Marquess of Douglas
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The Marquess of Douglas is a historic Scottish peerage title associated with the powerful Douglas family, one of Scotland’s most prominent noble houses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marquess of Douglas canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14503425 — 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: Marquess of Douglas Context triple: [Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas, nobleTitle, Marquess of Douglas]
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A.
Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale
The Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale is a senior Scottish noble title traditionally held by the heir apparent to the Duke of Hamilton.
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B.
Earl of Dumfries
The Earl of Dumfries is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the Crichton-Stuart family, notably linked to the Marquesses of Bute.
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C.
Marquess of Dumfriesshire
The Marquess of Dumfriesshire is a noble title in the Peerage of Scotland held as a junior dignity by the Dukes of Buccleuch.
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D.
Earl of Stair
The Earl of Stair is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the influential Dalrymple family, prominent in law, politics, and military service.
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E.
Earl of Angus
The Earl of Angus is a historic Scottish noble title long associated with the powerful Douglas family, prominent in medieval and early modern Scottish politics and warfare.
- 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: Marquess of Douglas Target entity description: The Marquess of Douglas is a historic Scottish peerage title associated with the powerful Douglas family, one of Scotland’s most prominent noble houses.
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A.
Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale
The Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale is a senior Scottish noble title traditionally held by the heir apparent to the Duke of Hamilton.
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B.
Earl of Dumfries
The Earl of Dumfries is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the Crichton-Stuart family, notably linked to the Marquesses of Bute.
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C.
Marquess of Dumfriesshire
The Marquess of Dumfriesshire is a noble title in the Peerage of Scotland held as a junior dignity by the Dukes of Buccleuch.
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D.
Earl of Stair
The Earl of Stair is a Scottish peerage title historically associated with the influential Dalrymple family, prominent in law, politics, and military service.
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E.
Earl of Angus
The Earl of Angus is a historic Scottish noble title long associated with the powerful Douglas family, prominent in medieval and early modern Scottish politics and warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.