12th Duke of Devonshire
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The 12th Duke of Devonshire, Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, is a British aristocrat, landowner, and former chairman of the auction house Sotheby’s, known for overseeing the Chatsworth estate and its art collections.
All labels observed (1)
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| 12th Duke of Devonshire canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6323794 — 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: 12th Duke of Devonshire Context triple: [Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, ordinalNumber, 12th Duke of Devonshire]
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8th Duke of Devonshire
The 8th Duke of Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, was a prominent 19th-century British statesman and aristocrat who held senior political offices including Leader of the Liberal Party and later the Liberal Unionists.
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Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire
Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent British aristocrat and politician who modernized the Chatsworth estate and served as a senior figure in the postwar Conservative Party.
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Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, was a British Conservative politician and aristocrat who served as Governor General of Canada in the early 20th century.
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D.
William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire was a 19th-century British aristocrat, landowner, and politician who served as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and played a major role in the development of the spa town of Eastbourne.
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E.
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent 20th-century British aristocrat and landowner who served as Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire and held various ceremonial and public roles within the United Kingdom.
- 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: 12th Duke of Devonshire Target entity description: The 12th Duke of Devonshire, Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, is a British aristocrat, landowner, and former chairman of the auction house Sotheby’s, known for overseeing the Chatsworth estate and its art collections.
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A.
8th Duke of Devonshire
The 8th Duke of Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, was a prominent 19th-century British statesman and aristocrat who held senior political offices including Leader of the Liberal Party and later the Liberal Unionists.
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B.
Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire
Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent British aristocrat and politician who modernized the Chatsworth estate and served as a senior figure in the postwar Conservative Party.
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C.
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, was a British Conservative politician and aristocrat who served as Governor General of Canada in the early 20th century.
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D.
William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire was a 19th-century British aristocrat, landowner, and politician who served as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and played a major role in the development of the spa town of Eastbourne.
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E.
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent 20th-century British aristocrat and landowner who served as Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire and held various ceremonial and public roles within the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British aristocrat
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art collector ⓘ businessman ⓘ human ⓘ landowner ⓘ peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chatsworth House Trust
NERFINISHED
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Derbyshire community and cultural institutions ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-05-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer | Sotheby’s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cavendish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art market
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estate management ⓘ |
| givenName | Peregrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Grace ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Cavendish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Cavendish family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | duke ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
overseeing the Chatsworth estate and its art collections
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serving as chairman of Sotheby’s ⓘ |
| notableWork | oversight of Chatsworth House art collections ⓘ |
| ordinalInTitle | 12th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owns |
Chatsworth estate
NERFINISHED
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significant art collections at Chatsworth ⓘ |
| parent |
Edward Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire
NERFINISHED
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Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chatsworth House
NERFINISHED
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Derbyshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Duke of Devonshire
NERFINISHED
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Earl of Burlington NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Hartington NERFINISHED ⓘ chairman of Sotheby’s ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Chatsworth House
NERFINISHED
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Derbyshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (deceased elder brother) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Amanda Carmen Heywood-Lonsdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfTitle | 2004 ⓘ |
| titleHeldBeforeSuccession | Marquess of Hartington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 12th Duke of Devonshire Description of subject: The 12th Duke of Devonshire, Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, is a British aristocrat, landowner, and former chairman of the auction house Sotheby’s, known for overseeing the Chatsworth estate and its art collections.
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