Margaret of Burgundy
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Yorkist supporter
duchess consort of Burgundy
noblewoman
patron of pretenders to the English throne
political exile
Margaret of Burgundy was a powerful late 15th-century duchess and Yorkist supporter who played a key role in backing pretenders to the English throne against the Tudor monarchy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margaret of Burgundy canonical | 1 |
| Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7279985 — 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: Margaret of Burgundy Context triple: [Perkin Warbeck, featuresCharacter, Margaret of Burgundy]
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Margaret of Burgundy
Margaret of Burgundy was a French queen consort, notorious for her alleged involvement in the Tour de Nesle affair and as the first wife of King Louis X of France.
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B.
Mary of Burgundy
Mary of Burgundy was the last Valois Duchess of Burgundy, whose vast inheritance and marriage to Maximilian I of Habsburg significantly expanded Habsburg influence in Western Europe.
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C.
Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy
Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy, was a 15th-century noblewoman from the Burgundian ducal house who became Duchess of Savoy through her marriage into the ruling Savoyard dynasty.
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D.
Maria of Brabant
Maria of Brabant was a 13th-century noblewoman, Duchess of Brabant by marriage to Henry II, known for her role in European dynastic politics and as the daughter of Saint Louis IX of France.
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E.
Marguerite of Lorraine
Marguerite of Lorraine was a 17th-century French noblewoman and princess of Lorraine who became Duchess of Orléans through her marriage to Gaston, the younger brother of King Louis XIII of France.
- 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: Margaret of Burgundy Target entity description: Margaret of Burgundy was a powerful late 15th-century duchess and Yorkist supporter who played a key role in backing pretenders to the English throne against the Tudor monarchy.
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A.
Margaret of Burgundy
Margaret of Burgundy was a French queen consort, notorious for her alleged involvement in the Tour de Nesle affair and as the first wife of King Louis X of France.
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B.
Mary of Burgundy
Mary of Burgundy was the last Valois Duchess of Burgundy, whose vast inheritance and marriage to Maximilian I of Habsburg significantly expanded Habsburg influence in Western Europe.
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C.
Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy
Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy, was a 15th-century noblewoman from the Burgundian ducal house who became Duchess of Savoy through her marriage into the ruling Savoyard dynasty.
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D.
Maria of Brabant
Maria of Brabant was a 13th-century noblewoman, Duchess of Brabant by marriage to Henry II, known for her role in European dynastic politics and as the daughter of Saint Louis IX of France.
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E.
Marguerite of Lorraine
Marguerite of Lorraine was a 17th-century French noblewoman and princess of Lorraine who became Duchess of Orléans through her marriage to Gaston, the younger brother of King Louis XIII of France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yorkist supporter
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duchess consort of Burgundy ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ patron of pretenders to the English throne ⓘ political exile ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Church of the Recollects, Mechelen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Duchy of Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1446 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1503 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1468 ⓘ |
| era | late 15th century ⓘ |
| father | Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| financed |
Lambert Simnel’s invasion of England in 1487
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Perkin Warbeck’s campaigns against Henry VII ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| mother | Cecily Neville, Duchess of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Margaret of Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
backing pretenders to the English throne
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influence in Burgundian and Netherlandish politics ⓘ resistance to Tudor rule ⓘ |
| opposed |
Henry VII of England
NERFINISHED
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Tudor dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Fotheringhay Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mechelen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfMarriage | Bruges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | de facto political leader at the Burgundian court after 1477 ⓘ |
| provided |
refuge for Yorkist exiles
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troops for Lambert Simnel’s rebellion ⓘ |
| relative |
Edward V of England
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth of York NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Burgundy
NERFINISHED
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Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Mechelen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Edward IV of England
NERFINISHED
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George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
Lambert Simnel
NERFINISHED
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Perkin Warbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkist cause in the Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| title |
Countess Palatine of Burgundy
NERFINISHED
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Countess of Artois NERFINISHED ⓘ Countess of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchess of Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Margaret of Burgundy Description of subject: Margaret of Burgundy was a powerful late 15th-century duchess and Yorkist supporter who played a key role in backing pretenders to the English throne against the Tudor monarchy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy