Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan
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Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan, was a British peer and landowner of the 19th century, best known as the aristocratic head of the Brudenell family and predecessor to his son James, the famed commander in the Charge of the Light Brigade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7084600 — 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: Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan Context triple: [James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, father, Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan]
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James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, was a British Army officer best known for leading the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War.
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Lord Raglan
Lord Raglan was a British field marshal best known for commanding the British Army during the Crimean War, particularly at the Battle of Balaclava and the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade.
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Sir Hugh Henry Rose
Sir Hugh Henry Rose was a British Army officer and colonial commander best known for his leadership during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, particularly in the Central India campaign.
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Sir John Moore
Sir John Moore was a renowned British Army general of the Napoleonic Wars, best known for his reforms of light infantry and his death at the Battle of Corunna in 1809.
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E.
Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge
Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, was a British nobleman and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who served in Parliament and held various court and military offices.
- 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: Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan Target entity description: Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan, was a British peer and landowner of the 19th century, best known as the aristocratic head of the Brudenell family and predecessor to his son James, the famed commander in the Charge of the Light Brigade.
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A.
James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, was a British Army officer best known for leading the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War.
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B.
Lord Raglan
Lord Raglan was a British field marshal best known for commanding the British Army during the Crimean War, particularly at the Battle of Balaclava and the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade.
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C.
Sir Hugh Henry Rose
Sir Hugh Henry Rose was a British Army officer and colonial commander best known for his leadership during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, particularly in the Central India campaign.
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D.
Sir John Moore
Sir John Moore was a renowned British Army general of the Napoleonic Wars, best known for his reforms of light infantry and his death at the Battle of Corunna in 1809.
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E.
Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge
Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, was a British nobleman and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who served in Parliament and held various court and military offices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
ⓘ
Earl in the Peerage of England ⓘ landowner ⓘ |
| aristocraticHeadOf | Brudenell family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1769-04-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| burialPlace | Deene, Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfBirth | 18th century ⓘ |
| child |
Anne Brudenell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Augusta Brudenell NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Brudenell NERFINISHED ⓘ Harriet Brudenell NERFINISHED ⓘ James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1837-08-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Deene Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Brudenell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOfNobleFamily | Brudenell family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Penelope Anne Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 6th Earl of Cardigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being father of James Brudenell, commander in the Charge of the Light Brigade
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being head of the Brudenell family in the early 19th century ⓘ |
| notableRelative | James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | management of the Brudenell estates ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Earl of Cardigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | Deene Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| spouse | Penelope Anne Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Lord Cardigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreatedForFamily | Earl of Cardigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan Description of subject: Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan, was a British peer and landowner of the 19th century, best known as the aristocratic head of the Brudenell family and predecessor to his son James, the famed commander in the Charge of the Light Brigade.
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