Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland
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Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and courtier whose turbulent life and political entanglements, including involvement in northern uprisings, made him a significant figure in Tudor-era aristocratic history.
All labels observed (1)
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| Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11670995 — 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)
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Target entity: Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland Context triple: [Percy family, notableMember, Henry Percy, 8th 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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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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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.
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Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and leading Lancastrian military commander during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.
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Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, was a powerful 14th-century English nobleman and military leader who played a central role in the politics and conflicts of northern England during the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland Target entity description: Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and courtier whose turbulent life and political entanglements, including involvement in northern uprisings, made him a significant figure in Tudor-era aristocratic history.
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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.
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.
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Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and leading Lancastrian military commander during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.
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E.
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, was a powerful 14th-century English nobleman and military leader who played a central role in the politics and conflicts of northern England during the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earl of Northumberland
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English nobleman ⓘ Tudor-period politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activity | courtier at the Tudor court ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1532 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1585-06-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detainedBy | English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Tudor period ⓘ |
| familyName | Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Henry Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
8th Earl of Northumberland
NERFINISHED
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Baron Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | controversial death in custody ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringReign |
Edward VI of England
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Catherine Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Percy family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Northern Rebellion of 1569 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Catholic opposition politics in northern England
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involvement in northern uprisings against Elizabeth I ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership in northern Catholic politics during Elizabeth I’s reign ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 8 ⓘ |
| participantIn | Northern Rebellion of 1569 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Catholic ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Earl of Northumberland
NERFINISHED
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member of the House of Lords of England ⓘ |
| predecessor | Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Alnwick Castle
NERFINISHED
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Petworth House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Katherine Neville
NERFINISHED
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Katherine, Countess of Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland 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: Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland Description of subject: Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and courtier whose turbulent life and political entanglements, including involvement in northern uprisings, made him a significant figure in Tudor-era aristocratic history.
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