Robert Catesby
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Robert Catesby was the principal leader and mastermind behind the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I and restore a Catholic monarch to the English throne.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Catesby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5454214 — 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: Robert Catesby Context triple: [Gunpowder Plot, participant, Robert Catesby]
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A.
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes was an English Catholic conspirator best known for his role in the failed 1605 Gunpowder Plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London.
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B.
Henry Garnet
Henry Garnet was an English Jesuit priest best known for his controversial involvement in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and subsequent execution for alleged treason.
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C.
Nathaniel Bacon
Nathaniel Bacon was a 17th-century Virginia planter best known for leading a major armed uprising against the colonial government in 1676.
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D.
Thomas Good
Thomas Good is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple people, making it difficult to identify a single widely recognized figure by that name.
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E.
Sir John Brute
Sir John Brute is a boorish, drunken, and misogynistic husband whose outrageous behavior drives the marital conflict and dark comedy in John Vanbrugh’s Restoration play "The Provoked Wife."
- 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: Robert Catesby Target entity description: Robert Catesby was the principal leader and mastermind behind the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I and restore a Catholic monarch to the English throne.
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A.
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes was an English Catholic conspirator best known for his role in the failed 1605 Gunpowder Plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London.
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B.
Henry Garnet
Henry Garnet was an English Jesuit priest best known for his controversial involvement in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and subsequent execution for alleged treason.
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C.
Nathaniel Bacon
Nathaniel Bacon was a 17th-century Virginia planter best known for leading a major armed uprising against the colonial government in 1676.
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D.
Thomas Good
Thomas Good is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple people, making it difficult to identify a single widely recognized figure by that name.
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E.
Sir John Brute
Sir John Brute is a boorish, drunken, and misogynistic husband whose outrageous behavior drives the marital conflict and dark comedy in John Vanbrugh’s Restoration play "The Provoked Wife."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic recusant
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English conspirator ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Lapworth, Warwickshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1572 ⓘ |
| bodyTreatmentAfterDeath | exhumed and decapitated ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| child | William Catesby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceivedPlot | Gunpowder Plot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1605-11-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Holbeche House, Staffordshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Oxford University (did not take a degree) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Catesby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sir William Catesby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalStandLocation | Holbeche House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fledTo | Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Catesby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| headDisplayedAt | Westminster or London (on a pike) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedFor | involvement in the Essex Rebellion ⓘ |
| intendedMethod | detonation of gunpowder beneath the House of Lords ⓘ |
| intendedOutcome | Catholic uprising in England ⓘ |
| intendedVictim |
King James I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
members of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| knownFor | leading the Gunpowder Plot ⓘ |
| metConspiratorsAt | Lambeth, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Anne Throckmorton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedMonarch | James I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Essex Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalGoal | restoration of a Catholic monarch to the English throne ⓘ |
| propertyOwned |
Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chastleton, Oxfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitedConspirator |
Ambrose Rookwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Everard Digby NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Tresham NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Fawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ John Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Wintour NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Wintour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedAfter | paying a heavy fine for the Essex Rebellion ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | recusant ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
mastermind of the Gunpowder Plot
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principal leader of the Gunpowder Plot ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine Leigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetedBuilding | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfEssexRebellionParticipation | 1601 ⓘ |
| yearPlotConceived | 1604 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Catesby Description of subject: Robert Catesby was the principal leader and mastermind behind the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I and restore a Catholic monarch to the English throne.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gunpowder Plot