William de Leyburn
E1439010
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William de Leyburn was a 13th-century English nobleman and naval commander who served the Crown in various military and administrative roles, including high-ranking leadership in the royal fleet.
All labels observed (1)
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| William de Leyburn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20554340 — 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: William de Leyburn Context triple: [Admiral of the North, officeHolder, William de Leyburn]
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A.
William Douglas of Nithsdale
William Douglas of Nithsdale was a medieval Scottish nobleman and soldier of the powerful Douglas family, noted for his role in the Anglo-Scottish conflicts of the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
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B.
John Balfour of Burley
John Balfour of Burley is a fictionalized version of the historical Covenanter and militant Presbyterian leader John Balfour of Kinloch, depicted as a zealous and fanatical figure in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Old Mortality."
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C.
William Scollay
William Scollay was a Boston merchant and property owner after whom the historic Scollay Square area in downtown Boston was named.
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D.
George Douglas of Pittendreich
George Douglas of Pittendreich was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family and the father of James Douglas, who became the 4th Earl of Morton and Regent of Scotland.
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E.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a British colonial administrator and politician who served in high-ranking roles in India during the era of the British East India Company.
- 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: William de Leyburn Target entity description: William de Leyburn was a 13th-century English nobleman and naval commander who served the Crown in various military and administrative roles, including high-ranking leadership in the royal fleet.
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A.
William Douglas of Nithsdale
William Douglas of Nithsdale was a medieval Scottish nobleman and soldier of the powerful Douglas family, noted for his role in the Anglo-Scottish conflicts of the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
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B.
John Balfour of Burley
John Balfour of Burley is a fictionalized version of the historical Covenanter and militant Presbyterian leader John Balfour of Kinloch, depicted as a zealous and fanatical figure in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Old Mortality."
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C.
William Scollay
William Scollay was a Boston merchant and property owner after whom the historic Scollay Square area in downtown Boston was named.
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D.
George Douglas of Pittendreich
George Douglas of Pittendreich was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family and the father of James Douglas, who became the 4th Earl of Morton and Regent of Scotland.
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E.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a British colonial administrator and politician who served in high-ranking roles in India during the era of the British East India Company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.