John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford
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John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and Lancastrian military commander during the Wars of the Roses.
All labels observed (1)
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| John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17378589 — 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: John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford Context triple: [Earls of Oxford, positionHeldBy, John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford]
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John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, was a prominent Lancastrian noble and military commander during the Wars of the Roses who played a key role in several major battles and later became a loyal supporter of Henry VII.
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John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford
John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford, was a prominent 14th-century English nobleman and military commander who served the crown during the early phases of the Hundred Years’ War.
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John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford
John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, was a prominent English nobleman and military commander who played a key Lancastrian role in the Wars of the Roses and later became a leading supporter of Henry VII.
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D.
Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford
Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford, was a prominent 13th-century English nobleman and military leader who played a significant role in the baronial opposition to King Henry III.
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E.
Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford
Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford, was a prominent 12th-century English nobleman and hereditary Great Chamberlain who played a significant role in the early establishment of the de Vere family’s power and influence.
- 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: John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford Target entity description: John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, was a prominent 15th-century English nobleman and Lancastrian military commander during the Wars of the Roses.
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A.
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, was a prominent Lancastrian noble and military commander during the Wars of the Roses who played a key role in several major battles and later became a loyal supporter of Henry VII.
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B.
John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford
John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford, was a prominent 14th-century English nobleman and military commander who served the crown during the early phases of the Hundred Years’ War.
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C.
John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford
John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, was a prominent English nobleman and military commander who played a key Lancastrian role in the Wars of the Roses and later became a leading supporter of Henry VII.
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D.
Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford
Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford, was a prominent 13th-century English nobleman and military leader who played a significant role in the baronial opposition to King Henry III.
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E.
Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford
Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford, was a prominent 12th-century English nobleman and hereditary Great Chamberlain who played a significant role in the early establishment of the de Vere family’s power and influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.