Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling
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Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, was a Scottish poet, courtier, and colonial promoter best known for his role in the attempted settlement of Nova Scotia in the early 17th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling | 3 |
| Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling canonical | 2 |
| William Alexander, 2nd Earl of Stirling | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20304319 — 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: Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling Context triple: [Menstrie Castle, hasBirthplaceOf, Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling]
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A.
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman whose marriage into the Douglas family founded the influential “Red Douglas” line.
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B.
Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres
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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C.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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D.
Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and influential Protestant reformer who played a key role in the Scottish Reformation and national politics.
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E.
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, was a prominent Scottish soldier, diplomat, and statesman who served as a senior British commander during the War of the Austrian Succession.
- 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: Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling Target entity description: Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, was a Scottish poet, courtier, and colonial promoter best known for his role in the attempted settlement of Nova Scotia in the early 17th century.
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A.
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman whose marriage into the Douglas family founded the influential “Red Douglas” line.
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B.
Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres
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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C.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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D.
Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and influential Protestant reformer who played a key role in the Scottish Reformation and national politics.
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E.
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, was a prominent Scottish soldier, diplomat, and statesman who served as a senior British commander during the War of the Austrian Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling
linked to: Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling
linked to: Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling