FitzJames
E205006
FitzJames is a surname historically associated with several notable figures of British and French nobility, including descendants of King James II of England.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FitzJames canonical | 4 |
| Fitz James | 1 |
| Fitz-James | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1851835 — 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: FitzJames Context triple: [Henrietta FitzJames, familyName, FitzJames]
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A.
Fletcher
Fletcher is a surname of English origin borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as the military, politics, arts, and sports.
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B.
Coronel
Coronel is a coastal city in south-central Chile known for its historic coal-mining industry and fishing activities along the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Courthézon
Courthézon is a commune in southeastern France’s Vaucluse department, known for its historic village center, wine production in the Côtes du Rhône region, and proximity to Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
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D.
Bagenal Harvey
Bagenal Harvey was an Irish barrister and United Irishman who became a prominent commander of rebel forces during the 1798 uprising against British rule.
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E.
Mariette
Mariette is a French feminine given name, commonly used as a diminutive or affectionate form of Marie.
- 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: FitzJames Target entity description: FitzJames is a surname historically associated with several notable figures of British and French nobility, including descendants of King James II of England.
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A.
Fletcher
Fletcher is a surname of English origin borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as the military, politics, arts, and sports.
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B.
Coronel
Coronel is a coastal city in south-central Chile known for its historic coal-mining industry and fishing activities along the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Courthézon
Courthézon is a commune in southeastern France’s Vaucluse department, known for its historic village center, wine production in the Côtes du Rhône region, and proximity to Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
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D.
Bagenal Harvey
Bagenal Harvey was an Irish barrister and United Irishman who became a prominent commander of rebel forces during the 1798 uprising against British rule.
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E.
Mariette
Mariette is a French feminine given name, commonly used as a diminutive or affectionate form of Marie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family name
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ nobleman ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Jacobite cause
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British nobility
ⓘ
French nobility ⓘ House of Stuart ⓘ Jacobite peerage ⓘ |
| category |
patronymic surnames
ⓘ
surnames of British Isles origin ⓘ surnames of French origin ⓘ |
| childOf | James II of England ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| derivesFrom | patronymic naming tradition ⓘ |
| etymologyContains | Norman French element "fitz" meaning "son of" ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Fitz James
ⓘ
linked to:
FitzJames
Fitz-James ⓘ
linked to:
FitzJames
|
| heldTitle | Duke of Berwick ⓘ |
| historicallyLinkedTo |
James II of England
ⓘ
James VII of Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
English language
ⓘ
French language ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent |
Glorious Revolution
ⓘ
Jacobite risings ⓘ |
| meaning | son of James ⓘ |
| nobleTitleAssociated |
Duke of Alba (through later descendants)
ⓘ
linked to:
Duke of Alba de Tormes
Duke of Berwick ⓘ Duke of Fitz-James ⓘ Duke of Liria and Jérica ⓘ |
| notableBearer | James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick ⓘ |
| notableFamilyBranch |
Fitz-James ducs de Fitz-James (French branch)
ⓘ
linked to:
Duke of Fitz-James
|
| originatesFrom | descendants of a king named James ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Roman Catholic Jacobite aristocracy ⓘ |
| servedIn | French Army ⓘ |
| socialStatus | aristocratic lineage ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ late 17th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | hereditary family name ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Jacobite supporters in exile
ⓘ
illegitimate descendants of James II of England ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: FitzJames Description of subject: FitzJames is a surname historically associated with several notable figures of British and French nobility, including descendants of King James II of England.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: FitzJames
linked to: FitzJames