Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Roxburghe
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Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Roxburghe, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and statesman of the early 17th century who played a significant role in the political affairs of Scotland and the court of King James VI and I.
All labels observed (1)
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| Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Roxburghe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14418611 — 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 Roxburghe Context triple: [Kerr family, notableMember, Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Roxburghe]
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A.
John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe
John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe, was a prominent early 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who played a key role in the government around the time of the Acts of Union between Scotland and England.
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B.
Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian
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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C.
William Kerr, 3rd Earl of Lothian
William Kerr, 3rd Earl of Lothian was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who played a significant role in the turbulent civil and religious conflicts of his time.
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D.
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and military commander who played a prominent role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, was a prominent Scottish soldier, diplomat, and statesman who served as a senior British commander during the War of the Austrian Succession.
- 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 Roxburghe Target entity description: Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Roxburghe, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and statesman of the early 17th century who played a significant role in the political affairs of Scotland and the court of King James VI and I.
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A.
John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe
John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe, was a prominent early 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who played a key role in the government around the time of the Acts of Union between Scotland and England.
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B.
Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian
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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C.
William Kerr, 3rd Earl of Lothian
William Kerr, 3rd Earl of Lothian was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who played a significant role in the turbulent civil and religious conflicts of his time.
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D.
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and military commander who played a prominent role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, was a prominent Scottish soldier, diplomat, and statesman who served as a senior British commander during the War of the Austrian Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.