grandfather

P979
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the male parent of another entity’s parent.

All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
grandfather canonical 2,388
maternalGrandfather 295
grandfatherOf 274

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: grandfather
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the male parent of another entity’s parent.

Sample triples (3,419)

Subject Object
Emperor Constantine VI
surface form: Constantine VI
Constantine V
Catherine of Lancaster Edward III of England via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Catherine of Lancaster Peter of Castile via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Susannah Wedgwood Thomas Wedgwood
surface form: Thomas Wedgwood I
Miss Quentin Jason Compson III via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Ruqaiya Sultan Begum Babur
Charles Coypel Noël Coypel
James Albert King Martin Luther King Jr. via predicate surface "paternalGrandfatherOf"
James Albert King Martin Luther King Jr. via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Renesmee Cullen Charlie Swan
Renesmee Cullen Carlisle Cullen
William of Windsor Edward II of England
William of Windsor William I, Count of Hainaut via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Coniah Josiah
Korah Kohath
Psalm
surface form: Psalm West
Ray West via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Psalm
surface form: Psalm West
Robert Kardashian via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Joanna la Beltraneja John II of Castile
Joanna la Beltraneja Edward of Portugal via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Cleisthenes of Sicyon Cleisthenes
surface form: Cleisthenes of Athens
Louise Murat Carlo Buonaparte
Carys Zeta Douglas Kirk Douglas
Carys Zeta Douglas Dai Jones
John F. Fitzgerald John F. Kennedy via predicate surface "grandfatherOf"
Duncan II of Scotland Donnchad I, Earl of Fife
surface form: Donnchad I of Scotland
Duncan II of Scotland Finn Arnesson
Tristan Milos Trump Donald Trump
L’Aiglon
surface form: Napoleon II
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
L’Aiglon
surface form: Napoleon II
Carlo Buonaparte via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
L’Aiglon
surface form: Napoleon II
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Aristaeus Pineios River
surface form: Peneus
Princess Rhaenys Targaryen King Jaehaerys I Targaryen
Princess Margaret of Connaught (if still living at inception – historically no, but leave out)
surface form: Princess Margaret of Connaught
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond via predicate surface "paternalGrandfather"
Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset Edward IV of England via predicate surface "maternalGrandfather"
Giles Gilbert Scott George Gilbert Scott
Antigonus II Mattathias Alexander Jannaeus
Panji Tohjaya Ken Arok
Barbara Hutton Frank Winfield Woolworth
Emperor Gordian III
surface form: Gordian III
Gordian I
Gwendolen
surface form: Gwendolen Raverat
Charles Darwin
Yekonyah Josiah
Enoch Lamech
Julia Flavia Vespasian
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
Benjamin Keough (memorialized there)
surface form: Benjamin Keough
Elvis Presley
Marpessa Ares
Ranggawuni Ken Arok
Marella Ciano Benito Mussolini
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore