Earl of Orford
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The Earl of Orford is a British peerage title historically associated with Sir Robert Walpole, often regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earl of Orford canonical | 8 |
| 1st Earl of Orford | 3 |
| 4th Earl of Orford | 2 |
| 1st Earl of Orford (second creation) | 1 |
| Baron Walpole of Houghton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T26032 — 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: Earl of Orford Context triple: [Robert Walpole, nobleTitle, Earl of Orford]
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Earl of Northesk
The Earl of Northesk is a Scottish peerage title historically held by the Carnegie family, notable for its long lineage and connections to British naval and political history.
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Earl of Southesk
The Earl of Southesk is a Scottish peerage title historically held by the Carnegie family, prominent nobles in Scotland since the early 17th century.
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Duke of Albany
The Duke of Albany is a historical Scottish and later British noble title traditionally granted to close relatives of the reigning monarch, often associated with the royal house of Stuart.
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Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole was an 18th-century British statesman widely regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain and its longest-serving holder of the office.
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E.
Lionel Hall
Lionel Hall is an undergraduate dormitory building located within Harvard University's historic Harvard Yard.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Earl of Orford Target entity description: The Earl of Orford is a British peerage title historically associated with Sir Robert Walpole, often regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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A.
Earl of Northesk
The Earl of Northesk is a Scottish peerage title historically held by the Carnegie family, notable for its long lineage and connections to British naval and political history.
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B.
Earl of Southesk
The Earl of Southesk is a Scottish peerage title historically held by the Carnegie family, prominent nobles in Scotland since the early 17th century.
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C.
Duke of Albany
The Duke of Albany is a historical Scottish and later British noble title traditionally granted to close relatives of the reigning monarch, often associated with the royal house of Stuart.
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D.
Henry Bacon
Henry Bacon was an American architect best known for designing the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, was an 18th-century British statesman and nobleman best known both for his influential naval administration and for lending his title to the sandwich.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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British statesman ⓘ country house ⓘ earldom ⓘ hereditary title ⓘ title in the Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ |
| associatedFamily | Walpole family ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth |
1676-08-26
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1723-06-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation |
1742
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1806 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath |
1745-03-18
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1809-02-24 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Viscount Walpole
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surface form:
Walpole
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| femaleEquivalentTitle | Countess of Orford ⓘ |
| firstHolder |
Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (second creation)
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Robert Walpole ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
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| genderedForm | Earl ⓘ |
| hasCreation |
First creation of the Earl of Orford
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Second creation of the Earl of Orford ⓘ |
| hasHolder |
Robert Walpole
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surface form:
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
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| hasMotto | Fari quae sentiat (to speak what he feels) ⓘ |
| hasNotableHolder |
Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (second creation)
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Robert Walpole ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
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| historicallyAssociatedWith | Whig Party ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Earl of Orford
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1st Earl of Orford
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| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Norfolk, England ⓘ |
| monarch |
George II of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
King George II
George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
King George III
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| namedAfter | Orford, Suffolk ⓘ |
| nobleFamilySeat | Houghton Hall ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| notableFor | being regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ |
| peerage |
Peerage of Great Britain
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Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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First Lord of the Treasury ⓘ Leader of the House of Commons ⓘ Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| titleHolderResidence | Houghton Hall ⓘ |
| titleType | noble title ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritorialDesignation | of Orford in the County of Suffolk ⓘ |
| usedIn | British nobility ⓘ |
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Subject: Earl of Orford Description of subject: The Earl of Orford is a British peerage title historically associated with Sir Robert Walpole, often regarded as the first de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Referenced by (15)
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