Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque
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Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque, was a Spanish nobleman of the powerful House of Alburquerque who held high aristocratic rank and influence in early modern Spain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 8th Duke of Alburquerque | 1 |
| Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3891008 — 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: Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque Context triple: [Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque, parent, Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque]
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Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque, was a Spanish nobleman and colonial viceroy whose title and name inspired the naming of the city of Albuquerque in present-day New Mexico.
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B.
Don Gaspar de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque
Don Gaspar de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque, was a 17th-century Spanish nobleman and military leader who served the Spanish Crown in several major European conflicts.
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C.
Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor
The Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor was a prominent Spanish noble title held by Gaspar de Guzmán, the powerful 17th-century statesman and favorite of King Philip IV of Spain.
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Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, 8th Marquis of Villena
Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, 8th Marquis of Villena, was a prominent Spanish nobleman and statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who played a key role in promoting Spanish language and culture.
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E.
Duke of Alba de Tormes
The Duke of Alba de Tormes is a hereditary Spanish noble title historically associated with one of Spain’s most powerful aristocratic families, renowned for their military, political, and courtly influence from the 16th century onward.
- 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: Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque Target entity description: Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque, was a Spanish nobleman of the powerful House of Alburquerque who held high aristocratic rank and influence in early modern Spain.
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A.
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque, was a Spanish nobleman and colonial viceroy whose title and name inspired the naming of the city of Albuquerque in present-day New Mexico.
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B.
Don Gaspar de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque
Don Gaspar de la Cueva, 3rd Duke of Alburquerque, was a 17th-century Spanish nobleman and military leader who served the Spanish Crown in several major European conflicts.
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C.
Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor
The Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor was a prominent Spanish noble title held by Gaspar de Guzmán, the powerful 17th-century statesman and favorite of King Philip IV of Spain.
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D.
Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, 8th Marquis of Villena
Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, 8th Marquis of Villena, was a prominent Spanish nobleman and statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who played a key role in promoting Spanish language and culture.
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E.
Duke of Alba de Tormes
The Duke of Alba de Tormes is a hereditary Spanish noble title historically associated with one of Spain’s most powerful aristocratic families, renowned for their military, political, and courtly influence from the 16th century onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish nobleman
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duke ⓘ human ⓘ |
| aristocraticHouse | House of Alburquerque ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Spanish aristocracy
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Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniards ⓘ |
| familyName |
Fernández de la Cueva
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linked to:
Fernández Pacheco
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| givenName | Melchor ⓘ |
| hasTitle | 8th Duke of Alburquerque ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Habsburg Spain ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Alburquerque ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Alburquerque ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Grandee of Spain ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Duke of Alburquerque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
holding high aristocratic rank in early modern Spain
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influence in Spanish court politics ⓘ |
| ordinalInTitle | 8 ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Duke ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| titleHeldIn | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque Description of subject: Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque, was a Spanish nobleman of the powerful House of Alburquerque who held high aristocratic rank and influence in early modern Spain.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque
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parent
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Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque
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linked to: Melchor Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque