James Douglas, 4th Lord Dalkeith
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James Douglas, 4th Lord Dalkeith, was a Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who became the first Earl of Morton in the 15th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Douglas, 4th Lord Dalkeith canonical | 1 |
| Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13810224 — 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, 4th Lord Dalkeith Context triple: [Earl of Morton, firstHolder, James Douglas, 4th Lord Dalkeith]
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A.
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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B.
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores, was a Scottish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who was elevated to the peerage as Lord Lindores and became a prominent member of the influential Leslie family.
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C.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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D.
James Douglas, Earl of Buchan
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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E.
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the Douglas family who played a key role in the turbulent politics of late medieval 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, 4th Lord Dalkeith Target entity description: James Douglas, 4th Lord Dalkeith, was a Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who became the first Earl of Morton in the 15th century.
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A.
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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B.
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores, was a Scottish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who was elevated to the peerage as Lord Lindores and became a prominent member of the influential Leslie family.
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C.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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D.
James Douglas, Earl of Buchan
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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E.
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the Douglas family who played a key role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: James Douglas, 4th Lord Dalkeith