Marquess in the Peerage of England
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Marquess in the Peerage of England is a noble rank in the English aristocratic hierarchy, positioned between earl and duke and historically granted by the monarch as a hereditary title.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marquess in the Peerage of England canonical | 1 |
| Marquess of [place or family name] | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T528745 — 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: Marquess in the Peerage of England Context triple: [Peerage of England, hasPart, Marquess in the Peerage of England]
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A.
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England is the historic system of hereditary and life titles of nobility—such as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron—created by the English Crown before the 1707 Acts of Union.
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B.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is the system of noble titles created under the unified British state from 1801 onward, encompassing ranks such as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.
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The Right Honourable
The Right Honourable is a formal honorific style traditionally used in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries for certain high-ranking officials, including senior ministers and members of the Privy Council.
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D.
Duke of Bedford for Great Britain
The Duke of Bedford for Great Britain was the British plenipotentiary and chief negotiator who represented the British Crown in concluding the Treaty of Paris in 1763, which ended the Seven Years’ War.
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Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain was the system of noble titles created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the 1707 union of England and Scotland and the 1801 formation of 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: Marquess in the Peerage of England Target entity description: Marquess in the Peerage of England is a noble rank in the English aristocratic hierarchy, positioned between earl and duke and historically granted by the monarch as a hereditary title.
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A.
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England is the historic system of hereditary and life titles of nobility—such as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron—created by the English Crown before the 1707 Acts of Union.
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B.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is the system of noble titles created under the unified British state from 1801 onward, encompassing ranks such as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.
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C.
The Right Honourable
The Right Honourable is a formal honorific style traditionally used in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries for certain high-ranking officials, including senior ministers and members of the Privy Council.
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D.
Duke of Bedford for Great Britain
The Duke of Bedford for Great Britain was the British plenipotentiary and chief negotiator who represented the British Crown in concluding the Treaty of Paris in 1763, which ended the Seven Years’ War.
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E.
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain was the system of noble titles created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the 1707 union of England and Scotland and the 1801 formation of the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary title
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noble title ⓘ peerage dignity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Lords
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surface form:
House of Lords (historically)
landed aristocracy in England ⓘ |
| category |
English noble titles
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Ranks in the Peerage of England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| etymologyOrigin | Old French marquis ⓘ |
| femaleEquivalentTitle | marchioness ⓘ |
| genderedForm | marquess ⓘ |
| governingLaw | English peerage law ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
Crown of England
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English monarch ⓘ |
| hasPrecedenceOver | Earl in the Peerage of England ⓘ |
| higherRankThan | Earl in the Peerage of England ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | hereditary dignity ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Most Honourable ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy |
Peerage of England
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surface form:
Duke in the Peerage of England
|
| jurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| lowerRankThan | Duke in the Peerage of England ⓘ |
| monarchicalSystem |
Kingdom of England
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surface form:
English monarchy
|
| nobilityClass | peer ⓘ |
| nobleRank | marquess ⓘ |
| partOf | Peerage of England ⓘ |
| peerageFamily |
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
Peerage of the United Kingdom (historical component)
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| peerageRankLevel |
above baron
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above earl ⓘ above viscount ⓘ below duke ⓘ |
| peerageRankNumber | second after duke in English peerage ⓘ |
| positionInNobilityHierarchy | between earl and duke ⓘ |
| rankOrderInPeerage | secondHighestBelowDuke ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
British nobility
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English peerage system ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| sphereOfUse | feudal and post-feudal England ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress |
Lord
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The Most Honourable ⓘ |
| styleOfAddressForWife | Marchioness ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary succession ⓘ |
| symbolizes | high noble status ⓘ |
| titleCategory | substantive peerage title ⓘ |
| titleForm |
Marquess in the Peerage of England
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Marquess of [place or family name]
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| titleInheritance | normally male-preference primogeniture (historically) ⓘ |
| titleType | marquessate ⓘ |
| usedIn | English aristocratic hierarchy ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Marquess in the Peerage of England Description of subject: Marquess in the Peerage of England is a noble rank in the English aristocratic hierarchy, positioned between earl and duke and historically granted by the monarch as a hereditary title.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Marquess in the Peerage of England
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Marquess in the Peerage of England
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Marquess of [place or family name]