Douglas-Hamilton
E1201941
UNEXPLORED
Douglas-Hamilton is a Scottish noble family name historically associated with the Dukes of Hamilton and other prominent aristocratic lineages.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Douglas-Hamilton canonical | 4 |
| Douglas-Hamilton family | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16242008 — 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: Douglas-Hamilton Context triple: [William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton, familyName, Douglas-Hamilton]
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Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, was a prominent Scottish nobleman, aviator, and politician known for his pioneering long-distance flights and controversial involvement in Rudolf Hess's 1941 flight to Britain during World War II.
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B.
Douglas Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, was a 19th-century Scottish peer and nobleman who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and was prominent in the British aristocracy of his time.
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C.
William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held one of the highest-ranking titles in the Scottish aristocracy during a period of significant political upheaval.
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D.
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton was an 18th-century Scottish peer and nobleman who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and played a prominent role in the aristocratic society of his time.
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E.
Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton
Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, is a Scottish peer and hereditary nobleman who holds the premier dukedom in the Peerage of Scotland and serves as the current head of the historic Hamilton family.
- 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: Douglas-Hamilton Target entity description: Douglas-Hamilton is a Scottish noble family name historically associated with the Dukes of Hamilton and other prominent aristocratic lineages.
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A.
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, was a prominent Scottish nobleman, aviator, and politician known for his pioneering long-distance flights and controversial involvement in Rudolf Hess's 1941 flight to Britain during World War II.
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B.
Douglas Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, was a 19th-century Scottish peer and nobleman who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and was prominent in the British aristocracy of his time.
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C.
William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held one of the highest-ranking titles in the Scottish aristocracy during a period of significant political upheaval.
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D.
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton was an 18th-century Scottish peer and nobleman who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and played a prominent role in the aristocratic society of his time.
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E.
Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton
Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, is a Scottish peer and hereditary nobleman who holds the premier dukedom in the Peerage of Scotland and serves as the current head of the historic Hamilton family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Douglas-Hamilton family
this entity surface form:
Douglas-Hamilton family