officer and the steadfast romantic hero of Jane Austen’s novel "Persuasion," known for his enduring love for Anne Elliot.
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A.
Viscount Stanhope
Viscount Stanhope is a British noble title historically associated with the prominent statesman and military commander James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope.
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B.
Archibald Elliot
Archibald Elliot was a prominent early 19th-century Scottish architect known for his neoclassical and Gothic Revival designs in Edinburgh and beyond.
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C.
Lord Sidmouth
Lord Sidmouth, born Henry Addington, was a British Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister from 1801 to 1804 and later held senior government roles, including Home Secretary, during the early 19th century.
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D.
Admiral George Delaval
Admiral George Delaval was a British naval officer and diplomat of the early 18th century who amassed wealth and status that enabled him to commission grand architectural projects and establish the Delaval family seat in Northumberland.
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E.
John Willoughby
John Willoughby is a charming yet morally flawed suitor in Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility," whose actions profoundly affect Marianne Dashwood's romantic and emotional journey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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naval officer ⓘ romantic hero ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
1995 film adaptation of Persuasion
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2007 television adaptation of Persuasion ⓘ 2022 film adaptation of Persuasion ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Persuasion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Bath
NERFINISHED
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Kellynch Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyme Regis NERFINISHED ⓘ Uppercross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
energetic
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forgiving ⓘ honourable ⓘ independent ⓘ proud ⓘ resentful ⓘ steadfast ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jane Austen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagementBrokenBy |
Anne Elliot
NERFINISHED
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Lady Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fiancée | Anne Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEngagementYear | 1806 ⓘ |
| friend |
Captain Benwick
NERFINISHED
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Captain Harville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Regency romance character ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| letterQuote | You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Regency era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Anne Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAction | writes a passionate letter to Anne Elliot in Bath ⓘ |
| occupation | Royal Navy officer ⓘ |
| rank | Captain ⓘ |
| rejectsMarriageProspect | Louisa Musgrove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage |
Charles Musgrove
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Musgrove NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Walter Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Edward Wentworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | naval officer class ⓘ |
| socialStatus | self-made man ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warService | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wealthStatus |
impoverished at first engagement
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wealthy on return from war ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Captain Frederick Wentworth Description of subject: Captain Frederick Wentworth is a proud, self-made naval officer and the steadfast romantic hero of Jane Austen’s novel "Persuasion," known for his enduring love for Anne Elliot.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Persuasion (1995 film)
this entity surface form:
Captain Frederick Wentworth in Persuasion (2022 film)