Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset
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Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset, was an English nobleman of the early 15th century from the influential Beaufort family, closely connected to the Lancastrian line during the Hundred Years’ War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11805457 — 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: Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset Context triple: [John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, child, Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset]
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John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, was an English nobleman and legitimized son of John of Gaunt whose descendants played a key role in the Wars of the Roses and the rise of the Tudor dynasty.
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Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset
Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset, was a short-lived English prince of the early Tudor dynasty, known primarily as the younger son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York.
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Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, was a prominent Lancastrian military commander and nobleman during the later stages of the Wars of the Roses in 15th-century England.
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Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and military commander who played a leading role for the Lancastrian cause during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.
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E.
Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman, military commander in the Hundred Years’ War, and key Lancastrian leader during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.
- 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: Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset Target entity description: Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset, was an English nobleman of the early 15th century from the influential Beaufort family, closely connected to the Lancastrian line during the Hundred Years’ War.
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A.
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, was an English nobleman and legitimized son of John of Gaunt whose descendants played a key role in the Wars of the Roses and the rise of the Tudor dynasty.
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B.
Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset
Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset, was a short-lived English prince of the early Tudor dynasty, known primarily as the younger son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York.
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C.
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, was a prominent Lancastrian military commander and nobleman during the later stages of the Wars of the Roses in 15th-century England.
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D.
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and military commander who played a leading role for the Lancastrian cause during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.
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E.
Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman, military commander in the Hundred Years’ War, and key Lancastrian leader during the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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