Catherine Pakenham
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Catherine Pakenham was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat best known as the wife of the Duke of Wellington, the British military hero who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catherine Pakenham canonical | 3 |
| Caroline Pakenham | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6694292 — 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: Catherine Pakenham Context triple: [Edward Pakenham, relative, Catherine Pakenham]
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A.
Antonia Fraser
Antonia Fraser is a British historian and biographer renowned for her popular works on European royalty and major figures of British history.
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B.
Claire Tomalin
Claire Tomalin is a British literary journalist and acclaimed biographer known for her works on figures such as Charles Dickens, Samuel Pepys, and Jane Austen.
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C.
Susan Abigail Tomalin
Susan Abigail Tomalin, better known as Susan Sarandon, is an Academy Award–winning American actress and activist renowned for her roles in films such as "Thelma & Louise" and "Dead Man Walking."
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D.
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Elizabeth Jane Howard was an English novelist best known for her critically acclaimed family saga, the Cazalet Chronicles.
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E.
Katharine Louisa Stanley
Katharine Louisa Stanley was a member of the prominent Stanley family and the mother of British philosopher and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell.
- 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: Catherine Pakenham Target entity description: Catherine Pakenham was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat best known as the wife of the Duke of Wellington, the British military hero who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
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A.
Antonia Fraser
Antonia Fraser is a British historian and biographer renowned for her popular works on European royalty and major figures of British history.
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B.
Claire Tomalin
Claire Tomalin is a British literary journalist and acclaimed biographer known for her works on figures such as Charles Dickens, Samuel Pepys, and Jane Austen.
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C.
Susan Abigail Tomalin
Susan Abigail Tomalin, better known as Susan Sarandon, is an Academy Award–winning American actress and activist renowned for her roles in films such as "Thelma & Louise" and "Dead Man Walking."
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D.
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Elizabeth Jane Howard was an English novelist best known for her critically acclaimed family saga, the Cazalet Chronicles.
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E.
Katharine Louisa Stanley
Katharine Louisa Stanley was a member of the prominent Stanley family and the mother of British philosopher and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Irish person
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aristocrat ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kitty Pakenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aristocraticStatus | peeress ⓘ |
| associatedCountry |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1773-01-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Dublin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Hampshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stratfield Saye House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathCause | illness ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1831-04-24 ⓘ |
| era |
Georgian era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regency era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Irish ⓘ |
| father | Edward Michael Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| householdRole | duchess consort ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1806-04-10 ⓘ |
| marriagePlace | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Catherine Rowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Catherine Pakenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Pakenham family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the wife of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Stratfield Saye House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Edward Pakenham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | peerage of Ireland ⓘ |
| spouse | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseNotableFor | defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation |
British Army officer
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statesman ⓘ |
| spousePosition | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| spouseRank | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| spouseTitle | Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Duchess of Wellington
NERFINISHED
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Marchioness of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Viscountess Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Catherine Pakenham Description of subject: Catherine Pakenham was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat best known as the wife of the Duke of Wellington, the British military hero who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Caroline Pakenham