William Maitland of Lethington
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William Maitland of Lethington was a prominent 16th-century Scottish diplomat and secretary of state, noted for his political influence during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots and the early Scottish Reformation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Maitland of Lethington canonical | 7 |
| Maitland of Lethington | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13560687 — 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: William Maitland of Lethington Context triple: [Protestant Lords of the Congregation, member, William Maitland of Lethington]
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A.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and political figure who played a key role in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots.
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B.
James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI.
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James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI and played a central role in the turbulent politics following Mary, Queen of Scots’ abdication.
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D.
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the historic Morton earldom during the 18th century.
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George Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton
George Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton, was a Scottish nobleman of the Douglas family who held a prominent peerage in early modern 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: William Maitland of Lethington Target entity description: William Maitland of Lethington was a prominent 16th-century Scottish diplomat and secretary of state, noted for his political influence during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots and the early Scottish Reformation.
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A.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and political figure who played a key role in the turbulent politics of the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots.
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B.
James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI.
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C.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI and played a central role in the turbulent politics following Mary, Queen of Scots’ abdication.
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D.
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the historic Morton earldom during the 18th century.
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E.
George Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton
George Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton, was a Scottish nobleman of the Douglas family who held a prominent peerage in early modern Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Protestant Lords of the Congregation (some holders)
linked to: William Maitland of Lethington