Lord Darlington
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Lord Darlington is an aristocratic English nobleman best known as the pre–World War II owner of Darlington Hall in Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel "The Remains of the Day," whose misguided political sympathies and moral failings drive much of the story’s tragedy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Darlington canonical | 1 |
| Lord Darlington in The Remains of the Day | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5398565 — 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: Lord Darlington Context triple: [Darlington Hall, ownedBy, Lord Darlington]
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A.
Sir George Treby
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B.
Sir Hubert Worthington
Sir Hubert Worthington was a British architect noted for his work on war memorials and public buildings, including significant commissions for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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C.
Lord Holford
Lord Holford was a prominent 20th-century British architect known for major urban planning and redevelopment projects in the United Kingdom.
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D.
Alfred Darbyshire
Alfred Darbyshire was a prominent 19th-century English architect and theatre designer known for his influential work on Victorian playhouses and public buildings.
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E.
Sir Charles Kerruish
Sir Charles Kerruish was a prominent Manx politician who became one of the Isle of Man’s most influential modern political leaders and a key figure in the development of its self-governance.
- 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: Lord Darlington Target entity description: Lord Darlington is an aristocratic English nobleman best known as the pre–World War II owner of Darlington Hall in Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel "The Remains of the Day," whose misguided political sympathies and moral failings drive much of the story’s tragedy.
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A.
Sir George Treby
Sir George Treby was a British politician and public official who rose to prominence in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, notably serving in senior governmental and naval administrative roles.
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B.
Sir Hubert Worthington
Sir Hubert Worthington was a British architect noted for his work on war memorials and public buildings, including significant commissions for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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C.
Lord Holford
Lord Holford was a prominent 20th-century British architect known for major urban planning and redevelopment projects in the United Kingdom.
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D.
Alfred Darbyshire
Alfred Darbyshire was a prominent 19th-century English architect and theatre designer known for his influential work on Victorian playhouses and public buildings.
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E.
Sir Charles Kerruish
Sir Charles Kerruish was a prominent Manx politician who became one of the Isle of Man’s most influential modern political leaders and a key figure in the development of its self-governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English nobleman
ⓘ
aristocrat ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Remains of the Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf |
Stevens’s later regret
ⓘ
downfall of Darlington Hall’s reputation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Kazuo Ishiguro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employerOf |
Miss Kenton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Remains of the Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Remains of the Day (1989 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hosts | international political conferences at Darlington Hall ⓘ |
| householdStaffIncludes |
Miss Kenton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German sympathizers
ⓘ
right-wing political figures ⓘ |
| involvedIn | British policy of appeasement ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | embodies failures of the British aristocracy ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralArc | from respected nobleman to disgraced figure ⓘ |
| moralCharacteristic |
easily influenced
ⓘ
naive ⓘ well-intentioned but misguided ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for protagonist’s moral awakening ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | landed aristocrat ⓘ |
| owns | Darlington Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSympathies |
pro-appeasement
ⓘ
sympathetic to Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | honorable but politically naive ⓘ |
| relationshipToMissKenton | employer ⓘ |
| relationshipToStevens | master ⓘ |
| reputationAfterWar |
disgraced
ⓘ
remembered as Nazi sympathizer ⓘ |
| residence | Darlington Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central supporting character ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | British upper class ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
complicity in fascism
ⓘ
limits of personal loyalty ⓘ moral responsibility of the elite ⓘ tragedy of misplaced trust ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
interwar period
ⓘ
pre–World War II era ⓘ |
| title | Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Darlington Description of subject: Lord Darlington is an aristocratic English nobleman best known as the pre–World War II owner of Darlington Hall in Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel "The Remains of the Day," whose misguided political sympathies and moral failings drive much of the story’s tragedy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lord Darlington in The Remains of the Day