1st Marquess Cornwallis
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British Army officer
Governor-General of India
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
colonial administrator
general
nobleman
The 1st Marquess Cornwallis was a British Army general and colonial administrator best known for his role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marquess Cornwallis | 8 |
| Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis | 2 |
| 1st Marquess Cornwallis canonical | 1 |
| Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis | 1 |
| Lord Cornwallis (second term) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T584709 — 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: 1st Marquess Cornwallis Context triple: [Charles Cornwallis, honorificTitle, 1st Marquess Cornwallis]
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Marquess of Lansdowne
The Marquess of Lansdowne is a British noble title historically associated with prominent statesmen, including a former Governor General of Canada and Viceroy of India.
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Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
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Marquess of Abercorn
The Marquess of Abercorn is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by a prominent aristocratic family historically associated with substantial estates in Britain and Ireland.
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George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, was a British peer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries who inherited the Grafton dukedom and sat in the House of Lords.
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John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford, was the only surviving son and heir apparent of the famed general John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, whose early death without issue altered the succession of the Marlborough titles.
- 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: 1st Marquess Cornwallis Target entity description: The 1st Marquess Cornwallis was a British Army general and colonial administrator best known for his role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
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A.
Marquess of Lansdowne
The Marquess of Lansdowne is a British noble title historically associated with prominent statesmen, including a former Governor General of Canada and Viceroy of India.
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B.
Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
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C.
Marquess of Abercorn
The Marquess of Abercorn is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by a prominent aristocratic family historically associated with substantial estates in Britain and Ireland.
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George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, was a British peer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries who inherited the Grafton dukedom and sat in the House of Lords.
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John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford, was the only surviving son and heir apparent of the famed general John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, whose early death without issue altered the succession of the Marlborough titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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Subject: 1st Marquess Cornwallis Description of subject: The 1st Marquess Cornwallis was a British Army general and colonial administrator best known for his role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marquess Cornwallis
this entity surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis
this entity surface form:
Marquess Cornwallis
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
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Lord Cornwallis (second term)
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
this entity surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
subject surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
this entity surface form:
Marquess Cornwallis
this entity surface form:
Marquess Cornwallis
subject surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
this entity surface form:
Marquess Cornwallis
subject surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
this entity surface form:
Marquess Cornwallis
this entity surface form:
Marquess Cornwallis
this entity surface form:
Marquess Cornwallis