Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres
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Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and royalist who played a prominent role in the political and military affairs of Scotland during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18767453 — 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: Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres Context triple: [Lindsay family, hasTitleHolder, Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres]
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A.
Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie
Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie, was a 19th-century Scottish businessman and Liberal politician who was elevated to the peerage and is notably associated with Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
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B.
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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C.
James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield
James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield, was a prominent Scottish statesman and nobleman who played a key role in the political negotiations leading to the 1707 Acts of Union between Scotland and England.
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D.
William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale
William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale, was a prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who played a significant role in the government of Scotland around the time of the 1707 Acts of Union.
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E.
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and military commander who played a prominent role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- 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: Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres Target entity description: Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and royalist who played a prominent role in the political and military affairs of Scotland during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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A.
Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie
Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie, was a 19th-century Scottish businessman and Liberal politician who was elevated to the peerage and is notably associated with Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
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B.
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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C.
James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield
James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield, was a prominent Scottish statesman and nobleman who played a key role in the political negotiations leading to the 1707 Acts of Union between Scotland and England.
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D.
William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale
William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale, was a prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who played a significant role in the government of Scotland around the time of the 1707 Acts of Union.
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E.
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and military commander who played a prominent role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.