John FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne
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John FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne, was an 18th-century Irish peer and politician who founded the Shelburne branch of the FitzMaurice/Petty family that rose to prominence in British and Irish politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10853340 — 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: John FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne Context triple: [William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, father, John FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne]
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John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne
John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne, was an 18th-century Irish-born British peer and politician who established the Shelburne title later held by his more famous son, the future Prime Minister William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.
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B.
2nd Earl of Shelburne
The 2nd Earl of Shelburne was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1782 to 1783 and played a key role in negotiating the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland was a 17th-century English nobleman and Royalist military commander who was killed fighting for King Charles I during the English Civil War.
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D.
Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, was a British peer and Conservative politician who held several regional and ceremonial offices in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst was a prominent British politician and statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving as Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies during the Napoleonic Wars.
- 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: John FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne Target entity description: John FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne, was an 18th-century Irish peer and politician who founded the Shelburne branch of the FitzMaurice/Petty family that rose to prominence in British and Irish politics.
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A.
John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne
John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne, was an 18th-century Irish-born British peer and politician who established the Shelburne title later held by his more famous son, the future Prime Minister William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.
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B.
2nd Earl of Shelburne
The 2nd Earl of Shelburne was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1782 to 1783 and played a key role in negotiating the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland was a 17th-century English nobleman and Royalist military commander who was killed fighting for King Charles I during the English Civil War.
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D.
Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, was a British peer and Conservative politician who held several regional and ceremonial offices in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst was a prominent British politician and statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving as Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies during the Napoleonic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish peer
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nobleman ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| aristocraticTitleTerritory | Shelburne ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British politics
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Irish peerage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| familyName |
FitzMaurice
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linked to:
Fitzmaurice
|
| founded |
Shelburne branch of the FitzMaurice family
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Shelburne branch of the Petty family ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Shelburne political dynasty
ⓘ
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne ⓘ |
| nobilityStatus | Irish peer ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Earl of Shelburne
ⓘ
Viscount FitzMaurice ⓘ |
| notableFamily |
FitzMaurice family
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linked to:
Petty-Fitzmaurice family
Petty family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the Shelburne branch of the FitzMaurice/Petty family
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role in 18th-century Irish politics ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the Irish House of Commons
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Member of the Irish House of Lords ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
British and Irish aristocracy
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Irish politics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne Description of subject: John FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Shelburne, was an 18th-century Irish peer and politician who founded the Shelburne branch of the FitzMaurice/Petty family that rose to prominence in British and Irish politics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
2nd Earl of Shelburne