Lord Hastings
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Lord Hastings is a loyal nobleman in Shakespeare’s "Richard III" whose trust in Richard ultimately leads to his sudden and tragic execution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Hastings canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11076465 — 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: Lord Hastings Context triple: [Richard III, mainCharacter, Lord Hastings]
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A.
Lord Hastings
Lord Hastings was a British statesman and Governor-General of India in the early 19th century, noted for expanding British control over the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Lord Buckingham
Lord Buckingham is a fictional nobleman character portrayed by actor Clive Russell, typically depicted as a powerful and influential aristocrat in historical or period drama settings.
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C.
Lord Rochford
Lord Rochford was an 18th-century British statesman and diplomat who served in several high-ranking government and ambassadorial roles under King George III.
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D.
Lord Oxford
Lord Oxford is a historical British nobleman and literary patron associated with the early 18th-century Scriblerus Club of satirists and writers.
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E.
Sir Arthur Wardour
Sir Arthur Wardour is a proud, antiquarian Scottish baronet in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "The Antiquary," known for his stubbornness, social pretensions, and financial imprudence.
- 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: Lord Hastings Target entity description: Lord Hastings is a loyal nobleman in Shakespeare’s "Richard III" whose trust in Richard ultimately leads to his sudden and tragic execution.
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A.
Lord Hastings
Lord Hastings was a British statesman and Governor-General of India in the early 19th century, noted for expanding British control over the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Lord Buckingham
Lord Buckingham is a fictional nobleman character portrayed by actor Clive Russell, typically depicted as a powerful and influential aristocrat in historical or period drama settings.
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C.
Lord Rochford
Lord Rochford was an 18th-century British statesman and diplomat who served in several high-ranking government and ambassadorial roles under King George III.
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D.
Lord Oxford
Lord Oxford is a historical British nobleman and literary patron associated with the early 18th-century Scriblerus Club of satirists and writers.
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E.
Sir Arthur Wardour
Sir Arthur Wardour is a proud, antiquarian Scottish baronet in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "The Antiquary," known for his stubbornness, social pretensions, and financial imprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a play
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| accusedOf | treason ⓘ |
| actualGuilt | innocent of treason ⓘ |
| allegiance | House of York ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
William, Lord Hastings
ⓘ
linked to:
William Lord Hastings
|
| appearsIn |
Richard III
ⓘ
linked to:
Richard III of England
|
| basedOn |
William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings
ⓘ
linked to:
William Lord Hastings
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| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| deathCause | beheading ⓘ |
| deathInPlay |
Act III of Richard III
ⓘ
linked to:
William Shakespeare's Richard III
|
| deathLocation | Tower of London ⓘ |
| diesBy | execution ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
illustrates Richard III’s ruthlessness
ⓘ
shows danger of misplaced trust ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Act I of Richard III
ⓘ
linked to:
William Shakespeare's Richard III
|
| genre | history play character ⓘ |
| killedByOrderOf | Richard, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
King Edward IV
ⓘ
linked to:
Edward IV of England
the princes in the Tower ⓘ |
| notableScene | council scene where Richard accuses him of treason ⓘ |
| occupation | nobleman ⓘ |
| opposes | Richard’s path to the crown ⓘ |
| relationshipWithRichardIII |
initially trusting
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ultimately betrayed ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | victim of Richard III’s usurpation ⓘ |
| supports | the succession of Edward IV’s sons ⓘ |
| timePeriodFictionalSetting | late 15th century England ⓘ |
| title |
Lord Chamberlain
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Chamberlain of the Household
|
| trait |
honorable
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loyal ⓘ politically naive ⓘ |
| trusts | Richard, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Hastings Description of subject: Lord Hastings is a loyal nobleman in Shakespeare’s "Richard III" whose trust in Richard ultimately leads to his sudden and tragic execution.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Shakespeare’s play "Richard III"