James Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
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James Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton, was a prominent 19th-century Scottish peer and politician who held high-ranking court positions and was known for his influence in British aristocratic and political circles.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16758588 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton Context triple: [James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton, child, James Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton]
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James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who served as a leading peer of Scotland and held prominent positions at the British court.
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James Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton, was a prominent Scottish peer and nobleman of the early 19th century who held one of Scotland’s highest-ranking ducal titles.
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James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and played a prominent role in the aristocratic and political life of his time.
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James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and played a prominent role in the aristocratic and political life of his time.
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James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton was a prominent 17th–18th century Scottish nobleman and politician who served as a leading Jacobite supporter and died from wounds sustained in a famous duel with Lord Mohun in 1712.
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- 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 Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton Target entity description: James Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton, was a prominent 19th-century Scottish peer and politician who held high-ranking court positions and was known for his influence in British aristocratic and political circles.
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James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who served as a leading peer of Scotland and held prominent positions at the British court.
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B.
James Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton, was a prominent Scottish peer and nobleman of the early 19th century who held one of Scotland’s highest-ranking ducal titles.
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C.
James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and played a prominent role in the aristocratic and political life of his time.
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James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer who held one of Scotland’s premier dukedoms and played a prominent role in the aristocratic and political life of his time.
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James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton was a prominent 17th–18th century Scottish nobleman and politician who served as a leading Jacobite supporter and died from wounds sustained in a famous duel with Lord Mohun in 1712.
- F. None of above. chosen
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