Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian
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Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician of the early 17th century, influential in the turbulent affairs of Scotland under the Stuart monarchy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian canonical | 2 |
| Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14418608 — 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: Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian Context triple: [Kerr family, notableMember, Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian]
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William Duff, 1st Earl Fife
William Duff, 1st Earl Fife, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and landowner who rose to prominence through wealth and political influence in northeast Scotland.
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B.
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and influential political figure who played a leading role in the Protestant Reformation in Scotland.
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C.
John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford
John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician who played a leading role in the governance of Scotland in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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D.
Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns
Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, was a prominent 19th-century British Conservative politician and lawyer who served as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom.
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E.
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, was a prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century Scottish politician and lawyer, notably involved in the government of Scotland around the time of the Glorious Revolution and the 1707 Acts of Union.
- 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: Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian Target entity description: Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician of the early 17th century, influential in the turbulent affairs of Scotland under the Stuart monarchy.
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A.
William Duff, 1st Earl Fife
William Duff, 1st Earl Fife, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and landowner who rose to prominence through wealth and political influence in northeast Scotland.
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B.
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and influential political figure who played a leading role in the Protestant Reformation in Scotland.
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C.
John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford
John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician who played a leading role in the governance of Scotland in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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D.
Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns
Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, was a prominent 19th-century British Conservative politician and lawyer who served as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom.
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E.
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, was a prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century Scottish politician and lawyer, notably involved in the government of Scotland around the time of the Glorious Revolution and the 1707 Acts of Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian