Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
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Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, is a British peer and descendant of the famous military leader and statesman Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington canonical | 4 |
| 8th Duke of Wellington | 1 |
| Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley | 1 |
| Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7534158 — 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: Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington Context triple: [Wellesley, hasNotableBearer, Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington]
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A.
Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington
Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, was a British peer, soldier, and diplomat who served as Ambassador to Spain and was a descendant of the famous Duke of Wellington who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
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B.
Arthur Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington, was a 19th-century British peer and Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament and held various court and ceremonial positions.
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C.
Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington, was a 19th-century British peer and Conservative politician who served as Lord of the Treasury and Master of the Horse, and was the son of the famous general and prime minister, the 1st Duke of Wellington.
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D.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a British military leader and statesman best known for defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo and later serving twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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E.
Lord Charles Wellesley
Lord Charles Wellesley was a British aristocrat and army officer, best known as the second son of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, the famed military commander and Prime Minister.
- 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: Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington Target entity description: Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, is a British peer and descendant of the famous military leader and statesman Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
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A.
Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington
Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, was a British peer, soldier, and diplomat who served as Ambassador to Spain and was a descendant of the famous Duke of Wellington who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
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B.
Arthur Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington, was a 19th-century British peer and Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament and held various court and ceremonial positions.
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C.
Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington, was a 19th-century British peer and Conservative politician who served as Lord of the Treasury and Master of the Horse, and was the son of the famous general and prime minister, the 1st Duke of Wellington.
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D.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a British military leader and statesman best known for defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo and later serving twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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E.
Lord Charles Wellesley
Lord Charles Wellesley was a British aristocrat and army officer, best known as the second son of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, the famed military commander and Prime Minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
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human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| familyName | Wellesley ⓘ |
| givenName | Valerian ⓘ |
| hasAncestralTitleOrigin |
Kingdom of Portugal
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Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| isDescendantOf | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOfNobleFamily | Wellesley family ⓘ |
| name | Valerian Wellesley ⓘ |
| nobleRank | duke ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Duke of Wellington ⓘ |
| nobleTitleAssociatedWith |
Ciudad Rodrigo
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Douro ⓘ
linked to:
Douro River
Mornington ⓘ Vitoria ⓘ Waterloo ⓘ |
| notableFor | holding multiple hereditary noble titles in several countries ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber |
8th Duke of Wellington
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linked to:
Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
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| titleHeld |
Baron Douro
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Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ Duke of Victoria ⓘ Duke of Wellington ⓘ Earl of Mornington ⓘ Marquis of Douro ⓘ Prince of Waterloo ⓘ Viscount Wellesley ⓘ
linked to:
Arthur Darcy Wellesley, Viscount Wellesley
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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
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Input
Subject: Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington Description of subject: Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, is a British peer and descendant of the famous military leader and statesman Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lord Douro (Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley)
linked to: Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley, Earl of Mornington
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paternalGrandfather
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Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
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subject linked to:
Lord Douro (Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley)
linked to: Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
linked to: Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington