Norfolk House, St James's Square, London
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Norfolk House in St James's Square, London, was an 18th-century aristocratic townhouse best known as the birthplace of King George III.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norfolk House, St James's Square, London canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T142552 — 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: Norfolk House, St James's Square, London Context triple: [George III of the United Kingdom, birthPlace, Norfolk House, St James's Square, London]
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A.
Kensington Palace, London
Kensington Palace, London is a historic royal residence in Kensington Gardens that has long served as a home for members of the British royal family.
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B.
6–9 Carlton House Terrace
6–9 Carlton House Terrace is a historic terrace building in central London that serves as the headquarters of the Royal Society.
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C.
Regent House
Regent House is the principal governing body of the University of Cambridge, comprising its senior academic and administrative staff who make key decisions on university policy and governance.
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D.
St James's Palace, London
St James's Palace, London is a historic royal residence in central London that has long served as a principal home and administrative center for the British monarchy.
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E.
Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England
Beaumont Palace in Oxford, England was a medieval royal residence notable as a favored lodging of English kings and the birthplace of monarchs such as King John.
- 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: Norfolk House, St James's Square, London Target entity description: Norfolk House in St James's Square, London, was an 18th-century aristocratic townhouse best known as the birthplace of King George III.
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A.
Kensington Palace, London
Kensington Palace, London is a historic royal residence in Kensington Gardens that has long served as a home for members of the British royal family.
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B.
6–9 Carlton House Terrace
6–9 Carlton House Terrace is a historic terrace building in central London that serves as the headquarters of the Royal Society.
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C.
Regent House
Regent House is the principal governing body of the University of Cambridge, comprising its senior academic and administrative staff who make key decisions on university policy and governance.
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D.
St James's Palace, London
St James's Palace, London is a historic royal residence in central London that has long served as a principal home and administrative center for the British monarchy.
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E.
Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England
Beaumont Palace in Oxford, England was a medieval royal residence notable as a favored lodging of English kings and the birthplace of monarchs such as King John.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocratic townhouse
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former royal residence ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dukes of Norfolk
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linked to:
Duke of Norfolk
George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category |
Former houses in the City of Westminster
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Houses completed in the 18th century ⓘ Royal residences in London ⓘ |
| city |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| demolished | yes ⓘ |
| demolishedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| function | aristocratic residence ⓘ |
| hasNotableOwner | Duke of Norfolk ⓘ |
| hasNotableResident | George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| knownFor | birthplace of King George III ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
St James's Square, London ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Duke of Norfolk ⓘ |
| partOf |
St James's district, London
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linked to:
St James's Square, London
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| region | Greater London ⓘ |
| use |
London residence of the Dukes of Norfolk
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townhouse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Norfolk House, St James's Square, London Description of subject: Norfolk House in St James's Square, London, was an 18th-century aristocratic townhouse best known as the birthplace of King George III.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
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residence
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Norfolk House, St James's Square, London
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