Lord Lieutenant of Devon
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The Lord Lieutenant of Devon is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Devon, responsible for ceremonial duties, promoting civic life, and liaising between the Crown and local communities.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Lieutenant of Devon canonical | 18 |
| Devon Lord-Lieutenant | 1 |
| Lord-Lieutenancy of Devon | 1 |
| Lord-Lieutenant of Devon (peerage office) | 1 |
| Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Devon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2689223 — 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: Lord Lieutenant of Devon Context triple: [William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, positionHeld, Lord Lieutenant of Devon]
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Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall
The Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Cornwall, responsible for ceremonial duties, promoting civic and voluntary activities, and liaising between local institutions and the Crown.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of Kent
The Lord Lieutenant of Kent is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Kent, responsible for ceremonial duties, civic engagement, and the coordination of royal visits.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of Scilly
The Lord Lieutenant of Scilly is the British monarch’s personal representative and ceremonial head in the Isles of Scilly, overseeing local civic and ceremonial duties on behalf of the Crown.
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E.
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
The Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Suffolk, responsible for ceremonial duties, promoting civic life, and liaising between the Crown and local communities.
- 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: Lord Lieutenant of Devon Target entity description: The Lord Lieutenant of Devon is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Devon, responsible for ceremonial duties, promoting civic life, and liaising between the Crown and local communities.
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall
The Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Cornwall, responsible for ceremonial duties, promoting civic and voluntary activities, and liaising between local institutions and the Crown.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of Kent
The Lord Lieutenant of Kent is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Kent, responsible for ceremonial duties, civic engagement, and the coordination of royal visits.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of Scilly
The Lord Lieutenant of Scilly is the British monarch’s personal representative and ceremonial head in the Isles of Scilly, overseeing local civic and ceremonial duties on behalf of the Crown.
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E.
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
The Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Suffolk, responsible for ceremonial duties, promoting civic life, and liaising between the Crown and local communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lord-Lieutenancy
ⓘ
ceremonial office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Devon
ⓘ
ceremonial county of Devon ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
King Charles III ⓘ
linked to:
Charles Philip Arthur George
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Devon Lord-Lieutenant
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Lieutenant of Devon
Lord-Lieutenancy of Devon ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Lieutenant of Devon
|
| hasDuty |
act as the British monarch’s personal representative in Devon
ⓘ
attend remembrance and military commemoration events in Devon ⓘ chair or support the Devon Lieutenancy ⓘ encourage business, education and community partnerships in Devon ⓘ encourage voluntary and charitable activity in Devon ⓘ foster community cohesion in Devon ⓘ liaise between the Crown and local communities ⓘ maintain links with faith and community leaders in Devon ⓘ organise and support royal visits to Devon ⓘ participate in ceremonial and civic events in Devon ⓘ present honours and awards on behalf of the monarch ⓘ promote awareness of the role of the monarchy in Devon ⓘ promote civic life in Devon ⓘ promote the Queen’s/King’s Award for Enterprise in Devon ⓘ promote the Queen’s/King’s Award for Voluntary Service in Devon ⓘ recommend individuals for honours and awards ⓘ represent the Crown at citizenship ceremonies in Devon ⓘ support local government on ceremonial occasions ⓘ support the armed forces and cadet forces in Devon ⓘ support the judiciary and emergency services at ceremonial events ⓘ support youth organisations in Devon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Deputy Lieutenants of Devon
ⓘ
linked to:
Deputy Lieutenants
|
| historicalFunction |
led the county’s militia
ⓘ
oversaw local defence in Devon ⓘ |
| inception | 16th century ⓘ |
| isNonPolitical | true ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Devon ⓘ |
| officeHolder | David Fursdon ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartTime | 2015 ⓘ |
| partOf | Lieutenancies of England ⓘ |
| replaces | military leadership of the county previously exercised by sheriffs ⓘ |
| represents |
British monarch
ⓘ
Crown ⓘ |
| residence | Devon ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| termLength | serves until the age of 75 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Lieutenant of Devon Description of subject: The Lord Lieutenant of Devon is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Devon, responsible for ceremonial duties, promoting civic life, and liaising between the Crown and local communities.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
1st Duke of Albemarle
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Devon
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Devon
subject linked to:
Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset (as holder of Percy estates)
subject linked to:
Earl Fortescue
subject linked to:
Earl Fortescue
subject linked to:
Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue (1753–1841)
subject linked to:
Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue (1783–1861)
subject linked to:
Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue (1783–1861)
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Devon
subject linked to:
Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue (1783–1861)
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Devon