Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland
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Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman known for his leading role in the Catholic Rising of the North against Queen Elizabeth I and his subsequent execution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11670994 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland Context triple: [Percy family, notableMember, Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland]
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Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent English nobleman of the early 16th century, closely involved in northern governance and Tudor court politics.
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B.
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent English nobleman of the late 15th century whose shifting loyalties during the Wars of the Roses significantly influenced the balance of power between the houses of York and Lancaster.
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C.
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, was an 18th-century British peer, soldier, and politician who notably served as a general in the American Revolutionary War and held significant influence in British aristocratic and political circles.
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Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, was an 18th-century British nobleman, soldier, and politician who became a prominent peer and influential figure in Georgian England.
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Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and military leader who played a key role in the Wars of the Roses before being killed at the Battle of Towton.
- 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 Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland Target entity description: Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman known for his leading role in the Catholic Rising of the North against Queen Elizabeth I and his subsequent execution.
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A.
Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent English nobleman of the early 16th century, closely involved in northern governance and Tudor court politics.
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B.
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent English nobleman of the late 15th century whose shifting loyalties during the Wars of the Roses significantly influenced the balance of power between the houses of York and Lancaster.
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C.
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, was an 18th-century British peer, soldier, and politician who notably served as a general in the American Revolutionary War and held significant influence in British aristocratic and political circles.
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D.
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, was an 18th-century British nobleman, soldier, and politician who became a prominent peer and influential figure in Georgian England.
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E.
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and military leader who played a key role in the Wars of the Roses before being killed at the Battle of Towton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century English person
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Earl of Northumberland ⓘ English nobleman ⓘ Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| arrestedIn | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Northern Rebellion of 1569 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Alnwick Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attitudeTowards | Opposition to Protestant Reformation in England ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | beheading ⓘ |
| conflict | Religious conflict in Elizabethan England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1528 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1572-08-22 ⓘ |
| deathPenaltyImposedBy | English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executedBy | Authorities of Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
| extraditedTo | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sir Thomas Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Catholic restorationism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Catholic rebellion in northern England
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Leading role in the Rising of the North ⓘ Opposition to Queen Elizabeth I ⓘ |
| legacy | Catholic martyr figure in some later traditions ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTenure |
Elizabeth I of England
NERFINISHED
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Mary I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Eleanor Harbottle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Percy family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 7th Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leadership in the Rising of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | Rising of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Alnwick, Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | York, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | York, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Earl of Northumberland
NERFINISHED
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Warden of the East March ⓘ Warden of the Middle March ⓘ |
| previousTitleHolder | Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| restoredTitle | Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Catholic northern gentry ⓘ |
| titleStartTime | 1557 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland Description of subject: Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman known for his leading role in the Catholic Rising of the North against Queen Elizabeth I and his subsequent execution.
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