Triple

T15585689
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Margaret of Huntingdon E374614 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn
Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman associated with the early lineage of the de Hertburn (later Washington) family in medieval England.
 E1167300 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn | Statement: [Margaret of Huntingdon, spouse, Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn
Context triple: [Margaret of Huntingdon, spouse, Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn]
  • A. Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
    Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman who became a powerful Scottish baron and progenitor of the Bruce dynasty that later produced King Robert the Bruce.
  • B. William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
    William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale, was a 13th-century Scottish nobleman of the Brus (Bruce) family who held the lordship of Annandale and was an ancestor of King Robert the Bruce.
  • C. Walter Comyn, Earl of Menteith
    Walter Comyn, Earl of Menteith, was a powerful 13th-century Scottish noble and political figure who played a major role in the kingdom’s affairs during the reign of Alexander II.
  • D. Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale
    Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, was a prominent 13th-century Scottish noble and claimant to the Scottish throne whose lineage led directly to King Robert the Bruce.
  • E. Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale
    Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale, was a 13th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and feudal lord in Scotland, notable as an ancestor of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots.
  • 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: Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn
Target entity description: Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman associated with the early lineage of the de Hertburn (later Washington) family in medieval England.
  • A. Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
    Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman who became a powerful Scottish baron and progenitor of the Bruce dynasty that later produced King Robert the Bruce.
  • B. William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
    William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale, was a 13th-century Scottish nobleman of the Brus (Bruce) family who held the lordship of Annandale and was an ancestor of King Robert the Bruce.
  • C. Walter Comyn, Earl of Menteith
    Walter Comyn, Earl of Menteith, was a powerful 13th-century Scottish noble and political figure who played a major role in the kingdom’s affairs during the reign of Alexander II.
  • D. Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale
    Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, was a prominent 13th-century Scottish noble and claimant to the Scottish throne whose lineage led directly to King Robert the Bruce.
  • E. Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale
    Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale, was a 13th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and feudal lord in Scotland, notable as an ancestor of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn
Triple: [Margaret of Huntingdon, spouse, Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn]
Generated description
Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman associated with the early lineage of the de Hertburn (later Washington) family in medieval England.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d85ccd575081908909b71a3f3e3a61 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e04e4900408190aadb48b001db4169 ner completed
NED1 batch_69ff56c5baac819099d53896f6a35d94 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69ff5b211a7881908b82be108dd76122 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69ff5ac2aa188190804f801497ca16df nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:11 a.m.