Denzil Holles
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Denzil Holles was a prominent 17th-century English statesman and leading parliamentary opponent of King Charles I, noted for his role in the events leading up to and during the English Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Denzil Holles canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T358751 — 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: Denzil Holles Context triple: [Long Parliament, keyFigure, Denzil Holles]
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A.
Oliver Leese
Oliver Leese was a British Army general of the Second World War, best known for his senior field commands in the Mediterranean and Northwest Europe campaigns.
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B.
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons was a prominent Irish-American art director and production designer at MGM, renowned for shaping the visual style of classic Hollywood films and for designing the Oscar statuette.
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C.
Samuel Garbett
Samuel Garbett was an 18th-century English industrialist and merchant from Birmingham, known for his role in the early chemical industry and his involvement in the influential Lunar Society.
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D.
Rudulph Evans
Rudulph Evans was an American sculptor best known for creating the statue of Thomas Jefferson housed in the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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E.
George Harvey
George Harvey was an influential American journalist, editor, and diplomat best known for his leadership of major periodicals and his role as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom in the early 20th century.
- 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: Denzil Holles Target entity description: Denzil Holles was a prominent 17th-century English statesman and leading parliamentary opponent of King Charles I, noted for his role in the events leading up to and during the English Civil War.
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A.
Oliver Leese
Oliver Leese was a British Army general of the Second World War, best known for his senior field commands in the Mediterranean and Northwest Europe campaigns.
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B.
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons was a prominent Irish-American art director and production designer at MGM, renowned for shaping the visual style of classic Hollywood films and for designing the Oscar statuette.
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C.
Samuel Garbett
Samuel Garbett was an 18th-century English industrialist and merchant from Birmingham, known for his role in the early chemical industry and his involvement in the influential Lunar Society.
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D.
Rudulph Evans
Rudulph Evans was an American sculptor best known for creating the statue of Thomas Jefferson housed in the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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E.
George Harvey
George Harvey was an influential American journalist, editor, and diplomat best known for his leadership of major periodicals and his role as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English politician
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Member of Parliament ⓘ human ⓘ peer ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1599-10-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1680-02-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
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Gray's Inn ⓘ |
| familyName | Holles ⓘ |
| father | John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare ⓘ |
| givenName | Denzil ⓘ |
| ideology | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| mother | Anne Stanhope ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
1st Baron Holles
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Baron Holles ⓘ |
| notableEvent | One of the Five Members whose attempted arrest by Charles I in 1642 helped trigger the English Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Letter of a Gentleman to His Friend, Showing that the Bishops are not to be Judged by the Presbyterian Rules
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Memoirs of Denzil Lord Holles ⓘ The Holles Papers ⓘ
linked to:
Memoirs of Denzil Lord Holles
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| opponentOf | Charles I of England ⓘ |
| parliamentaryFaction | Presbyterian faction in the Long Parliament ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Convention Parliament of 1660
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English Civil War ⓘ Long Parliament ⓘ
linked to:
Long Parliament 1640
Restoration of Charles II ⓘ
linked to:
Restoration of the monarchy
Short Parliament ⓘ
linked to:
Short Parliament 1640
|
| placeOfBirth | Houghton, Norfolk ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Dorchester, Dorset
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linked to:
Dorchester, Dorset, England
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| positionHeld |
Commissioner at the Treaty of Breda
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Commissioner at the Treaty of Uxbridge ⓘ English ambassador to France ⓘ Member of Parliament for Dorchester ⓘ Member of Parliament for Launceston ⓘ Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel ⓘ Member of Parliament for Mitchell ⓘ Privy Counsellor of England ⓘ
linked to:
Privy Counsellor (United Kingdom)
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| religion |
Anglicanism
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linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
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| residence |
Dorchester
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare
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linked to:
John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare
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| signature | Signature of Denzil Holles (1st Baron Holles).svg ⓘ |
| spouse | Dorothy Ashley ⓘ |
| supported |
Restoration settlement of 1660
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linked to:
Convention Parliament of 1660
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Referenced by (12)
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