James Douglas, Earl of Buchan
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James Douglas, Earl of Buchan, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and member of the powerful Douglas family who held the earldom of Buchan during the turbulent late medieval period in Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
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| James Douglas, Earl of Buchan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13453276 — 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: James Douglas, Earl of Buchan Context triple: [Earls of Buchan, hasHolder, James Douglas, Earl of Buchan]
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John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military commander of the early 15th century who notably fought for France during the Hundred Years’ War and was killed at the Battle of Verneuil in 1424.
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B.
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus was a prominent late 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the politics of the Douglas family and the Scottish crown.
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William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and head of the powerful Douglas family, influential in the politics and aristocracy of Scotland.
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D.
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman whose marriage into the Douglas family founded the influential “Red Douglas” line.
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E.
Erskine Earls of Buchan
The Erskine Earls of Buchan were a prominent Scottish noble family who held the historic earldom of Buchan and played significant roles in the political and social life of Scotland.
- 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: James Douglas, Earl of Buchan Target entity description: James Douglas, Earl of Buchan, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and member of the powerful Douglas family who held the earldom of Buchan during the turbulent late medieval period in Scotland.
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A.
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military commander of the early 15th century who notably fought for France during the Hundred Years’ War and was killed at the Battle of Verneuil in 1424.
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B.
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus was a prominent late 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the politics of the Douglas family and the Scottish crown.
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C.
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and head of the powerful Douglas family, influential in the politics and aristocracy of Scotland.
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D.
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman whose marriage into the Douglas family founded the influential “Red Douglas” line.
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E.
Erskine Earls of Buchan
The Erskine Earls of Buchan were a prominent Scottish noble family who held the historic earldom of Buchan and played significant roles in the political and social life of Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.