David Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford
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David Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford, was a prominent Scottish nobleman of the late 15th century who played a significant role in the politics and aristocratic life of medieval Scotland as a leading member of the powerful Lindsay family.
All labels observed (1)
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| David Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18767448 — 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 Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford Context triple: [Lindsay family, hasTitleHolder, David Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford]
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David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate known for his influence in the politics and warfare of late medieval Scotland.
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David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the politics and warfare of late medieval Scotland.
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David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford, was a prominent late medieval Scottish nobleman and statesman who played a key role in the politics of the reign of King James I of Scotland.
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Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford
Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the politics and warfare of late medieval Scotland.
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David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan
David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan, was an 18th-century Scottish peer, antiquary, and founder of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, known for his eccentric personality and promotion of Scottish history and culture.
- 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 Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford Target entity description: David Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford, was a prominent Scottish nobleman of the late 15th century who played a significant role in the politics and aristocratic life of medieval Scotland as a leading member of the powerful Lindsay family.
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A.
David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate known for his influence in the politics and warfare of late medieval Scotland.
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B.
David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the politics and warfare of late medieval Scotland.
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C.
David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford, was a prominent late medieval Scottish nobleman and statesman who played a key role in the politics of the reign of King James I of Scotland.
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D.
Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford
Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the politics and warfare of late medieval Scotland.
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E.
David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan
David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan, was an 18th-century Scottish peer, antiquary, and founder of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, known for his eccentric personality and promotion of Scottish history and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.