Master of the Great Wardrobe
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The Master of the Great Wardrobe was a senior officer of the English royal household responsible for overseeing the procurement, maintenance, and storage of the monarch’s clothing, furnishings, and related ceremonial items.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Master of the Great Wardrobe canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7049233 — 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: Master of the Great Wardrobe Context triple: [Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, positionHeld, Master of the Great Wardrobe]
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A.
The Wardrobe
The Wardrobe is a historic building in Salisbury, England, best known today as the home of The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum.
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B.
The Queen’s Table
The Queen’s Table is a British-themed gift shop in Epcot’s United Kingdom Pavilion at Walt Disney World, offering royal-inspired souvenirs, tea sets, and other UK merchandise.
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C.
The White Queen
The White Queen is a British historical drama television series based on Philippa Gregory’s novels about the women involved in the Wars of the Roses.
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D.
Keeper of the Privy Purse
The Keeper of the Privy Purse is the senior official responsible for managing the British monarch’s private finances and the Sovereign Grant within the Royal Household.
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E.
Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal
The Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal is the official responsible for training, directing, and overseeing the boy choristers of the English monarch’s Chapel Royal.
- 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: Master of the Great Wardrobe Target entity description: The Master of the Great Wardrobe was a senior officer of the English royal household responsible for overseeing the procurement, maintenance, and storage of the monarch’s clothing, furnishings, and related ceremonial items.
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A.
The Wardrobe
The Wardrobe is a historic building in Salisbury, England, best known today as the home of The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum.
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B.
The Queen’s Table
The Queen’s Table is a British-themed gift shop in Epcot’s United Kingdom Pavilion at Walt Disney World, offering royal-inspired souvenirs, tea sets, and other UK merchandise.
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C.
The White Queen
The White Queen is a British historical drama television series based on Philippa Gregory’s novels about the women involved in the Wars of the Roses.
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D.
Keeper of the Privy Purse
The Keeper of the Privy Purse is the senior official responsible for managing the British monarch’s private finances and the Sovereign Grant within the Royal Household.
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E.
Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal
The Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal is the official responsible for training, directing, and overseeing the boy choristers of the English monarch’s Chapel Royal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court office
ⓘ
position in the Royal Household of England ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English court ceremonial
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royal palaces of England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| differentFrom |
Keeper of the Privy Wardrobe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Master of the Wardrobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employs |
artisans and tailors
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clerks of the Great Wardrobe ⓘ yeomen of the wardrobe ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
Stuart period
NERFINISHED
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Tudor period ⓘ late medieval period ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
care of ceremonial items
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custody of royal bedding and linens ⓘ custody of royal hangings and draperies ⓘ custody of royal tapestries ⓘ maintenance of royal clothing ⓘ maintenance of royal furnishings ⓘ management of wardrobe staff ⓘ ordering garments for members of the royal family ⓘ ordering garments for the monarch ⓘ ordering livery for royal servants ⓘ oversight of wardrobe accounts ⓘ procurement of royal clothing ⓘ procurement of royal furnishings ⓘ provision of costumes for royal masques and entertainments ⓘ provision of materials for state occasions ⓘ provision of mourning clothes for the court ⓘ provision of robes for coronations ⓘ provision of robes for state openings of Parliament ⓘ provision of textiles for court ceremonies ⓘ storage of royal clothing ⓘ storage of royal furnishings ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Great Wardrobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct office ⓘ |
| locationOfOffice |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Household of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Lord Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
royal ceremonial garments
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royal household textiles ⓘ royal soft furnishings ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | English monarch ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Master of the Great Wardrobe Description of subject: The Master of the Great Wardrobe was a senior officer of the English royal household responsible for overseeing the procurement, maintenance, and storage of the monarch’s clothing, furnishings, and related ceremonial items.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich