Master of the Hawks
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Master of the Hawks was a senior hereditary court office in the English royal household responsible for overseeing the royal sport of falconry and the king’s hunting birds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Master of the Hawks canonical | 2 |
| Master of the King’s Hawks | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9940565 — 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: Master of the Hawks Context triple: [Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, positionHeld, Master of the Hawks]
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A.
The Hawk in the Rain
The Hawk in the Rain is Ted Hughes’s acclaimed debut poetry collection, noted for its powerful, nature-driven imagery and visceral exploration of the natural world.
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B.
La Distribution des Aigles
La Distribution des Aigles is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s neoclassical painting depicting Napoleon ceremonially presenting imperial eagles to his troops.
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C.
Sons of the Eagle
Sons of the Eagle is a wartime memoir by British politician Julian Amery recounting his experiences with resistance and special operations in the Balkans during World War II.
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D.
The Shadow of the Eagle
The Shadow of the Eagle is a 1932 American movie serial featuring John Wayne in an early starring role as a stunt pilot entangled in a mystery involving a skywriting criminal.
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E.
The Hawk Is Howling
The Hawk Is Howling is a 2008 studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, noted for its entirely instrumental tracks and expansive, atmospheric soundscapes.
- 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: Master of the Hawks Target entity description: Master of the Hawks was a senior hereditary court office in the English royal household responsible for overseeing the royal sport of falconry and the king’s hunting birds.
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A.
The Hawk in the Rain
The Hawk in the Rain is Ted Hughes’s acclaimed debut poetry collection, noted for its powerful, nature-driven imagery and visceral exploration of the natural world.
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B.
La Distribution des Aigles
La Distribution des Aigles is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s neoclassical painting depicting Napoleon ceremonially presenting imperial eagles to his troops.
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C.
Sons of the Eagle
Sons of the Eagle is a wartime memoir by British politician Julian Amery recounting his experiences with resistance and special operations in the Balkans during World War II.
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D.
The Shadow of the Eagle
The Shadow of the Eagle is a 1932 American movie serial featuring John Wayne in an early starring role as a stunt pilot entangled in a mystery involving a skywriting criminal.
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E.
The Hawk Is Howling
The Hawk Is Howling is a 2008 studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, noted for its entirely instrumental tracks and expansive, atmospheric soundscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court office
ⓘ
position in the English royal household ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | English royal court ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early modern English court
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medieval English court ⓘ royal hunting ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
falconry
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeLabel |
Master of the King’s Hawks
ⓘ
linked to:
Master of the Hawks
Master of the Royal Hawks ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | hereditary office ⓘ |
| hasDomain | court ceremonial and sport ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
management of the king’s hunting birds
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organization of hawking expeditions for the monarch ⓘ oversight of royal falconry ⓘ supervision of royal hawks ⓘ |
| hasRank | senior court office ⓘ |
| involves |
care of hunting birds
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maintenance of mews for royal hawks ⓘ selection of birds of prey for the king ⓘ training of hawks ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Household offices of the English monarch
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Royal Household of England ⓘ |
| isSubclassOf |
hereditary royal household office
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master of the hunt-type office ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | English nobleman ⓘ |
| usedBy |
English monarch
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royal family of England ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Master of the Hawks Description of subject: Master of the Hawks was a senior hereditary court office in the English royal household responsible for overseeing the royal sport of falconry and the king’s hunting birds.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Master of the Hawks