Mayordomo mayor of the King of Spain

E275355

court office household office position of the Spanish monarchy royal official

The Mayordomo mayor of the King of Spain was a high-ranking court official who oversaw the royal household and served as one of the monarch’s chief attendants and administrators.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
High Steward of the King of Spain	1
Mayordomo mayor del Rey de España	1
Mayordomo mayor of the King of Spain canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2519418 — 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: Mayordomo mayor of the King of Spain
Context triple: [Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, positionHeld, Mayordomo mayor of the King of Spain]

A. Minister of War of Spain
The Minister of War of Spain was the government cabinet position historically responsible for directing the Spanish Army and overseeing the country's military policy and defense administration.
B. Regent of Castile
Regent of Castile was the temporary governing office responsible for ruling the Crown of Castile on behalf of an absent or incapacitated monarch.
C. Grandee of Spain
A Grandee of Spain is a member of the highest rank of Spanish nobility, historically granted special honors, privileges, and close proximity to the monarchy.
D. President of the Senate of Spain
The President of the Senate of Spain is the presiding officer and highest authority of Spain’s upper parliamentary chamber, responsible for directing its debates and representing the institution.
E. Grandees of Spain
The Grandees of Spain are the highest-ranking members of the Spanish nobility, historically granted special honors, privileges, and proximity to the monarchy.
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: Mayordomo mayor of the King of Spain
Target entity description: The Mayordomo mayor of the King of Spain was a high-ranking court official who oversaw the royal household and served as one of the monarch’s chief attendants and administrators.

A. Minister of War of Spain
The Minister of War of Spain was the government cabinet position historically responsible for directing the Spanish Army and overseeing the country's military policy and defense administration.
B. Regent of Castile
Regent of Castile was the temporary governing office responsible for ruling the Crown of Castile on behalf of an absent or incapacitated monarch.
C. Grandee of Spain
A Grandee of Spain is a member of the highest rank of Spanish nobility, historically granted special honors, privileges, and close proximity to the monarchy.
D. President of the Senate of Spain
The President of the Senate of Spain is the presiding officer and highest authority of Spain’s upper parliamentary chamber, responsible for directing its debates and representing the institution.
E. Grandees of Spain
The Grandees of Spain are the highest-ranking members of the Spanish nobility, historically granted special honors, privileges, and proximity to the monarchy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court office ⓘ household office ⓘ position of the Spanish monarchy ⓘ royal official ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Spanish monarchy ⓘ
appointedBy	King of Spain ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
domain	court administration ⓘ household management ⓘ royal ceremonial ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Grand Majordomo of the King of Spain ⓘ High Steward of the King of Spain ⓘ linked to: Mayordomo mayor of the King of Spain
hasAttribute	ceremonial importance ⓘ political influence at court ⓘ proximity to the monarch ⓘ
hasRank	great officer of the royal household ⓘ high-ranking court official ⓘ
hasRole	chief attendant of the king ⓘ coordination of court ceremonies ⓘ liaison between the king and household officers ⓘ management of palace staff ⓘ management of royal residences ⓘ organization of royal household finances ⓘ oversight of the royal household ⓘ senior court administrator ⓘ supervision of domestic service to the monarch ⓘ
hasTitleInSpanish	Mayordomo mayor del Rey de España ⓘ linked to: Mayordomo mayor of the King of Spain
historicalFunction	to ensure the daily service of the king ⓘ to guarantee the smooth running of the royal household ⓘ to oversee protocol at court ⓘ
isPositionHeldBy	Spanish nobility ⓘ grandees of Spain ⓘ
languageOfName	Spanish ⓘ
partOf	Royal Household of Spain ⓘ linked to: Spanish royal court Spanish royal court ⓘ
positionType	appointed office ⓘ
relatedConcept	great officer of the crown ⓘ household steward ⓘ majordomo ⓘ
seat	Royal Palace of Madrid ⓘ
subordinateTo	King of Spain ⓘ
supervises	household officers ⓘ lesser mayordomos ⓘ royal household staff ⓘ
usedInPeriod	Ancien Régime in Spain ⓘ Bourbon Spain ⓘ Habsburg Spain ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba → positionHeld → Mayordomo mayor of the King of Spain ⓘ

subject linked to: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo

Mayordomo mayor of the King of Spain → hasTitleInSpanish → Mayordomo mayor del Rey de España ⓘ

linked to: Mayordomo mayor of the King of Spain

Mayordomo mayor of the King of Spain → hasAlternativeName → High Steward of the King of Spain ⓘ