Mary Stafford
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Mary Stafford was an English noblewoman of the 17th century, best known as the wife of William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford, and a member of the prominent Howard-Stafford aristocratic lineage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Stafford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21686177 — 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: Mary Stafford Context triple: [William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford, spouse, Mary Stafford]
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A.
Mary Stafford
Mary Stafford is known primarily as the daughter of American politician and former U.S. Senator Robert T. Stafford of Vermont.
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B.
Katherine Mortenhoe
Katherine Mortenhoe is the terminally ill protagonist of the science fiction film "Death Watch," whose final days are secretly broadcast as a form of reality television.
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C.
Mary Lovell
Mary Lovell is the wife of the late American comedic actor Fred Willard, known for supporting his long career in film and television.
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D.
Mary Glover
Mary Glover was the wife of colonial governor Thomas Hinckley of Plymouth Colony in 17th-century New England.
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E.
Mary Fitton
Mary Fitton was an English gentlewoman and maid of honour at Queen Elizabeth I’s court who has been proposed by some scholars as a possible real-life inspiration for Shakespeare’s “Dark Lady” of the sonnets.
- 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: Mary Stafford Target entity description: Mary Stafford was an English noblewoman of the 17th century, best known as the wife of William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford, and a member of the prominent Howard-Stafford aristocratic lineage.
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A.
Mary Stafford
Mary Stafford is known primarily as the daughter of American politician and former U.S. Senator Robert T. Stafford of Vermont.
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B.
Katherine Mortenhoe
Katherine Mortenhoe is the terminally ill protagonist of the science fiction film "Death Watch," whose final days are secretly broadcast as a form of reality television.
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C.
Mary Lovell
Mary Lovell is the wife of the late American comedic actor Fred Willard, known for supporting his long career in film and television.
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D.
Mary Glover
Mary Glover was the wife of colonial governor Thomas Hinckley of Plymouth Colony in 17th-century New England.
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E.
Mary Fitton
Mary Fitton was an English gentlewoman and maid of honour at Queen Elizabeth I’s court who has been proposed by some scholars as a possible real-life inspiration for Shakespeare’s “Dark Lady” of the sonnets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.