Mary Esther Lee
E581527
Mary Esther Lee was an American-born heiress and socialite who became a prominent figure in European high society through her marriage to German Field Marshal Alfred von Waldersee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary Esther Lee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6286906 — 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.
Target entity: Mary Esther Lee Context triple: [Alfred von Waldersee, spouse, Mary Esther Lee]
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Sarah Margaret Fuller
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Frances Dana Barker Gage
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Lydia Gardner Happer
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Ellen Church
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Mary Jennings
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mary Esther Lee Target entity description: Mary Esther Lee was an American-born heiress and socialite who became a prominent figure in European high society through her marriage to German Field Marshal Alfred von Waldersee.
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A.
Sarah Margaret Fuller
Sarah Margaret Fuller was a 19th-century American journalist, critic, and pioneering feminist associated with the Transcendentalist movement.
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B.
Frances Dana Barker Gage
Frances Dana Barker Gage was a 19th-century American reformer, writer, and orator known for her prominent activism in the abolitionist and women’s rights movements.
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C.
Lydia Gardner Happer
Lydia Gardner Happer was the wife of U.S. Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, a prominent military leader and diplomat of the mid-20th century.
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D.
Ellen Church
Ellen Church was an American nurse and aviation pioneer recognized as the world’s first female flight attendant.
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E.
Mary Jennings
Mary Jennings was the first wife of American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American expatriate in Germany
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heiress ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| activity |
charitable work among the poor in Germany
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support of Protestant missions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German court society
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House of Hohenzollern NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussian aristocracy ⓘ |
| birthName | Mary Esther Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeTo |
Emperor Wilhelm II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empress Augusta Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedFrom | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1837-10-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1914-07-04 ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | David Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | strong conservative and monarchist views ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| marriageDate |
1864-10-03
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1874-04-14 ⓘ |
| mother | Martha C. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Mary Esther Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
marriage into German aristocracy
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role in European high society ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
orphanages
ⓘ
religious charities ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Celle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | informal influence at the German imperial court ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Celle NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ Lüneburg Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
John C. Lee
NERFINISHED
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William Henry Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| spouse |
Alfred von Waldersee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOfRank | German Field Marshal ⓘ |
| title | Countess von Waldersee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Mary Esther Lee Description of subject: Mary Esther Lee was an American-born heiress and socialite who became a prominent figure in European high society through her marriage to German Field Marshal Alfred von Waldersee.
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