Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare
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Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose dominance in Irish politics earned him the nickname "the Great Earl."
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16286434 — 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)
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Target entity: Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare Context triple: [House of Kildare, notableMember, Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare]
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Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who effectively ruled Ireland as the dominant figure in its government under the English Crown.
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B.
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose dominance in Irish politics earned him the nickname "the Great Earl."
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Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose rebellion against King Henry VIII led to his execution and the downfall of the Kildare FitzGeralds.
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James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare
James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare, was an influential 18th-century Irish nobleman and politician who became Duke of Leinster and was one of the most prominent aristocrats in Ireland.
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E.
Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare
Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who dominated Irish politics as Lord Deputy and played a key role in the dynastic struggles of the early Tudor period.
- 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: Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare Target entity description: Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose dominance in Irish politics earned him the nickname "the Great Earl."
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A.
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who effectively ruled Ireland as the dominant figure in its government under the English Crown.
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B.
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose dominance in Irish politics earned him the nickname "the Great Earl."
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C.
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose rebellion against King Henry VIII led to his execution and the downfall of the Kildare FitzGeralds.
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D.
James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare
James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare, was an influential 18th-century Irish nobleman and politician who became Duke of Leinster and was one of the most prominent aristocrats in Ireland.
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E.
Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare
Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful late 15th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who dominated Irish politics as Lord Deputy and played a key role in the dynastic struggles of the early Tudor period.
- F. None of above. chosen
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