Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Pitsligo
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Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Pitsligo, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman best known for his support of the Jacobite cause and participation in the 1745 uprising.
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| Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Pitsligo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19097788 — 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: Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Pitsligo Context triple: [Forbes of Pitsligo, notableMember, Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Pitsligo]
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Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes
Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and soldier who became the first peer of the influential Forbes family and played a prominent role in the politics and warfare of his time.
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James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes
James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes, was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the chiefship of Clan Forbes in the 18th century.
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Walter Forbes, 19th Lord Forbes
Walter Forbes, 19th Lord Forbes, was a Scottish peer who held the premier lordship of Scotland as head of the historic Forbes family in the 19th century.
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Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar
Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar was a powerful 15th-century Scottish noble and guardian of King James II, notorious for his role in the events leading to the infamous Black Dinner.
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James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores, was a Scottish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who was elevated to the peerage as Lord Lindores and became a prominent member of the influential Leslie family.
- 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 Forbes, 4th Lord Pitsligo Target entity description: Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Pitsligo, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman best known for his support of the Jacobite cause and participation in the 1745 uprising.
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A.
Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes
Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and soldier who became the first peer of the influential Forbes family and played a prominent role in the politics and warfare of his time.
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B.
James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes
James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes, was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the chiefship of Clan Forbes in the 18th century.
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C.
Walter Forbes, 19th Lord Forbes
Walter Forbes, 19th Lord Forbes, was a Scottish peer who held the premier lordship of Scotland as head of the historic Forbes family in the 19th century.
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D.
Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar
Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar was a powerful 15th-century Scottish noble and guardian of King James II, notorious for his role in the events leading to the infamous Black Dinner.
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E.
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores, was a Scottish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who was elevated to the peerage as Lord Lindores and became a prominent member of the influential Leslie family.
- F. None of above. chosen
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