Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland
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Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and regional magnate from the influential Clifford family, active in northern border politics during the Tudor period.
All labels observed (1)
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| Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13650465 — 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 Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland Context triple: [Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland, officeHeldBy, Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland]
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Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland
Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and courtier who served under King Henry VIII and played a key role in northern English politics.
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B.
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, was an Elizabethan English nobleman famed as a naval commander, privateer, and one of Queen Elizabeth I’s principal sea captains against Spain.
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C.
John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland
John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland, was a British nobleman, soldier, and politician best known for his leading role in establishing the Royal Academy of Music in London in the early 19th century.
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D.
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, was an English nobleman and prominent political figure of the late 15th century, closely connected to the Yorkist royal family through his mother, Queen Elizabeth Woodville.
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E.
Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford
Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, was a 17th-century English nobleman and Parliamentarian military commander during the English Civil War.
- 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 Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland Target entity description: Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and regional magnate from the influential Clifford family, active in northern border politics during the Tudor period.
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A.
Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland
Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, was a prominent 16th-century English nobleman and courtier who served under King Henry VIII and played a key role in northern English politics.
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B.
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, was an Elizabethan English nobleman famed as a naval commander, privateer, and one of Queen Elizabeth I’s principal sea captains against Spain.
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C.
John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland
John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland, was a British nobleman, soldier, and politician best known for his leading role in establishing the Royal Academy of Music in London in the early 19th century.
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D.
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, was an English nobleman and prominent political figure of the late 15th century, closely connected to the Yorkist royal family through his mother, Queen Elizabeth Woodville.
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E.
Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford
Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, was a 17th-century English nobleman and Parliamentarian military commander during the English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.