Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney
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Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney, was a powerful and notoriously tyrannical late 16th- to early 17th-century Scottish nobleman who ruled the Orkney Islands with harsh authority under the Stuart crown.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney canonical | 3 |
| Stewart earls of Orkney | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20824587 — 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: Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney Context triple: [Earl’s Palace, Birsay, associatedWith, Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney]
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A.
Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney
Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and illegitimate son of King James V who became a powerful regional magnate and political figure in the Orkney and Shetland islands.
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B.
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, was a prominent early 18th-century Scottish soldier and nobleman who became one of Britain’s leading generals during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney
William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman notable for his roles as Earl of Orkney and Caithness and as the builder of the famed Rosslyn Chapel.
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D.
Patrick Graham, Earl of Menteith
Patrick Graham, Earl of Menteith, was a Scottish nobleman and member of the influential Graham family who held the historic earldom of Menteith in the late medieval period.
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E.
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military commander of the early 15th century who notably fought for France during the Hundred Years’ War and was killed at the Battle of Verneuil in 1424.
- 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: Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney Target entity description: Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney, was a powerful and notoriously tyrannical late 16th- to early 17th-century Scottish nobleman who ruled the Orkney Islands with harsh authority under the Stuart crown.
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A.
Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney
Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and illegitimate son of King James V who became a powerful regional magnate and political figure in the Orkney and Shetland islands.
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B.
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, was a prominent early 18th-century Scottish soldier and nobleman who became one of Britain’s leading generals during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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C.
William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney
William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman notable for his roles as Earl of Orkney and Caithness and as the builder of the famed Rosslyn Chapel.
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D.
Patrick Graham, Earl of Menteith
Patrick Graham, Earl of Menteith, was a Scottish nobleman and member of the influential Graham family who held the historic earldom of Menteith in the late medieval period.
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E.
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military commander of the early 15th century who notably fought for France during the Hundred Years’ War and was killed at the Battle of Verneuil in 1424.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Earl’s Palace
subject linked to:
Earl’s Palace
subject linked to:
Earl’s Palace
linked to: Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney