Clive family

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British Army officer British aristocratic family British colonial administrator British noblewoman British peer British politician castle

The Clive family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage best known for producing influential political and colonial figures, including Robert Clive, key to establishing British rule in India.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Clive family canonical	23
Clive family of Walcot	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1087923 — 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: Clive family
Context triple: [Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis, nobleFamily, Clive family]

A. Montagu family
The Montagu family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage that has produced several notable nobles and politicians, including the Earls of Sandwich.
B. Nassau family
The Nassau family is a prominent European noble house, most famously associated with the Dutch royal family and the historical rulers of parts of Germany and the Low Countries.
C. Lascelles family
The Lascelles family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage best known for holding the Earldom of Harewood and its close connections to the royal family.
D. Cavendish family
The Cavendish family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage historically associated with the Dukes of Devonshire and influential roles in British politics, society, and culture.
E. Grosvenor family
The Grosvenor family is a prominent British aristocratic dynasty and major landowning family, best known for its vast property holdings in central London and its head, the Duke of Westminster.
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: Clive family
Target entity description: The Clive family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage best known for producing influential political and colonial figures, including Robert Clive, key to establishing British rule in India.

A. Montagu family
The Montagu family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage that has produced several notable nobles and politicians, including the Earls of Sandwich.
B. Nassau family
The Nassau family is a prominent European noble house, most famously associated with the Dutch royal family and the historical rulers of parts of Germany and the Low Countries.
C. Lascelles family
The Lascelles family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage best known for holding the Earldom of Harewood and its close connections to the royal family.
D. Cavendish family
The Cavendish family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage historically associated with the Dukes of Devonshire and influential roles in British politics, society, and culture.
E. Grosvenor family
The Grosvenor family is a prominent British aristocratic dynasty and major landowning family, best known for its vast property holdings in central London and its head, the Duke of Westminster.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer ⓘ British Army officer ⓘ British aristocratic family ⓘ British colonial administrator ⓘ British noblewoman ⓘ British peer ⓘ British politician ⓘ British politician ⓘ castle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Clive of India ⓘ linked to: Baron Clive
associatedWithEstate	Powis Castle ⓘ linked to: Powis Castle, Powys Walcot Hall ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ
ethnicGroup	English people ⓘ
family	Clive family ⓘ Clive family ⓘ Clive family ⓘ Clive family ⓘ Clive family ⓘ Clive family ⓘ Clive family ⓘ
hasTitle	Baron Clive ⓘ Earl of Powis ⓘ Viscount Clive ⓘ linked to: Baron Clive
historicalOwner	Clive family ⓘ
knownFor	mineral collecting ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
memberOf	British nobility ⓘ linked to: British peerage system
nobleTitle	Earl of Powis ⓘ
notableFor	establishing British control in Bengal ⓘ political influence in Britain ⓘ role in British colonial expansion in India ⓘ service in the British Army ⓘ service in the British Parliament ⓘ victory at the Battle of Plassey ⓘ
notableMember	Basil Clive ⓘ Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis ⓘ Edward Clive, 2nd Earl of Powis ⓘ linked to: Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis George Clive ⓘ Henrietta Clive, Countess of Powis ⓘ linked to: Henrietta Herbert, Countess of Powis Robert Clive ⓘ Robert Henry Clive ⓘ Sidney Clive ⓘ
originatedIn	Shropshire ⓘ
positionHeld	Governor of Bengal ⓘ linked to: Governor-General of Bengal Governor of Madras ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis → nobleFamily → Clive family ⓘ

Styche Hall estate → associatedWith → Clive family ⓘ

Robert Clive → family → Clive family ⓘ