Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth
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Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth, was a 17th-century English nobleman, politician, and scientist associated with the Royal Society and the court of Charles II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth canonical | 1 |
| Sir Robert Paston | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18512148 — 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: Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth Context triple: [Paston, hasNotableBearer, Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth]
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A.
4th Earl of Rochford
The 4th Earl of Rochford was a British nobleman and statesman who served as Secretary of State and a key diplomat during the reign of King George III in the 18th century.
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B.
Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset
Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset, was an early 17th-century English nobleman and politician known for his extravagant spending, courtly life under James I and Charles I, and his role in the cultural and political circles of his time.
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C.
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, was a prominent English admiral and Whig statesman who played a key role in the Royal Navy during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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D.
Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester
Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester was a late 17th- to early 18th-century English nobleman and heir apparent to the Dukedom of Beaufort who died before succeeding to the title.
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E.
Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke
Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician, heir to the Earldom of Sandwich and a member of the influential Montagu family.
- 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: Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth Target entity description: Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth, was a 17th-century English nobleman, politician, and scientist associated with the Royal Society and the court of Charles II.
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A.
4th Earl of Rochford
The 4th Earl of Rochford was a British nobleman and statesman who served as Secretary of State and a key diplomat during the reign of King George III in the 18th century.
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B.
Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset
Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset, was an early 17th-century English nobleman and politician known for his extravagant spending, courtly life under James I and Charles I, and his role in the cultural and political circles of his time.
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C.
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, was a prominent English admiral and Whig statesman who played a key role in the Royal Navy during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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D.
Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester
Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester was a late 17th- to early 18th-century English nobleman and heir apparent to the Dukedom of Beaufort who died before succeeding to the title.
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E.
Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke
Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician, heir to the Earldom of Sandwich and a member of the influential Montagu family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth