Howard of Effingham
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Howard of Effingham is a cadet branch of the prominent Howard noble family in England, associated with titles such as the Baron and later Earl of Effingham.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Howard of Effingham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9887293 — 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: Howard of Effingham Context triple: [William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, aristocraticFamilyBranch, Howard of Effingham]
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Alan of Walsingham
Alan of Walsingham was a 14th-century English monk and master mason best known for designing the innovative octagonal lantern and rebuilding work at Ely Cathedral after the collapse of its central tower.
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Richard of Dover
Richard of Dover was a 12th-century English Benedictine monk who became Archbishop of Canterbury following the martyrdom of Thomas Becket.
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William of Hatfield
William of Hatfield was a short-lived English prince of the 14th century, one of the younger sons of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault.
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Edward de Bohun
Edward de Bohun was an early 14th-century English nobleman of the influential de Bohun family, notable as a grandson of King Edward I through his mother, Elizabeth of Rhuddlan.
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E.
Percy, Duke of Dunstable
Percy, Duke of Dunstable is a blustering, overbearing aristocrat and comic antagonist in P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories.
- 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: Howard of Effingham Target entity description: Howard of Effingham is a cadet branch of the prominent Howard noble family in England, associated with titles such as the Baron and later Earl of Effingham.
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A.
Alan of Walsingham
Alan of Walsingham was a 14th-century English monk and master mason best known for designing the innovative octagonal lantern and rebuilding work at Ely Cathedral after the collapse of its central tower.
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B.
Richard of Dover
Richard of Dover was a 12th-century English Benedictine monk who became Archbishop of Canterbury following the martyrdom of Thomas Becket.
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C.
William of Hatfield
William of Hatfield was a short-lived English prince of the 14th century, one of the younger sons of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault.
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D.
Edward de Bohun
Edward de Bohun was an early 14th-century English nobleman of the influential de Bohun family, notable as a grandson of King Edward I through his mother, Elizabeth of Rhuddlan.
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Percy, Duke of Dunstable
Percy, Duke of Dunstable is a blustering, overbearing aristocrat and comic antagonist in P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English noble family branch
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cadet branch ⓘ |
| associatedTitle |
Baron Effingham
NERFINISHED
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Earl of Effingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cadet branches of the Howard family
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English noble families ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsFeature | Howard arms differenced for Effingham branch ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| hasCadetBranchOf | Dukes of Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Georgian era
NERFINISHED
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Stuart period NERFINISHED ⓘ Tudor period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfFamily | English ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Howard family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank |
baron
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earl ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham NERFINISHED ⓘ William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Howard family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of England ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentHistorically | English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| religionTraditionally | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousDenominationHistorically | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatAssociatedWith | Effingham, Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| titleCreation |
Baron Howard of Effingham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Effingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howard of Effingham Description of subject: Howard of Effingham is a cadet branch of the prominent Howard noble family in England, associated with titles such as the Baron and later Earl of Effingham.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.