Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey
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Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey was a British Army general and politician of the 18th century who served with distinction in the American Revolutionary War and held several prominent military and court positions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Grey | 3 |
| Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey canonical | 3 |
| 1st Earl Grey | 1 |
| General Sir Charles Grey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2422488 — 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: Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey Context triple: [Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, father, Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey]
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A.
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey was a British Whig statesman and prime minister best known for leading the passage of major parliamentary reforms and for lending his name to the popular Earl Grey tea.
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B.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, was a 19th-century British Whig statesman who served twice as Prime Minister and is best known as the early political mentor of Queen Victoria.
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C.
Robert Peel
Robert Peel was a 19th-century British statesman and two-time Prime Minister best known for founding the modern Metropolitan Police and shaping the Conservative Party.
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D.
Lord Palmerston
Lord Palmerston was a 19th-century British statesman who served twice as prime minister and was known for his assertive, interventionist foreign policy.
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E.
Viscount Pitt
Viscount Pitt is a British noble title historically associated with the prominent 18th-century statesman William Pitt the Elder.
- 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: Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey Target entity description: Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey was a British Army general and politician of the 18th century who served with distinction in the American Revolutionary War and held several prominent military and court positions.
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A.
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey was a British Whig statesman and prime minister best known for leading the passage of major parliamentary reforms and for lending his name to the popular Earl Grey tea.
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B.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, was a 19th-century British Whig statesman who served twice as Prime Minister and is best known as the early political mentor of Queen Victoria.
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C.
Robert Peel
Robert Peel was a 19th-century British statesman and two-time Prime Minister best known for founding the modern Metropolitan Police and shaping the Conservative Party.
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D.
Lord Palmerston
Lord Palmerston was a 19th-century British statesman who served twice as prime minister and was known for his assertive, interventionist foreign policy.
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E.
Viscount Pitt
Viscount Pitt is a British noble title historically associated with the prominent 18th-century statesman William Pitt the Elder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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Earl in the Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ general ⓘ human ⓘ peer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance | Great Britain ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
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French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| familyName | Grey ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
1st Earl Grey
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linked to:
Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey
Baron Grey ⓘ
linked to:
Baron Grey de Ruthyn
|
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council of Great Britain
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linked to:
Privy Council
|
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Grey family ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl Grey ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Night attack at Paoli during the American Revolutionary War
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linked to:
Battle of Paoli
Participation in the capture of New York ⓘ Participation in the capture of Philadelphia ⓘ Service in the West Indies campaigns ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Distinguished service in the American Revolutionary War
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Holding prominent military and court positions in 18th-century Britain ⓘ |
| notableWork | British operations in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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soldier ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Aide-de-camp to King George III
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Commander-in-Chief in North America ⓘ Governor of Guernsey ⓘ Governor of Jersey ⓘ Knight of the Order of the Bath ⓘ Privy Counsellor of Great Britain ⓘ |
| residence | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey Description of subject: Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey was a British Army general and politician of the 18th century who served with distinction in the American Revolutionary War and held several prominent military and court positions.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey
linked to: Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey
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linked to: Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey
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called "Paoli Massacre" by Americans due to high number of American casualties and bayonet wounds
linked to: Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey