Sir William Boleyn
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Sir William Boleyn was an English nobleman and courtier of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, best known as a prominent member of the Boleyn family that rose to great influence under the Tudor monarchy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir William Boleyn canonical | 1 |
| William Boleyn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15373866 — 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: Sir William Boleyn Context triple: [Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, father, Sir William Boleyn]
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George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, was an English courtier, diplomat, and poet best known as the brother of Queen Anne Boleyn and for his execution in 1536 on charges of treason and alleged incest.
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B.
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, was an English diplomat and courtier of the Tudor period, best known as the father of Queen Anne Boleyn and the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I.
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C.
Sir John Seymour
Sir John Seymour was an English nobleman of the early 16th century best known as the father of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII and queen consort of England.
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D.
Mary Boleyn
Mary Boleyn was an English noblewoman best known as the sister of Queen Anne Boleyn and for being a mistress of King Henry VIII.
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E.
Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire
Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, was an English noblewoman of the early 16th century best known as the mother of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII and queen consort of England.
- 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 Boleyn Target entity description: Sir William Boleyn was an English nobleman and courtier of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, best known as a prominent member of the Boleyn family that rose to great influence under the Tudor monarchy.
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A.
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, was an English courtier, diplomat, and poet best known as the brother of Queen Anne Boleyn and for his execution in 1536 on charges of treason and alleged incest.
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B.
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, was an English diplomat and courtier of the Tudor period, best known as the father of Queen Anne Boleyn and the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I.
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C.
Sir John Seymour
Sir John Seymour was an English nobleman of the early 16th century best known as the father of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII and queen consort of England.
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D.
Mary Boleyn
Mary Boleyn was an English noblewoman best known as the sister of Queen Anne Boleyn and for being a mistress of King Henry VIII.
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E.
Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire
Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, was an English noblewoman of the early 16th century best known as the mother of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII and queen consort of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sir William Boleyn