Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare
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Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who dominated Irish politics as Lord Deputy and played a key role in the dynastic struggles of the early Tudor period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8185451 — 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: Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare Context triple: [Battle of Stoke Field, commander, Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare]
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A.
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose rebellion against King Henry VIII led to his execution and the downfall of the Kildare FitzGeralds.
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B.
James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare
James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare, was an influential 18th-century Irish nobleman and politician who became Duke of Leinster and was one of the most prominent aristocrats in Ireland.
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C.
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose dominance in Irish politics earned him the nickname "the Great Earl."
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D.
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who effectively ruled Ireland as the dominant figure in its government under the English Crown.
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E.
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin, was a 17th-century Irish nobleman and military leader noted for his shifting allegiances and controversial role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- 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: Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare Target entity description: Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who dominated Irish politics as Lord Deputy and played a key role in the dynastic struggles of the early Tudor period.
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A.
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose rebellion against King Henry VIII led to his execution and the downfall of the Kildare FitzGeralds.
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B.
James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare
James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare, was an influential 18th-century Irish nobleman and politician who became Duke of Leinster and was one of the most prominent aristocrats in Ireland.
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C.
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose dominance in Irish politics earned him the nickname "the Great Earl."
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D.
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who effectively ruled Ireland as the dominant figure in its government under the English Crown.
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E.
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin, was a 17th-century Irish nobleman and military leader noted for his shifting allegiances and controversial role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Irish noble
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Earl ⓘ Lord Deputy of Ireland ⓘ nobleman ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| activity |
Irish politics
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diplomacy ⓘ military leadership ⓘ |
| birthPlace | County Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
NERFINISHED
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James FitzGerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret FitzGerald, Countess of Ormond NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver FitzGerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard FitzGerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Lordship of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early 16th century
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late 15th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | FitzGerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Thomas FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Wars of the Roses (Irish dimension)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Tudor consolidation in Ireland ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
FitzGerald dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
Edward IV of England
NERFINISHED
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Henry VII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Joan FitzGerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 7th Earl of Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | restoration to power under Henry VII after earlier Yorkist associations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dominance of Irish politics in the late 15th century
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leadership of the Geraldine dynasty in Ireland ⓘ role in early Tudor dynastic struggles ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Tudor supporter (later)
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Yorkist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Earl of Kildare
NERFINISHED
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Lord Chancellor of Ireland ⓘ Lord Deputy of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Leinster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pale of Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Dublin
NERFINISHED
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Maynooth Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Joan FitzGerald, Countess of Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territory | Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare Description of subject: Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who dominated Irish politics as Lord Deputy and played a key role in the dynastic struggles of the early Tudor period.
Referenced by (5)
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