John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane
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John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane was a prominent Scottish nobleman and statesman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who rose to high rank and influence at the court of King James VI.
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| John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16169262 — 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: John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane Context triple: [Earl of Lauderdale, createdFor, John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane]
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Richard Maitland of Lethington
Richard Maitland of Lethington was a 16th-century Scottish lawyer, judge, and poet known for his historical verse and for compiling an important manuscript of early Scots poetry.
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B.
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, was a prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century Scottish politician and lawyer, notably involved in the government of Scotland around the time of the Glorious Revolution and the 1707 Acts of Union.
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C.
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, was a prominent Scottish soldier, diplomat, and statesman who served as a senior British commander during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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D.
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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E.
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray, was a 14th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King David II.
- 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: John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane Target entity description: John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane was a prominent Scottish nobleman and statesman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who rose to high rank and influence at the court of King James VI.
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A.
Richard Maitland of Lethington
Richard Maitland of Lethington was a 16th-century Scottish lawyer, judge, and poet known for his historical verse and for compiling an important manuscript of early Scots poetry.
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B.
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, was a prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century Scottish politician and lawyer, notably involved in the government of Scotland around the time of the Glorious Revolution and the 1707 Acts of Union.
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C.
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, was a prominent Scottish soldier, diplomat, and statesman who served as a senior British commander during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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D.
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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E.
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray, was a 14th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King David II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Earl of Lauderdale created in the Peerage of Scotland
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John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane
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subject surface form:
Earl of Lauderdale