9th Duke of Devonshire
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The 9th Duke of Devonshire, Victor Cavendish, was a British aristocrat and Conservative politician who served as Governor General of Canada in the early 20th century.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22278617 — 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: 9th Duke of Devonshire Context triple: [Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, ordinalInTitle, 9th Duke of Devonshire]
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8th Duke of Devonshire
The 8th Duke of Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, was a prominent 19th-century British statesman and aristocrat who held senior political offices including Leader of the Liberal Party and later the Liberal Unionists.
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12th Duke of Devonshire
The 12th Duke of Devonshire, Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, is a British aristocrat, landowner, and former chairman of the auction house Sotheby’s, known for overseeing the Chatsworth estate and its art collections.
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William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire was a 19th-century British aristocrat, landowner, and politician who served as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and played a major role in the development of the spa town of Eastbourne.
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William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat, politician, and patron of the arts known for transforming Chatsworth House and playing a significant role in Whig politics.
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Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent 20th-century British aristocrat and landowner who served as Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire and held various ceremonial and public roles within the United Kingdom.
- 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: 9th Duke of Devonshire Target entity description: The 9th Duke of Devonshire, Victor Cavendish, was a British aristocrat and Conservative politician who served as Governor General of Canada in the early 20th century.
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A.
8th Duke of Devonshire
The 8th Duke of Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, was a prominent 19th-century British statesman and aristocrat who held senior political offices including Leader of the Liberal Party and later the Liberal Unionists.
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B.
12th Duke of Devonshire
The 12th Duke of Devonshire, Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, is a British aristocrat, landowner, and former chairman of the auction house Sotheby’s, known for overseeing the Chatsworth estate and its art collections.
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C.
William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire was a 19th-century British aristocrat, landowner, and politician who served as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and played a major role in the development of the spa town of Eastbourne.
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D.
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat, politician, and patron of the arts known for transforming Chatsworth House and playing a significant role in Whig politics.
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E.
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent 20th-century British aristocrat and landowner who served as Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire and held various ceremonial and public roles within the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
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