Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas
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Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas, was an 18th-century Scottish noblewoman who became duchess through her marriage to Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas, and was noted for her role in the affairs of the powerful Douglas family.
All labels observed (1)
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| Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14503440 — 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: Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas Context triple: [Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas, spouse, Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas]
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Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish noblewoman and granddaughter of Henry VII whose lineage made her a key dynastic figure in the Tudor succession.
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Margaret Douglas, Fair Maid of Galloway
Margaret Douglas, known as the Fair Maid of Galloway, was a 15th-century Scottish noblewoman of the powerful Douglas family whose marriages were central to the clan’s political ambitions and succession.
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Margaret Stewart, Countess of Douglas
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Douglas, was a 14th-century Scottish noblewoman and royal daughter whose marriage into the powerful Douglas family strengthened the political alliances of the early Stewart monarchy.
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Mary of Scotland, Countess of Buchan
Mary of Scotland, Countess of Buchan, was a 15th-century Scottish princess of the Stewart dynasty who became Countess of Buchan through marriage and was a daughter of King Robert III of Scotland.
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Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish noblewoman of the Stewart family who held the Angus title in her own right and was the mother of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas.
- 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: Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas Target entity description: Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas, was an 18th-century Scottish noblewoman who became duchess through her marriage to Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas, and was noted for her role in the affairs of the powerful Douglas family.
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A.
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish noblewoman and granddaughter of Henry VII whose lineage made her a key dynastic figure in the Tudor succession.
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B.
Margaret Douglas, Fair Maid of Galloway
Margaret Douglas, known as the Fair Maid of Galloway, was a 15th-century Scottish noblewoman of the powerful Douglas family whose marriages were central to the clan’s political ambitions and succession.
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C.
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Douglas
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Douglas, was a 14th-century Scottish noblewoman and royal daughter whose marriage into the powerful Douglas family strengthened the political alliances of the early Stewart monarchy.
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D.
Mary of Scotland, Countess of Buchan
Mary of Scotland, Countess of Buchan, was a 15th-century Scottish princess of the Stewart dynasty who became Countess of Buchan through marriage and was a daughter of King Robert III of Scotland.
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E.
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish noblewoman of the Stewart family who held the Angus title in her own right and was the mother of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.