William Taaffe
E1281783
UNEXPLORED
William Taaffe is a relatively obscure historical figure known primarily as a bearer of the Taaffe family name.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Taaffe canonical | 1 |
| William Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17640137 — 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: William Taaffe Context triple: [Taaffe, hasNotableBearer, William Taaffe]
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A.
Theobald Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe
Theobald Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe, was an Irish nobleman and Royalist military leader active during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in 17th-century Ireland.
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B.
Walter Taaffe
Walter Taaffe is a person notable enough to be recorded as a bearer of the Taaffe surname, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily documented.
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C.
Edward Taaffe, 3rd Viscount Taaffe
Edward Taaffe, 3rd Viscount Taaffe, was a 17th-century Irish nobleman and soldier from a prominent Anglo-Irish family, active during the turbulent Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Nicholas Taaffe, 2nd Viscount Taaffe
Nicholas Taaffe, 2nd Viscount Taaffe, was an Irish nobleman and soldier of the 17th century who succeeded to the Taaffe viscountcy and was involved in the political and military affairs of his time.
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E.
Sir John Taaffe
Sir John Taaffe was an Irish nobleman of the Taaffe family, notable as the son of Theobald Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe, and a member of the seventeenth-century Irish aristocracy.
- 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: William Taaffe Target entity description: William Taaffe is a relatively obscure historical figure known primarily as a bearer of the Taaffe family name.
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A.
Theobald Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe
Theobald Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe, was an Irish nobleman and Royalist military leader active during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in 17th-century Ireland.
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B.
Walter Taaffe
Walter Taaffe is a person notable enough to be recorded as a bearer of the Taaffe surname, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily documented.
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C.
Edward Taaffe, 3rd Viscount Taaffe
Edward Taaffe, 3rd Viscount Taaffe, was a 17th-century Irish nobleman and soldier from a prominent Anglo-Irish family, active during the turbulent Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Nicholas Taaffe, 2nd Viscount Taaffe
Nicholas Taaffe, 2nd Viscount Taaffe, was an Irish nobleman and soldier of the 17th century who succeeded to the Taaffe viscountcy and was involved in the political and military affairs of his time.
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E.
Sir John Taaffe
Sir John Taaffe was an Irish nobleman of the Taaffe family, notable as the son of Theobald Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe, and a member of the seventeenth-century Irish aristocracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: William Taaffe