Joan Oldcastle
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Joan Oldcastle was the wife of Sir John Oldcastle, the English Lollard leader whose life partly inspired Shakespeare’s Falstaff.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joan Oldcastle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11981925 — 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: Joan Oldcastle Context triple: [Sir John Oldcastle, spouse, Joan Oldcastle]
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A.
Margery Latimer
Margery Latimer was an American modernist writer and feminist known for her experimental fiction and her brief, controversial marriage to Harlem Renaissance author Jean Toomer.
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B.
Margery Spencer
Margery Spencer was the wife of British politician Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood, who served as Chief Secretary for Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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C.
Margery Durant
Margery Durant was an American author and socialite best known for her memoir about her father, General Motors founder William C. Durant, and for her involvement in early 20th-century automotive and aviation culture.
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D.
Margery Seymour
Margery Seymour was a member of the prominent Seymour family of Tudor England, related to the courtly circle that produced Jane Seymour, third wife of King Henry VIII.
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E.
Margery
Margery is a feminine given name of English origin that has been used since the Middle Ages.
- 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: Joan Oldcastle Target entity description: Joan Oldcastle was the wife of Sir John Oldcastle, the English Lollard leader whose life partly inspired Shakespeare’s Falstaff.
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A.
Margery Latimer
Margery Latimer was an American modernist writer and feminist known for her experimental fiction and her brief, controversial marriage to Harlem Renaissance author Jean Toomer.
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B.
Margery Spencer
Margery Spencer was the wife of British politician Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood, who served as Chief Secretary for Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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C.
Margery Durant
Margery Durant was an American author and socialite best known for her memoir about her father, General Motors founder William C. Durant, and for her involvement in early 20th-century automotive and aviation culture.
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D.
Margery Seymour
Margery Seymour was a member of the prominent Seymour family of Tudor England, related to the courtly circle that produced Jane Seymour, third wife of King Henry VIII.
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E.
Margery
Margery is a feminine given name of English origin that has been used since the Middle Ages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sir John Oldcastle (name only, disputed)