Alexander de Balliol
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Alexander de Balliol was a 13th-century Scottish nobleman and lord, associated with the influential Balliol family that played a central role in Scotland’s medieval politics.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alexander de Balliol canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15472934 — 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: Alexander de Balliol Context triple: [Dervorguilla of Galloway, child, Alexander de Balliol]
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Alan de Balliol
Alan de Balliol was a 13th-century Anglo-Scottish nobleman of the influential Balliol family, connected to the lords of Galloway and the later royal House of Balliol.
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Guy de Balliol
Guy de Balliol was a medieval Anglo-Norman nobleman of the Balliol family, known primarily as an early member of the dynasty that later produced King John Balliol of Scotland.
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Bernard de Balliol
Bernard de Balliol was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and baron, known for his role in the politics and warfare of northern England and southern Scotland.
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D.
Hugh de Balliol
Hugh de Balliol was a 13th-century Anglo-Scottish nobleman of the influential Balliol family, known for his role in the turbulent politics between England and Scotland.
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E.
Bernard de Brus
Bernard de Brus was a 13th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman of the Brus family, a younger son of the powerful Lords of Annandale and a member of the lineage that produced Robert the Bruce, King of Scots.
- 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: Alexander de Balliol Target entity description: Alexander de Balliol was a 13th-century Scottish nobleman and lord, associated with the influential Balliol family that played a central role in Scotland’s medieval politics.
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A.
Alan de Balliol
Alan de Balliol was a 13th-century Anglo-Scottish nobleman of the influential Balliol family, connected to the lords of Galloway and the later royal House of Balliol.
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B.
Guy de Balliol
Guy de Balliol was a medieval Anglo-Norman nobleman of the Balliol family, known primarily as an early member of the dynasty that later produced King John Balliol of Scotland.
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C.
Bernard de Balliol
Bernard de Balliol was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and baron, known for his role in the politics and warfare of northern England and southern Scotland.
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D.
Hugh de Balliol
Hugh de Balliol was a 13th-century Anglo-Scottish nobleman of the influential Balliol family, known for his role in the turbulent politics between England and Scotland.
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E.
Bernard de Brus
Bernard de Brus was a 13th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman of the Brus family, a younger son of the powerful Lords of Annandale and a member of the lineage that produced Robert the Bruce, King of Scots.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.