Baron Jeffreys of Wem
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Baron Jeffreys of Wem is the peerage title held by the infamous 17th-century English judge George Jeffreys, notorious for his harsh rulings during the Bloody Assizes under King James II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baron Jeffreys of Wem canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8934722 — 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: Baron Jeffreys of Wem Context triple: [George Jeffreys, nobleTitle, Baron Jeffreys of Wem]
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A.
Baron Hunt of Llanfair Waterdine
Baron Hunt of Llanfair Waterdine is the life peerage held by British mountaineer Sir John Hunt, best known for leading the successful 1953 Everest expedition.
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B.
Baron Rees of Ludlow
Baron Rees of Ludlow is the life peerage title of British cosmologist and Astronomer Royal Martin Rees, granted upon his elevation to the House of Lords.
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C.
Baron Hurd of Westwell
Baron Hurd of Westwell is the life peerage in the House of Lords held by Douglas Hurd, a prominent British Conservative politician and former Foreign Secretary.
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D.
Baron Thomson of Fleet
Baron Thomson of Fleet is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom associated with the Thomson family, noted for their prominence in newspaper publishing and media.
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E.
Baron Scott of Foscote
Baron Scott of Foscote is a British life peer and former senior judge who served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in the House of Lords.
- 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: Baron Jeffreys of Wem Target entity description: Baron Jeffreys of Wem is the peerage title held by the infamous 17th-century English judge George Jeffreys, notorious for his harsh rulings during the Bloody Assizes under King James II.
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A.
Baron Hunt of Llanfair Waterdine
Baron Hunt of Llanfair Waterdine is the life peerage held by British mountaineer Sir John Hunt, best known for leading the successful 1953 Everest expedition.
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B.
Baron Rees of Ludlow
Baron Rees of Ludlow is the life peerage title of British cosmologist and Astronomer Royal Martin Rees, granted upon his elevation to the House of Lords.
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C.
Baron Hurd of Westwell
Baron Hurd of Westwell is the life peerage in the House of Lords held by Douglas Hurd, a prominent British Conservative politician and former Foreign Secretary.
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D.
Baron Thomson of Fleet
Baron Thomson of Fleet is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom associated with the Thomson family, noted for their prominence in newspaper publishing and media.
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E.
Baron Scott of Foscote
Baron Scott of Foscote is a British life peer and former senior judge who served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in the House of Lords.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | peerage title ⓘ |
| associatedCounty | Shropshire ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Bloody Assizes
ⓘ
Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ |
| associatedHistoricalPeriod |
Restoration era
ⓘ
reign of James II of England ⓘ |
| associatedMonarch | James II of England ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Wem ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| createdFor |
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys
ⓘ
linked to:
Judge George Jeffreys
|
| creationDate | 27 May 1685 ⓘ |
| extinctionReason | failure of male line ⓘ |
| firstHolder |
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys
ⓘ
linked to:
Judge George Jeffreys
|
| genderRestriction | male-preference succession (historical) ⓘ |
| hasHolderNotability |
infamous for severity as a judge
ⓘ
presided over the Bloody Assizes ⓘ |
| hasHolderOccupation |
Lord Chancellor of England
ⓘ
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder |
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys
ⓘ
linked to:
Judge George Jeffreys
John Jeffreys, 2nd Baron Jeffreys ⓘ |
| hereditary | true ⓘ |
| jurisdictionContext | English legal system ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| monarchWhoCreated | James II of England ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Wem, Shropshire
ⓘ
linked to:
Wem, Shropshire, England
|
| nobleFamily | Jeffreys family ⓘ |
| nobleRankOrder | lowest rank of the British peerage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with harsh judicial repression after the Monmouth Rebellion
ⓘ
association with the Bloody Assizes ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys
ⓘ
linked to:
Judge George Jeffreys
|
| peerage | Peerage of England ⓘ |
| rank | Baron ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| titleNumberOfFirstHolder | 1st Baron Jeffreys ⓘ |
| titleNumberOfSecondHolder |
2nd Baron Jeffreys
ⓘ
linked to:
John Jeffreys, 2nd Baron Jeffreys
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| titleStyle |
Lord Jeffreys
ⓘ
linked to:
Judge George Jeffreys
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| titleType | hereditary barony ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Baron Jeffreys of Wem Description of subject: Baron Jeffreys of Wem is the peerage title held by the infamous 17th-century English judge George Jeffreys, notorious for his harsh rulings during the Bloody Assizes under King James II.
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subject linked to:
Judge George Jeffreys