William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam
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William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam was an 18th-century British peer and politician who served as a Whig Member of Parliament and held various influential aristocratic and political roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9245383 — 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: William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam Context triple: [William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam, parent, William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam]
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William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam
William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam was a prominent British Whig statesman and aristocrat of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for his political influence, extensive estates, and public service in regional and national offices.
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B.
William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam
William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam, was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat and Liberal politician known for his vast estates, political influence, and philanthropic activities, particularly in Yorkshire.
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C.
Richard Fitzwilliam, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam
Richard Fitzwilliam, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam, was an 18th–19th century Irish peer, art collector, and philanthropist whose bequest of his extensive art and manuscript collection led to the creation of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
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D.
Thomas FitzWilliam, 8th Viscount FitzWilliam
Thomas FitzWilliam, 8th Viscount FitzWilliam, was an Irish peer and member of the FitzWilliam noble family who inherited the viscountcy in the 18th century.
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E.
Richard FitzWilliam, 6th Viscount FitzWilliam
Richard FitzWilliam, 6th Viscount FitzWilliam was an Irish peer and landowner of the FitzWilliam family, active in the 18th century aristocracy.
- 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: William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam Target entity description: William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam was an 18th-century British peer and politician who served as a Whig Member of Parliament and held various influential aristocratic and political roles.
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A.
William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam
William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam was a prominent British Whig statesman and aristocrat of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for his political influence, extensive estates, and public service in regional and national offices.
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B.
William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam
William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam, was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat and Liberal politician known for his vast estates, political influence, and philanthropic activities, particularly in Yorkshire.
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C.
Richard Fitzwilliam, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam
Richard Fitzwilliam, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam, was an 18th–19th century Irish peer, art collector, and philanthropist whose bequest of his extensive art and manuscript collection led to the creation of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
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D.
Thomas FitzWilliam, 8th Viscount FitzWilliam
Thomas FitzWilliam, 8th Viscount FitzWilliam, was an Irish peer and member of the FitzWilliam noble family who inherited the viscountcy in the 18th century.
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E.
Richard FitzWilliam, 6th Viscount FitzWilliam
Richard FitzWilliam, 6th Viscount FitzWilliam was an Irish peer and landowner of the FitzWilliam family, active in the 18th century aristocracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
ⓘ
Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| affiliation | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aristocraticFamily | Fitzwilliam family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| era | Georgian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Fitzwilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aristocratic estate management
ⓘ
governance ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| governedBy | British constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| hasRole |
parliamentarian
ⓘ
peer of the realm ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl Fitzwilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
holding influential aristocratic roles
ⓘ
holding influential political roles ⓘ service as a Whig Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| ordinalOfTitle | 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Whig ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
British peer
ⓘ
Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ aristocrat ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | British nobility ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
British aristocracy
ⓘ
British politics ⓘ |
| title |
3rd Earl Fitzwilliam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Fitzwilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam Description of subject: William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam was an 18th-century British peer and politician who served as a Whig Member of Parliament and held various influential aristocratic and political roles.
Referenced by (1)
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