David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassillis
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David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassillis, was a prominent Scottish nobleman of the early 16th century who played a significant role in the politics of the Scottish court and the affairs of Ayrshire.
All labels observed (1)
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| David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassillis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16536731 — 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: David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassillis Context triple: [Clan Kennedy, notableMember, David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassillis]
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Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore is a British jurist who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and previously as Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.
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B.
Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian
Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician of the early 17th century, influential in the turbulent affairs of Scotland under the Stuart monarchy.
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C.
Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian
Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who played a significant role in the affairs of the Scottish crown.
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D.
John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford
John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician who played a leading role in the governance of Scotland in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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E.
William Duff, 1st Earl Fife
William Duff, 1st Earl Fife, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and landowner who rose to prominence through wealth and political influence in northeast 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: David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassillis Target entity description: David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassillis, was a prominent Scottish nobleman of the early 16th century who played a significant role in the politics of the Scottish court and the affairs of Ayrshire.
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A.
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore is a British jurist who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and previously as Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.
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B.
Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian
Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician of the early 17th century, influential in the turbulent affairs of Scotland under the Stuart monarchy.
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C.
Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian
Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who played a significant role in the affairs of the Scottish crown.
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D.
John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford
John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician who played a leading role in the governance of Scotland in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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E.
William Duff, 1st Earl Fife
William Duff, 1st Earl Fife, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and landowner who rose to prominence through wealth and political influence in northeast Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.