John Sholto Douglas
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John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish nobleman best known for lending his family name to the Queensberry Rules of boxing and for his role in the scandal that led to Oscar Wilde’s downfall.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Sholto Douglas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18461243 — 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 Sholto Douglas Context triple: [John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, name, John Sholto Douglas]
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George FitzRoy
George FitzRoy was an English nobleman and military officer, an illegitimate son of King Charles II who was elevated to the peerage as Duke of Northumberland.
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John Russell, Viscount Amberley
John Russell, Viscount Amberley was a 19th-century British Liberal politician and freethinker, notable as the father of philosopher Bertrand Russell and for his progressive views on religion and social issues.
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John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, was a prominent 19th-century Scottish aristocrat and industrialist known for his major role in developing Cardiff into a leading coal-exporting port.
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D.
Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine
Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, was a Scottish nobleman and military officer of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, notable as an illegitimate grandson of King Charles II through his father James Scott, Duke of Monmouth.
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John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute, was a British aristocrat and landowner who inherited vast estates in Scotland and Wales and was known for his role in local public life and the management of his family’s considerable holdings.
- 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 Sholto Douglas Target entity description: John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish nobleman best known for lending his family name to the Queensberry Rules of boxing and for his role in the scandal that led to Oscar Wilde’s downfall.
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A.
George FitzRoy
George FitzRoy was an English nobleman and military officer, an illegitimate son of King Charles II who was elevated to the peerage as Duke of Northumberland.
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B.
John Russell, Viscount Amberley
John Russell, Viscount Amberley was a 19th-century British Liberal politician and freethinker, notable as the father of philosopher Bertrand Russell and for his progressive views on religion and social issues.
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C.
John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, was a prominent 19th-century Scottish aristocrat and industrialist known for his major role in developing Cardiff into a leading coal-exporting port.
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D.
Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine
Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, was a Scottish nobleman and military officer of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, notable as an illegitimate grandson of King Charles II through his father James Scott, Duke of Monmouth.
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E.
John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute, was a British aristocrat and landowner who inherited vast estates in Scotland and Wales and was known for his role in local public life and the management of his family’s considerable holdings.
- F. None of above. chosen
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